Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Artist explained

The Billboard Music Award winners for Top Rap Artist:. Distinguished people that have won the award include Drake, Kanye West, Mase, Winky D, T.I., Lil Wayne, and NLE Choppa. In 2018 the category was split into top Male and Female rap artists.

Winners and nominees (1997-present)

Year	Artist	Nominees
1997	Sean Combs^[1]	Ma$e The Notorious B.I.G. MC Lyte
1998	Ma$e^[2]	Busta Rhymes Wyclef Jean Sean Combs
1999	Jay-Z^[3]	Busta Rhymes JT Money Solé
2001	Lil Romeo^[4]	City High Bow Wow Outkast
2002	Nelly^[5]	Fat Joe Ludacris Ja Rule
2003	50 Cent^[6]	Chingy Fabolous Sean Paul
2004	Kanye West^[7]	Jay Z Ludacris Twista
2005	50 Cent^[8]	Ludacris T.I. The Game
2006	T.I.^[9]	Sean Paul Yung Joc
2011	Eminem^[10]	Drake Lil Wayne Ludacris Nicki Minaj
2012	Lil Wayne^[11]	Wiz Khalifa Nicki Minaj Drake LMFAO
2013	Nicki Minaj^[12]	Drake Flo Rida Pitbull Psy
2014	Eminem^[13]	Drake Jay Z Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Pitbull
2015	Iggy Azalea	J. Cole Drake Rae Sremmurd Nicki Minaj
2016	Drake^[14]	Fetty Wap Future Wiz Khalifa Silentó
2017	Drake	Desiigner Future J. Cole Rae Sremmurd
2018	Drake^[15]	Drake Lil Uzi Vert Migos Post Malone
2019	Drake	Cardi B Juice Wrld Post Malone Travis Scott
2020	Post Malone	DaBaby Juice Wrld Lil Nas X Roddy Ricch
2021	Pop Smoke	DaBaby Drake Juice Wrld Lil Baby
2022	Drake	Juice Wrld Lil Baby Moneybagg Yo Polo G
2023	Drake	21 Savage Lil Baby Metro Boomin Travis Scott
2024		Drake Future Kendrick Lamar Metro Boomin Travis Scott

Most wins and nominations

The following individuals received three or more Top Rap Artist Awards:

The following individuals received two or more Top Rap Artist nominations: 50 Cent and Eminem won all their nominations.

Nominations	Artist
11	Drake
4	Ludacris
Nicki Minaj
Juice Wrld
3	Post Malone
2	50 Cent
	Sean Combs
	DaBaby
	Eminem
	Jay Z
	Lil Baby
	Lil Wayne
	Wiz Khalifa
	Mase
	Sean Paul
	Busta Rhymes
	Pitbull
	T.I.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1997 Billboard Music Awards . awardsandwinners . October 22, 2016.
2. Web site: 1998 Billboard Music Awards . awardsandwinners . October 22, 2016.
3. Web site: 1999 Billboard Music Awards . awardsandwinners . October 22, 2016.
4. Web site: 2001 Billboard Music Awards . awardsandwinners . October 22, 2016.
5. Web site: 2002 Billboard Music Awards . awardsandwinners . October 22, 2016.
6. Web site: 2003 Billboard Music Awards . awardsandwinners . October 22, 2016.
7. Web site: 2004 Billboard Music Awards . awardsandwinners . October 22, 2016.
8. Web site: 2005 Billboard Music Awards . awardsandwinners . October 22, 2016.
9. Web site: 2006 Billboard Music Awards . awardsandwinners . October 22, 2016.
10. Web site: 2011 Billboard Music Awards . awardsandwinners . October 22, 2016.
11. Web site: 2012 Billboard Music Awards . awardsandwinners . October 22, 2016.
12. Web site: 2013 Billboard Music Awards . awardsandwinners . October 22, 2016.
13. Web site: 2014 Billboard Music Awards . awardsandwinners . October 22, 2016.
14. Web site: 2016 Billboard Music Awards . May 22, 2016 . . October 22, 2016.
15. Here Are All the Winners from the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. Billboard. 20 May 2018.