BET Award for Best Hip-Hop Artists

The BET Awards for Best Male and Female Hip-Hop Artist are given to honour the outstanding achievements they have made in Hip hop. The award is based on their work of albums, singles and videos released within the eligibiltyy period. In 2007 there was no award category for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, there was only the BET Award for Best Male Artist which was renamed the BET Award for Best Hip-Hop Artist. The reason is that most female rappers had not released any promotional material. T.I., Kanye West, Jay-Z and Drake are the only rappers to win the Best Male Hip-Hop Artist more than once; Jay-Z and T.I. have each won twice and Kanye West and Drake three times. T.I. being the only rapper to win that award back to back, in 2006 and 2007 respectively. On the female front, only Missy Elliot and Nicki Minaj have attained back to back victories, with Elliot winning in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and Minaj in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. Minaj is the first and only rapper to win "Best Hip-Hop Artist", for both male and females, 5 years in a row consecutively.

Nominees and winners

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Year Nominees Result
2014 Nicki Minaj Won
Iggy Azalea Nominated
Eve Nominated
Angel Haze Nominated
Charli Baltimore Nominated
2013 Nicki Minaj Won
Eve Nominated
Azealia Banks Nominated
Rasheeda Nominated
Rye Rye Nominated
2012 Nicki Minaj Won
Diamond Nominated
Brianna Perry 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
Trina Nominated
Lil' Mama Nominated
2008 Missy Elliott Won
Eve Nominated
Kid Sister Nominated
Lil' Mama Nominated
Trina Nominated
2007
no award
2006 Missy Elliott Won
Remy Ma Nominated
Lil' Kim Nominated
Trina Nominated
Shawnna Nominated
2005 Remy Ma Won
Miri Ben-Ari Nominated
Jacki-O Nominated
Shawnna Nominated
2004 Missy Elliott Won
Rah Digga Nominated
MC Lyte Nominated
Jacki-O Nominated
Da Brat Nominated
2003 Missy Elliott Won
Eve Nominated
Lil' Kim Nominated
Trina Nominated
Ms. Jade Nominated
2002 Missy Elliott Won
Trina Nominated
Angie Martinez Nominated
Foxy Brown Nominated
Rah Digga Nominated
Mystic Nominated
2001 Eve Won
Missy Elliott Nominated
Trina Nominated
Da Brat Nominated
Lil' Kim Nominated
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
Year Nominees Results
2014 Drake Won
Future Nominated
J. Cole Nominated
Jay-Z Nominated
[Lupe Fiasco Nominated
2013 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
T.I. Nominated
Kanye West Nominated
Rick Ross 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
Kanye West Nominated
50 Cent Nominated
Common Nominated
Busta Rhymes Nominated
2005 Kanye West Won
T.I. Nominated
Snoop Dogg Nominated
Ludacris Nominated
Jay-Z Nominated
50 Cent Nominated
2004 Jay-Z Won
Kanye West Nominated
50 Cent Nominated
Chingy 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
Nas Nominated
Jay-Z Nominated
Ludacris Nominated
2001 Jay-Z Won
Nelly Nominated
Ja Rule Nominated
Mystikal Nominated
Snoop Dogg Nominated

Statistics

Female

Male