BET Award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist explained

BET Awards for Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Presenter:	BET Awards
Year:	2001
Holder:	Nicki Minaj (2024)
Most Wins:	Nicki Minaj (8)
Most Nominations:	Nicki Minaj (14)
Country:	United States
Website:	https://web.archive.org/web/20130307093921/http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards.html

The BET Award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist is an award given to honor the outstanding achievements female artists have made in hip hop every year. The winner is determined based on sales and overall quality of content released within the eligibility period. The all-time winner in this category is Nicki Minaj with eight wins, she is also the most nominated artist with fourteen nominations.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

Year	Artist	Ref
2001
	Eve	^[1]
	Da Brat
	Lil' Kim
	Missy Elliott
	Trina
2002
	Missy Elliott
	Angie Martinez
	Foxy Brown
	Mystic
	Rah Digga
	Trina
2003
	Missy Elliott	^[2]
	Eve
	Lil' Kim
	Ms. Jade
	Trina
	Foxy Brown
2004
	Missy Elliott	^[3]
	Da Brat
	Jacki-O
	MC Lyte
	Rah Digga
	Foxy Brown
2005
	Remy Ma	^[4]
	Jacki-O
	Miri Ben-Ari
	Shawnna
	Foxy Brown
2006
	Missy Elliott	^[5]
	Lil' Kim
	Remy Ma
	Shawnna
	Trina
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2008
	Missy Elliott	^[6]
	Eve
	Kid Sister
	Lil' Mama
	Trina
	Foxy Brown
2009
	M.I.A	^[7]
	Lil' Mama
	Trina

2010s

Year	Artist	Ref
2010
	Nicki Minaj
	Ester Dean
	Lil' Kim
	Rasheeda
	Trina
2011
	Nicki Minaj
	Cymphonique
	Diamond
	LoLa Monroe
2012
	Nicki Minaj
	Brianna Perry
	Diamond
	Trina
2013
	Nicki Minaj	^[8]
	Azealia Banks
	Eve
	Rasheeda
	Rye Rye
2014
	Nicki Minaj	^[9]
	Angel Haze
	Charli Baltimore
	Eve
	Iggy Azalea
2015
	Nicki Minaj	^[10]
	Azealia Banks
	Dej Loaf
	Iggy Azalea
	Tink
	Trina
2016
	Nicki Minaj	^[11]
	Dej Loaf
	Lil' Kim
	Missy Elliott
	Remy Ma
2017
	Remy Ma	^[12]
	Missy Elliott
	Nicki Minaj
	Cardi B
	Young M.A
2018
	Cardi B	^[13]
	Remy Ma
	Rapsody
	Dej Loaf
2019
	Cardi B	^[14]
	Lizzo
	Megan Thee Stallion
	Nicki Minaj
	Remy Ma

2020s

Year	Artist	Ref
2020
	Megan Thee Stallion	^[15]
	Cardi B
	Doja Cat
	Lizzo
	Nicki Minaj
	Saweetie
2021
	Megan Thee Stallion	^[16]
	Cardi B
	Coi Leray
	Doja Cat
	Latto
	Saweetie
2022
	Megan Thee Stallion	^[17]
	Cardi B
	Doja Cat
	Latto
	Nicki Minaj
	Saweetie
2023
	Latto	^[18]
	Cardi B
	Coi Leray
	GloRilla
	Ice Spice
	Megan Thee Stallion
	Nicki Minaj
2024
	Nicki Minaj	^[19]
	Cardi B
	Doja Cat
	GloRilla
	Ice Spice
	Latto
	Megan Thee Stallion
	Sexyy Red

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

8 wins

• Nicki Minaj

5 wins

• Missy Elliott

3 wins

• Megan Thee Stallion

2 wins

• Remy Ma
• Cardi B

1 win

• Eve
• M.I.A
• Latto

Nominations

14 nominations

• Nicki Minaj

9 nominations

• Trina

8 nominations

• Cardi B
• Missy Elliott

6 nominations

• Megan Thee Stallion
• Remy Ma

5 nominations

• Eve
• Lil' Kim
• Foxy Brown

4 nominations

• Doja Cat
• Latto

3 nominations

• Dej Loaf
• Saweetie

2 nominations

• Azealia Banks
• Coi Leray
• Da Brat
• Diamond
• GloRilla
• Ice Spice
• Iggy Azalea
• Jacki-O
• Lil' Mama
• Lizzo
• Rah Digga
• Rasheeda
• Shawnna

See also

• List of music awards honoring women
• BET Award for Best Male Hip Hop Artist

Notes and References

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3. Web site: May 13 . Gary Susman Updated . EDT . 2004 at 04:00 AM . OutKast, Beyonce lead BET Awards nominees . 2023-06-12 . EW.com . en.
4. 2005 BET Awards. Rolling Stone. June 29, 2005. May 16, 2017.
5. Web site: 2006 BET Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20200806161936/https://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2006/nominees.html. dead. August 6, 2020. BET. May 16, 2017.
6. Web site: 2008-06-24 . 2008 BET Awards Winners . 2023-06-12 . HipHopDX . en.
7. Web site: 2009 BET Award Winners . 2023-06-12 . BET . en.
8. Web site: BET Awards Nominees 2013 – Full List Of Hip-Hop Nominations. Andy Swift. Hollywood Life. May 18, 2015. February 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170220170608/http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/05/14/bet-awards-nominees-2013-list-nominations/. dead.
9. Web site: BET Award 2014 Nominations Announced. Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. nokiatheatrelalive.com. May 18, 2015. July 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140721031422/http://www.nokiatheatrelalive.com/news/detail/bet-award-2014-nominations-announced. dead.
10. Web site: Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj Lead BET Awards Nominations. Rap-Up. May 18, 2015.
11. Web site: Drake Leads BET Awards with 9 Nominations. Jennifer. Konerman. Hollywood Reporter. May 20, 2016. May 16, 2017.
12. Beyoncé and Bruno Mars Top 2017 BET Awards Nominees Slate. Billboard. May 15, 2017. May 16, 2017.
13. News: 2018 BET Awards Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20180625075639/https://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2018/photos/show/bet-awards-2018-winners-the-complete-list.html#!060118-shows-beta-nominee-cardi-b . dead . June 25, 2018 . June 24, 2018 . BET . June 24, 2018.
14. Web site: Winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20190517202218/https://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2019/best-female-hip-hop-artist.html. dead. May 17, 2019.
15. Web site: 2020 BET Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20200616025853/https://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2020/nominees/best-male-hip-hop-artist.html. dead. June 16, 2020. Nominees. June 15, 2020.
16. Web site: 2021 BET Awards. Nominees. May 28, 2021.
17. Web site: 2022 BET Awards. Nominees. June 1, 2022.
18. Web site: 2023 BET Awards. Nominees. June 9, 2023.
19. Web site: Drake Tops the List of Nominees for BET Awards 2024 With Seven Nods. Nominees. May 17, 2024.