American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop Album

The American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop Album is given to the best hip-hop album of the year as voted on by the American public.

American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop Album

The American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop Album is an award presented at the American Music Awards. The award was established in 2006 and was first presented to rapper 50 Cent for his album Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2003). The award has been presented annually since 2006.

Overview

The American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop Album is an award given out at the annual American Music Awards. The award was first given out in 1995, and has been given out every year since.

The award is given to the artist with the most popular hip-hop album of the year, as chosen by the American public. The winner is announced during the live telecast of the awards show.

past winners of the award include 2Pac, Outkast, Eminem, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole.

History

The American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop Album is an award presented at the American Music Awards. It was first awarded in 2000 and has been given out annually since then.

This award was initially created to recognize the growing popularity of hip-hop music, and to acknowledge the work of hip-hop artists. At the first American Music Awards ceremony in 1973, there were no awards given out for hip-hop music. In 1995, the Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist category was created, and Tupac Shakur became the first winner of that award. Five years later, in 2000, the Favorite Hip-Hop Album category was created.

Eminem has won this award a record five times. Outkast, Nelly, and Kanye West have each won two times. Other winners include TLC, Missy Elliott, 50 Cent, Lupe Fiasco, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

Winners

In 2003, the American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop Album was first presented to Eminem for The Eminem Show. Eminem has won the award a total of four times, making him the artist with the most wins in this category. Outkast has also won the award four times, but they are tied with Eminem for the most wins.

Here is a complete list of winners in the American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop Album:

-Eminem – The Eminem Show (2003)
-Outkast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2004)
-Mariah Carey – The Emancipation of Mimi (2005)
– Outkast – Idlewild (2006)
– Kanye West – Graduation (2007)
– Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III (2008)
Eminem – Recovery (2010)
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2011)
Drake – Take Care (2012)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist (2013)
Iggy Azalea – The New Classic (2014)

American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop Artist

The American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop Album is an award presented at the American Music Awards. The award was first presented in 1995 and was created to recognize the growing popularity of hip-hop music. The award is given to the artist who has released the best hip-hop album of the year, as determined by a panel of music industry experts.

Overview

The American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop Artist is an award presented annually at the American Music Awards (AMAs) to a hip-hop artist. The award was first presented to LL Cool J in 1995. It has since been given to artists including Outkast, Jay-Z, Eminem, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Cardi B.

The award for Favorite Hip-Hop Album was first presented at the 1995 American Music Awards. Naughty by Nature’s Poor Righteous Teachers won the award that year. Outkast is the only artist to have won the award more than once, having won for their albums Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) and Stankonia (2001).

History

The American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop Artist has been awarded since 2010. The award was not presented in 2011. In 2012, the award was revived and has been presented every year since.

The Award is given to the artist who “demonstrated exceptionally strong sales, radio airplay, touring activity, and social engagement during the eligibility period.”

In 2010, the inaugural award was presented to Eminem. In 2012, Lil Wayne became the first rap artist to win the award more than once when he won for a second consecutive year. Drake is the most nominated artist in this category with six nominations, all of which he has won. Nicki Minaj has also won three times (2012-2014). Cardi B is the most recent winner, having won in 2019.

Winners

The American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop Artist has been awarded since 2006. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year).

2020: Megan Thee Stallion
2019: Cardi B
2018: Drake
2017: Kendrick Lamar
2016: Drake
2015: Nicki Minaj
2014: Iggy Azalea
2013: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
2012: Nicki Minaj