MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip Hop Video

Template:Short description Template:Infobox award The MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip Hop was first given out at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. The award, according to MTV, was originally intended for hip hop-inspired songs, not necessarily actual hip hop music videos (which were instead honored by Best Rap Video). This explains the recognition of non-hip hop songs such as "Thong Song" and "I'm Real (Remix)".

The award was not given out in 2007, as the VMAs were revamped and most original categories were eliminated, however, Best Hip Hop Video was reinstated in 2008. By then, though, the rules had relatively changed, as R&B and rap videos also became eligible for nominations in this category since the awards for Best Rap Video and Best R&B Video were not brought back.

Drake owns the most nominations, with a total of fifteen. Nicki Minaj has the most wins in this category, with a total of five moonmen.

Recipients

Inaugural winners Beastie Boys.

Jennifer Lopez was the first female act to win the category with "I'm Real (Remix)" with Ja Rule in Template:Mtvvma.

Missy Elliott was the first solo act and the first female rapper to win the category with "Work It" in Template:Mtvvma.

Nicki Minaj is the most awarded artist of the category with five awards.

Drake is the most nominated act with fourteen. He is also the second most awarded artist with three awards.

Eminem was the first solo male rapper to win the category in Template:Mtvvma with "We Made You".

Lil Wayne received seven nominations in his career, winning two-time.

Kanye West received ten nominations in the category, without win.

1990s

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YearTemplate:Efn	Winner(s)	Video	Nominees	Template:Abbr
Template:Mtvvma	Beastie Boys	"Intergalactic"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1999">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2000s

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YearTemplate:Efn	Winner(s)	Video	Nominees	Template:Abbr
Template:Mtvvma	Sisqó	"Thong Song"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2000">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Outkast	"Ms. Jackson"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2001">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Jennifer Lopez Template:Small	"I'm Real (Remix)"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2002">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Missy Elliott	"Work It"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2003">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Outkast	"Hey Ya!"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2004">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Missy Elliott Template:Small	"Lose Control"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2005">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	The Black Eyed Peas	"My Humps"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2006">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Template:Mtvvma	Lil Wayne Template:Small	"Lollipop"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2008">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Eminem	"We Made You"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2009">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2010s

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YearTemplate:Efn	Winner(s)	Video	Nominees	Template:Abbr
Template:Mtvvma	Eminem	"Not Afraid"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Nicki Minaj	"Super Bass"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2011">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Drake Template:Small	"HYFR"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2012">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Template:Small	"Can't Hold Us"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2013">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Drake Template:Small	"Hold On, We're Going Home"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2014">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Nicki Minaj	"Anaconda"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Drake	"Hotline Bling"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2016" />
Template:Mtvvma	Kendrick Lamar	"Humble"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2016" />
Template:Mtvvma	Nicki Minaj	"Chun-Li"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Cardi B	"Money"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

2020s

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YearTemplate:Efn	Winner(s)	Video	Nominees	Template:Abbr
Template:Mtvvma	Megan Thee Stallion	"Savage"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Travis Scott Template:Small	"Franchise"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Nicki Minaj Template:Small	"Do We Have a Problem?"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Nicki Minaj	"Super Freaky Girl"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Eminem	"Houdini"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Doechii	"Anxiety"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Statistics

Artists with multiple wins

5 wins

• Nicki Minaj

3 wins

• Drake
• Eminem

2 wins

• Outkast
• Lil Wayne
• Missy Elliott

Artists with multiple nominations

15 nominations

• Drake

10 nominations

• Kanye West

9 nominations

• Eminem

7 nominations

• Lil Wayne

6 nominations

• Kendrick Lamar
• Nicki Minaj

5 nominations

• 2 Chainz
• Travis Scott

4 nominations

• Busta Rhymes
• Cardi B
• Jay-Z
• Missy Elliott
• Snoop Dogg

3 nominations

• Ashanti
• Big Sean
• The Black Eyed Peas
• Chance the Rapper
• DJ Khaled
• Future
• GloRilla
• J. Cole
• Kid Cudi
• Lil Baby
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Outkast
• P. Diddy
• Pharrell

2 nominations

• 21 Savage
• Bryson Tiller
• Childish Gambino
• Common
• Flo Rida
• Ja Rule
• Lauryn Hill
• Lil Uzi Vert
• Ludacris
• Lupe Fiasco
• Migos
• Nelly
• Pusha T
• Sexyy Red
• Swizz Beatz
• Wiz Khalifa

See also

• MTV Europe Music Award for Best Hip-Hop