| Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Rap Performance (베스트 랩 퍼포먼스) | |
| Awarded For: | quality rap or hip hop performances |
| Presenter: | CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet) |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Holder: | Ash Island – "Melody" (2021) |
| Website: | Mnet Asian Music Awards |
The Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Rap Performance (베스트 랩 퍼포먼스) is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet). It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; the band Honey Family won the award for their song "Man's Story – My Way", and it is given in honor for the band with the most artistic achievement in rap or hip hop performances in the music industry.[1]
The category was originally named "Best Hip Hop Performance" from 1999 to 2009. Since then, it has changed to "Best Rap Performance".
| Year | Winner(s) | Song | Nominee(s) | |
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| Best Hip Hop Performance | ||||
| 1999(1st) | Honey Family | "Man's Story – My Way" |
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| 2000 (2nd) | DJ DOC | "D.O.C Blues" | ||
| 2001 (3rd) | Drunken Tiger | "Good Life" | ||
| 2002 (4th) | Leessang | "Rush" (ft. Jung-in) | ||
| 2003(5th) | Kim Jin-pyo | "With a Dogged Spirit" |
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| 2004(6th) | Cho PD[2] | "Friend" (ft. Insooni) |
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| 2005(7th) | Epik High | "Fly" (ft. Amin. J) |
| Left Foot Forward!" |
| 2006 (8th) | "Ice Cream" |
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| 2007(9th) | Epik High | "Fan" |
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| 2008(10th) | "One" (ft. Ji Sun) |
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| 2009(11th) | Leessang | "Can't Breakup Girl, Can't Breakaway Boy" (ft. Jung-in) |
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| Best Rap Performance | ||||
| 2010(12th) | DJ DOC | "I'm This Kind of Person" |
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| 2011(13th) | Leessang | "Turned Off the TV" (ft. Yoon Mi-rae, Kwon Jung Yeol) |
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| 2012(14th) | Epik High | "UP" (ft. Park Bom) |
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| 2013(15th) | Dynamic Duo | "BAAAM" (ft. Muzie of UV) |
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| 2014(16th) | Epik High | "Happen Ending" | ||
| 2015(17th) | San E | "Me You" | ||
| 2016(18th) | C Jamm & BewhY | "Puzzle" | ||
| Best HipHop & Urban Music | ||||
| 2017(19th) | Heize | "Don't Know You" |
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| 2018 (20th) | Zico | "Soulmate (ft. IU)" | ||
| 2019 (21st) | Heize | "She's Fine" | ||
| 2020(22nd) | Zico | "Any Song" |
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| 2021(23rd) | Ash Island | "Melody" | ||
| 2022(24th) | Jay Park | "Ganadara (feat. IU)" |
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| 2023(25th) | Agust D | "People Pt. 2 (feat. IU)" | ||
As of 2020, five (5) artists received the title two or more times.
| width=40% | Artist! | width=10% | Number of wins! | First year awarded | width=30% | Most recent year awarded |
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| 5 | 2014 | |||||
| 3 | 2011 | |||||
| 2 | 2013 | |||||
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| 2020 | ||||||