BET Award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist

BET Awards for Best Female Hip Hop Artist
BET Awards for Best Female Hip Hop Artist
	Doechii is the most recent recipient
Country	United States
Presented by	BET Awards
First award	2001
Currently held by	Doechii (2025)
Most wins	Nicki Minaj (8)
Most nominations	Nicki Minaj (15)
Website	[1]

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 fifteen 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	^{[citation needed]}
	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
2007	—
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	^{[citation needed]}
	Ester Dean
	Lil' Kim
	Rasheeda
	Trina
2011
	Nicki Minaj	^{[citation needed]}
	Cymphonique
	Diamond
	LoLa Monroe
2012
	Nicki Minaj	^{[citation needed]}
	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]
	Nicki Minaj
	Remy Ma
	Rapsody
	Dej Loaf
2019
	Cardi B	^[14]
	Kash Doll
	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
2025
	Doechii	^[20]
	Cardi B
	Doja Cat
	GloRilla
	Latto
	Megan Thee Stallion
	Nicki Minaj
	Rapsody
	Sexyy Red

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

8 wins

Nicki Minaj

5 wins

Missy Elliott

3 wins

Megan Thee Stallion

2 wins

1 win

Nominations

15 nominations

Nicki Minaj

9 nominations

8 nominations

Missy Elliott

7 nominations

Megan Thee Stallion

6 nominations

Remy Ma

5 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

References

^ "2001 BET Awards". BET. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
^ Billboard Staff (May 14, 2003). "2003 BET Awards Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
^ May 13, Gary Susman Updated; EDT, 2004 at 04:00 AM. "OutKast, Beyonce lead BET Awards nominees". EW.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "2005 BET Awards". Rolling Stone. June 29, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
^ "2006 BET Awards". BET. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
^ "2008 BET Awards Winners". HipHopDX. June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
^ "2009 BET Award Winners". BET. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
^ Andy Swift. "BET Awards Nominees 2013 – Full List Of Hip-Hop Nominations". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
^ Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. "BET Award 2014 Nominations Announced". nokiatheatrelalive.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
^ "Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj Lead BET Awards Nominations". Rap-Up. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
^ Konerman, Jennifer (May 20, 2016). "Drake Leads BET Awards with 9 Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
^ "Beyoncé and Bruno Mars Top 2017 BET Awards Nominees Slate". Billboard. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
^ "2018 BET Awards Winners". BET. June 24, 2018. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
^ "Winners". Archived from the original on May 17, 2019.
^ "2020 BET Awards". Nominees. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "2021 BET Awards". Nominees. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^ "2022 BET Awards". Nominees. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
^ "2023 BET Awards". Nominees. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
^ "Drake Tops the List of Nominees for BET Awards 2024 With Seven Nods". Nominees. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ Kaufman, Gil (May 8, 2025). "Kendrick Lamar Leads 2025 BET Awards Nominees With 10 Nods". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2025.

[1] "2001 BET Awards". BET. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

[2] Billboard Staff (May 14, 2003). "2003 BET Awards Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2023.

[3] May 13, Gary Susman Updated; EDT, 2004 at 04:00 AM. "OutKast, Beyonce lead BET Awards nominees". EW.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] "2005 BET Awards". Rolling Stone. June 29, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

[5] "2006 BET Awards". BET. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

[6] "2008 BET Awards Winners". HipHopDX. June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2023.

[7] "2009 BET Award Winners". BET. Retrieved June 12, 2023.

[8] Andy Swift. "BET Awards Nominees 2013 – Full List Of Hip-Hop Nominations". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2015.

[9] Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. "BET Award 2014 Nominations Announced". nokiatheatrelalive.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2015.

[10] "Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj Lead BET Awards Nominations". Rap-Up. Retrieved May 18, 2015.

[11] Konerman, Jennifer (May 20, 2016). "Drake Leads BET Awards with 9 Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

[12] "Beyoncé and Bruno Mars Top 2017 BET Awards Nominees Slate". Billboard. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

[bet2018-13] "2018 BET Awards Winners". BET. June 24, 2018. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

[14] "Winners". Archived from the original on May 17, 2019.

[15] "2020 BET Awards". Nominees. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[16] "2021 BET Awards". Nominees. Retrieved May 28, 2021.

[17] "2022 BET Awards". Nominees. Retrieved June 1, 2022.

[18] "2023 BET Awards". Nominees. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

[19] "Drake Tops the List of Nominees for BET Awards 2024 With Seven Nods". Nominees. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[20] Kaufman, Gil (May 8, 2025). "Kendrick Lamar Leads 2025 BET Awards Nominees With 10 Nods". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2025.

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v t e BET Awards
Music	Album of the Year Video of the Year Video Director of the Year Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award Best Collaboration Best Group Best Male Hip Hop Artist Best Female Hip Hop Artist Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Best New Artist Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award Best International Act Best New International Act
Movies	Best Movie Best Actor Best Actress
Athletes	Sportsman of the Year Sportswoman of the Year
Special awards	BET Her Award YoungStars Award Humanitarian Award Lifetime Achievement Award Ultimate Icon Award
Defunct awards	Best Actor & Actress of the Year Best Gospel Artist J Cool Like That Award J Award Best International Act: Africa Best International Act: UK FANdemonium Award International Viewers' Choice Award Best International Act: Europe
Award ceremonies	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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