American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist

The American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist is an award presented annually by the American Music Awards (AMA).

American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist

The American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist is an award presented annually at the American Music Awards. The award was first presented to LL Cool J in 1993. It was initially called the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist, but was renamed to American Music Award for Favorite Male Rap/Hip Hop Artist in 2002. The award was again renamed in 2011 to American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist.

History

The American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist has been awarded annually since 2010. It is given to the artist who has achieved the most success in the genre during the eligibility period.

The award was first presented to Eminem in 2010, and he has won it three times. Drake is the only other artist to have won the award more than once, winning it in 2013 and 2015.

List of winners

Eminem is the only artist to have won the award for three consecutive years. Drake is the only other artist to have won the award more than once. Lil Wayne has won the award for two consecutive years.

American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist

This American Music Award is given to the favorite rap or hip hop artist every year. It was first awarded in 1989 and was won by Young MC. The most recent recipient of this award is Kendrick Lamar, who won it in 2016.

History

The American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist was first presented to LL Cool J at the 28th American Music Awards in 2001. In 2003 and 2004, the award was not presented due to a tie between 50 Cent and Jay-Z, respectively. Rappers Nelly and Outkast were the next recipients of the award in 2005 and 2006. The award was not given out in 2007, but was presented to Lil Wayne in 2008. T-Pain became the first artist to win the award two years in a row when he won it again in 2009.Nicki Minaj became the first female rapper to win the award in 2010. Wiz Khalifa won the award in 2012 and 2013. Iggy Azalea became the second female rapper to win the award in 2014.

In 2015 and 2016, no award was presented due to a tie between Kendrick Lamar and Fetty Wap, respectively. Chance the Rapper became the third hip hop artist to win back-to-back AMAs when he won again in 2017. Cardi B became only the second female rapper to win when she triumphed in 2018; Minaj had previously won in 2010.

List of winners

In 2010, the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist was first presented. The award is given to the artist who has had the most success in the rap and hip hop genre within the past year. Below is a list of the winners of this award since its inception.

2010: Eminem
2011: Lil Wayne
2012: Nicki Minaj
2013: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
2014: Iggy Azalea
2015: Wiz Khalifa
2016: Drake
2017: Kendrick Lamar
2018: Cardi B