MTV Europe Music Award for Best Hip Hop

The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Hip Hop has been awarded since 1997. Originally entitled Best Rap, the award was renamed to its current title in 1999. Eminem has won this award ten times, followed by Nicki Minaj with eight times.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

† indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip Hop Video–winning artist.

‡ indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip Hop Video–nominated artist that same year.

1990s

Year	Artist	Ref
1997
	Will Smith	^[1]
	Blackstreet
	Coolio
	Puff Daddy
	The Notorious B.I.G.
1998
	Beastie Boys	^[2]
	Puff Daddy
	Missy Elliott
	Pras
	Busta Rhymes
1999
	Eminem	^[3]
	Beastie Boys †
	Busta Rhymes ‡
	Puff Daddy
	Will Smith

2000s

Year	Artist	Ref
2000
	Eminem	^[4]
	Dr. Dre
	Cypress Hill
	Wyclef Jean
	Busta Rhymes
2001
	Eminem	^[5]
	D12
	Missy Elliott ‡
	Outkast †
	P. Diddy
2002
	Eminem	^[6]
	Nelly
	P. Diddy
	Busta Rhymes
	Ja Rule ‡
2003
	Eminem	^[7]
	50 Cent
	Missy Elliott †
	Jay Z ‡
	Nelly ‡
2004
	D12	^[8]
	Beastie Boys
	Jay Z
	Nelly ‡
	Kanye West ‡
2005
	Snoop Dogg ‡	^[9]
	50 Cent
	Akon
	Missy Elliott †
	Kanye West ‡
2006
	Kanye West ‡	^[10]
	Missy Elliott
	Sean Paul
	Diddy
	Busta Rhymes

2010s

Year	Artist	Ref
2010
	Eminem †	^[11]
	Snoop Dogg
	T.I.
	Lil Wayne
	Kanye West ‡
2011
	Eminem	^[12]
	Lil Wayne ‡
	Jay Z and Kanye West
	Pitbull
	Snoop Dogg
2012
	Nicki Minaj ‡	^[13]
	Drake †
	Jay Z and Kanye West ‡
	Nas
	Rick Ross
2013
	Eminem	^[14]
	Drake ‡
	Jay Z
	Macklemore and Ryan Lewis †
	Kanye West
2014
	Nicki Minaj	^[15]
	Drake †
	Eminem ‡
	Iggy Azalea
	Kanye West ‡
2015
	Nicki Minaj †	^[16]
	Drake
	Kendrick Lamar ‡
	Kanye West
	Wiz Khalifa ‡
2016
	Drake †	^[17]
	Future
	G-Eazy
	Kanye West
	Wiz Khalifa
2017
	Eminem	^[18]
	Drake
	Future
	Kendrick Lamar †
	Post Malone
2018
	Nicki Minaj †	^[19]
	Drake ‡
	Eminem
	Migos ‡
	Travis Scott
2019
	Nicki Minaj	^[20]
	21 Savage ‡
	Cardi B †
	J. Cole
	Travis Scott ‡

2020s

Year	Artist	Ref
2020
	Cardi B	^[21]
	DaBaby ‡
	Drake ‡
	Eminem ‡
	Megan Thee Stallion †
	Roddy Ricch ‡
	Travis Scott ‡
2021
	Nicki Minaj	^[22]
	Cardi B ‡
	DJ Khaled
	Drake ‡
	Kanye West
	Megan Thee Stallion ‡
2022
	Nicki Minaj †	^[23]
	Drake ‡
	Future ‡
	Jack Harlow
	Kendrick Lamar ‡
	Lil Baby †
	Megan Thee Stallion
2023
	Nicki Minaj †	^[24]
	Cardi B ‡
	Central Cee
	Lil Wayne ‡
	Lil Uzi Vert ‡
	Metro Boomin ‡
	Travis Scott
2024
	Eminem †	^[25]
	Central Cee
	Kendrick Lamar
	Megan Thee Stallion ‡
	Nicki Minaj
	Travis Scott ‡

References

^ "Puffy, Radiohead Lead MTV Europe Nominees". MTV News. September 19, 1997. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ "Brits, U.S. top MTV Euro noms". Variety. October 2, 1998. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "Britney, BSB Top Nominations For MTV Europe Awards; Spears, Mariah, Puffy, Manson To Perform". MTV News. October 5, 1999. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ Tadeusiak, Aneta. "MTV Europe Music Awards 2000". ukmix.org. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ "MTV Europe: Award nominations 2001". BBC News. September 25, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ Mancini, Robert (September 30, 2002). "Eminem, Pink, Shakira Nab Most Noms For MTV Europe Music Awards". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ "MTV Europe Music Awards: The winners". BBC News. November 6, 2003. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
^ "MTV Europe Awards 2004: The winners". BBC News. November 18, 2004. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ "COLDPLAY, GORILLAZ LEAD MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS". MTV Network. October 28, 2005. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ Rawson-Jones, Ben (September 20, 2006). "MTV Europe Awards 2006: The Nominees". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ "We Announce Our First Two Performers: Katy Perry & Linkin Park!". MTV Networks Europe. September 20, 2010. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
^ "Lady GaGa Leads 2011 MTV EMA Nominations". MTV UK. September 19, 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
^ Hardie, Beth (September 17, 2012). "A total sex pot (Rihanna) and a sweet innocent lass (Taylor Swift) are going to have a fight". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
^ "JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, MACKLEMORE LEAD 2013 MTV EMA NOMINATIONS". MTV News. September 17, 2013. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
^ Ehrlich, Brenna (September 16, 2014). "2014 MTV EMA Nominations: Get The Full List". MTV. Archived from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ Szalai, George (September 15, 2015). "Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ "justin bieber & beyoncé lead the 2016 mtv ema nominations – see the full list!". MTV UK. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
^ "Here are all the nominations for the 2017 MTV EMAs". The Fader. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
^ "2018 MTV EMA WINNERS: SEE THE FULL LIST". MTV. Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
^ "ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, AND MORE: THE 2019 EMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE". MTV. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
^ "READY, SET, VOTE! THE 2020 MTV EMA NOMINEES ARE HERE!". MTV Networks Europe. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
^ "November 14, 2021". MTV. November 14, 2021. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^ Grein, Paul (November 13, 2022). "Taylor Swift Is Top Winner at 2022 MTV EMAs: Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
^ "2024 MTV EMAs".
^ "2024 MTV EMAs".

[1] "Puffy, Radiohead Lead MTV Europe Nominees". MTV News. September 19, 1997. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[2] "Brits, U.S. top MTV Euro noms". Variety. October 2, 1998. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[3] "Britney, BSB Top Nominations For MTV Europe Awards; Spears, Mariah, Puffy, Manson To Perform". MTV News. October 5, 1999. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[4] Tadeusiak, Aneta. "MTV Europe Music Awards 2000". ukmix.org. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[5] "MTV Europe: Award nominations 2001". BBC News. September 25, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[6] Mancini, Robert (September 30, 2002). "Eminem, Pink, Shakira Nab Most Noms For MTV Europe Music Awards". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[7] "MTV Europe Music Awards: The winners". BBC News. November 6, 2003. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

[8] "MTV Europe Awards 2004: The winners". BBC News. November 18, 2004. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[9] "COLDPLAY, GORILLAZ LEAD MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS". MTV Network. October 28, 2005. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

[10] Rawson-Jones, Ben (September 20, 2006). "MTV Europe Awards 2006: The Nominees". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[11] "We Announce Our First Two Performers: Katy Perry & Linkin Park!". MTV Networks Europe. September 20, 2010. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.

[12] "Lady GaGa Leads 2011 MTV EMA Nominations". MTV UK. September 19, 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011.

[13] Hardie, Beth (September 17, 2012). "A total sex pot (Rihanna) and a sweet innocent lass (Taylor Swift) are going to have a fight". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved September 17, 2012.

[14] "JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, MACKLEMORE LEAD 2013 MTV EMA NOMINATIONS". MTV News. September 17, 2013. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

[15] Ehrlich, Brenna (September 16, 2014). "2014 MTV EMA Nominations: Get The Full List". MTV. Archived from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

[16] Szalai, George (September 15, 2015). "Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

[17] "justin bieber & beyoncé lead the 2016 mtv ema nominations – see the full list!". MTV UK. Retrieved 27 September 2016.

[18] "Here are all the nominations for the 2017 MTV EMAs". The Fader. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

[19] "2018 MTV EMA WINNERS: SEE THE FULL LIST". MTV. Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.

[20] "ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, AND MORE: THE 2019 EMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE". MTV. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

[21] "READY, SET, VOTE! THE 2020 MTV EMA NOMINEES ARE HERE!". MTV Networks Europe. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

[22] "November 14, 2021". MTV. November 14, 2021. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

[23] Grein, Paul (November 13, 2022). "Taylor Swift Is Top Winner at 2022 MTV EMAs: Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

[24] "2024 MTV EMAs".

[25] "2024 MTV EMAs".

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