BET Award for Best Hip-Hop Artists
The "BET Award for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist" and "Best Female Hip-Hop Artist" are awards given to honor the outstanding achievements 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. In 2007 there was no award given for '"Best Female Hip-Hop Artist", there was only the "BET Award for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist" which was renamed the gender-neutral title of "BET Award for Best Hip-Hop Artist". This was due to a lack of material from female rappers as a collective during the eligibility period.
T.I., Kanye West, Jay-Z, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar are the only rappers to win the "Best Male Hip-Hop Artist" more than once; Jay-Z, T.I., and Kendrick Lamar have each won twice and Kanye West and Drake have each won three times. T.I. is the only rapper to win the award consecutively, in 2006 and 2007. For "Best Female Hip-Hop Artist", only Missy Elliot and Nicki Minaj have attained multiple victories, both winning the award back to back, with Elliot winning from 2002 to 2004 and Minaj winning from 2010 to 2015, respectively. Minaj is the first and only rapper to win "Best Hip-Hop Artist", for both male and females, 6 years in a row consecutively.
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Nominees and winners
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
| Year | Nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2015[1] | Nicki Minaj | Won |
| Azealia Banks | Nominated | |
| Dej Loaf | Nominated | |
| Iggy Azalea | Nominated | |
| Tink | Nominated | |
| Trina | Nominated | |
| 2014[2] | Nicki Minaj | Won |
| Angel Haze | Nominated | |
| Charli Baltimore | Nominated | |
| Eve | Nominated | |
| Iggy Azalea | Nominated | |
| 2013[3] | Nicki Minaj | Won |
| Azealia Banks | Nominated | |
| Eve | Nominated | |
| Rasheeda | Nominated | |
| Rye Rye | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Nicki Minaj | Won |
| Brianna Perry | Nominated | |
| Diamond | Nominated | |
| Trina | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Nicki Minaj | Won |
| Cymphonique | Nominated | |
| Diamond | Nominated | |
| LoLa Monroe | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Nicki Minaj | Won |
| Ester Dean | Nominated | |
| Lil' Kim | Nominated | |
| Rasheeda | Nominated | |
| Trina | Nominated | |
| 2009 | M.I.A | Won |
| Lil' Mama | Nominated | |
| Trina | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Missy Elliott | Won |
| Eve | Nominated | |
| Kid Sister | Nominated | |
| Lil' Mama | Nominated | |
| Trina | Nominated | |
| 2007 | No award | |
| 2006 | Missy Elliott | Won |
| Lil' Kim | Nominated | |
| Remy Ma | Nominated | |
| Shawnna | Nominated | |
| Trina | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Remy Ma | Won |
| Jacki-O | Nominated | |
| Miri Ben-Ari | Nominated | |
| Shawnna | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Missy Elliott | Won |
| Da Brat | Nominated | |
| Jacki-O | Nominated | |
| MC Lyte | Nominated | |
| Rah Digga | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Missy Elliott | Won |
| Eve | Nominated | |
| Lil' Kim | Nominated | |
| Ms. Jade | Nominated | |
| Trina | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Missy Elliott | Won |
| Angie Martinez | Nominated | |
| Foxy Brown | Nominated | |
| Mystic | Nominated | |
| Rah Digga | Nominated | |
| Trina | Nominated | |
| 2001 | Eve | Won |
| Da Brat | Nominated | |
| Lil' Kim | Nominated | |
| Missy Elliott | Nominated | |
| Trina | Nominated | |
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
| Year | Nominees | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drake | Pending |
| Fetty Wap | Pending | |
| Future | Pending | |
| J. Cole | Pending | |
| Kanye West | Pending | |
| Kendrick Lamar | Pending | |
| 2015[1] | Kendrick Lamar | Won |
| Big Sean | Nominated | |
| Common | Nominated | |
| Drake | Nominated | |
| J. Cole | Nominated | |
| Wale | Nominated | |
| 2014[2] | Drake | Won |
| Future | Nominated | |
| J. Cole | Nominated | |
| Jay-Z | Nominated | |
| Kendrick Lamar | Nominated | |
| 2013[3] | Kendrick Lamar | Won |
| 2 Chainz | Nominated | |
| ASAP Rocky | Nominated | |
| Drake | Nominated | |
| Future | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Drake | Won |
| Big Sean | Nominated | |
| J. Cole | Nominated | |
| Lil Wayne | Nominated | |
| Rick Ross | Nominated | |
| Young Jeezy | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Kanye West | Won |
| B.o.B | Nominated | |
| Drake | Nominated | |
| Lil Wayne | Nominated | |
| Rick Ross | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Drake | Won |
| B.o.B | Nominated | |
| Fabolous | Nominated | |
| Jay-Z | Nominated | |
| Ludacris | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Lil Wayne | Won |
| Kanye West | Nominated | |
| Rick Ross | Nominated | |
| T.I. | Nominated | |
| Young Jeezy | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Kanye West | Won |
| Common | Nominated | |
| Jay-Z | Nominated | |
| Lil Wayne | Nominated | |
| Snoop Dogg | Nominated | |
| 2007 | T.I. | Won |
| Diddy | Nominated | |
| Jay-Z | Nominated | |
| Lil Wayne | Nominated | |
| Ludacris | Nominated | |
| 2006 | T.I. | Won |
| 50 Cent | Nominated | |
| Busta Rhymes | Nominated | |
| Common | Nominated | |
| Kanye West | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Kanye West | Won |
| 50 Cent | Nominated | |
| Jay-Z | Nominated | |
| Ludacris | Nominated | |
| Snoop Dogg | Nominated | |
| T.I. | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Jay-Z | Won |
| 50 Cent | Nominated | |
| Chingy | Nominated | |
| Kanye West | Nominated | |
| Ludacris | Nominated | |
| 2003 | 50 Cent | Won |
| Baby | Nominated | |
| Eminem | Nominated | |
| Jay-Z | Nominated | |
| Nelly | Nominated | |
| Snoop Dogg | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Ja Rule | Won |
| Busta Rhymes | Nominated | |
| Jay-Z | Nominated | |
| Ludacris | Nominated | |
| Nas | Nominated | |
| 2001 | Jay-Z | Won |
| Ja Rule | Nominated | |
| Mystikal | Nominated | |
| Nelly | Nominated | |
| Snoop Dogg | Nominated |
Statistics
Female
- Most Wins, as of 2015:
- 1. Nicki Minaj - 6 wins
- 2. Missy Elliott - 5 wins
- Most nominations, as of 2016:
- 1. Trina - 9 nominations
- 2. Nicki Minaj - 7 nominations
- 3. Missy Elliott - 6 nominations
- 4. Eve - 5 nominations
- 5. Lil' Kim - 4 nominations
- 6. Azealia Banks, Da Brat, Diamond, Iggy Azalea, Jacki-O, Lil' Mama, Rah Digga, Rasheeda, Remy Ma and Shawnna - 2 nominations
Male
- Most Wins, as of 2014:
- 1. Drake and Kanye West - 3 wins
- Most nominations, as of 2015:
- 1. Jay-Z - 8 nominations
- 2. Drake and Kanye West - 6 nominations
- 3. Lil Wayne and Ludacris - 5 nominations
- 4. 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg and T.I. - 4 nominations
- 5. Rick Ross - 3 nominations
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