MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video explained

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video was first given out in 1989, and it was one of the four original genre categories added at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. This award was last given out in 2006, as MTV did not bring it back in 2008 like it did with other genre awards. Instead, artists and videos that were previously eligible for Best Rap Video are now eligible for Best Hip-Hop Video. Will Smith, Arrested Development, Dr. Dre, and Jay-Z are tied as this award's biggest winners, each having won it twice.

Recipients

Year Winner Other nominees Ref.
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince — "Parents Just Don't Understand"[1]
MC Hammer — "U Can't Touch This"[2]
LL Cool J — "Mama Said Knock You Out"[3]
Arrested Development — "Tennessee"[4]
Arrested Development — "People Everyday"[5]
Snoop Doggy Dogg — "Doggy Dogg World"[6]
Dr. Dre — "Keep Their Heads Ringin'"[7]
Coolio (featuring L.V.) — "Gangsta's Paradise"[8]
The Notorious B.I.G. — "Hypnotize"[9]
Will Smith — "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"[10]
Jay-Z (featuring Ja Rule and Amil) — "Can I Get A..."[11]
Dr. Dre (featuring Eminem) — "Forgot About Dre"[12]
Nelly — "Ride wit Me"[13]
Eminem — "Without Me"[14]
50 Cent — "In da Club"[15]
Jay-Z — "99 Problems"[16]
Ludacris — "Number One Spot"[17]
Chamillionaire (featuring Krayzie Bone) — "Ridin'"[18]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 1989. https://web.archive.org/web/20080828184238/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1989/. dead. August 28, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  2. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 1990. https://web.archive.org/web/20080828184243/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1990/. dead. August 28, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  3. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 1991. https://web.archive.org/web/20080830021804/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1991/. dead. August 30, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  4. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 1992. https://web.archive.org/web/20080830021809/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1992/. dead. August 30, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  5. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 1993. https://web.archive.org/web/20080828202646/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1993/. dead. August 28, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  6. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 1994. https://web.archive.org/web/20080901022244/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1994/. dead. September 1, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  7. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 1995 . MTV . July 23, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160510091655/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1995/ . May 10, 2016 .
  8. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 1996. https://web.archive.org/web/20080829224311/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1996/. dead. August 29, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  9. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/20080830021815/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1997/. dead. August 30, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  10. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/20080828154709/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1998/. dead. August 28, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  11. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20080828041546/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1999/. dead. August 28, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  12. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20080828092653/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2000/. dead. August 28, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  13. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20080828041551/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2001/. dead. August 28, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  14. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20080828092656/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2002/. dead. August 28, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  15. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20080828092702/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2003/. dead. August 28, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  16. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20080908111554/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2004/. dead. September 8, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  17. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20080828073144/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2005/. dead. August 28, 2008. MTV. July 23, 2012.
  18. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060706040602/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2006/. dead. July 6, 2006. MTV. July 23, 2012.

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