Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Album

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Album. Notable winners include The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Recovery, and Views. Eminem and Drake are the only rappers to have won the award more than once. As of 2022, Nicki Minaj is the only female rapper to win this award, winning for her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded in 2013.

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

Year Album Artist Ref.
2006 King T.I. [1]
Curtain Call: The Hits Eminem
Tha Carter II Lil Wayne
2007-9 N/a

2010s

Year Album Artist Ref.
2010 N/a
2011 Recovery Eminem [2]
I Am Not a Human Being Lil Wayne
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West
Pink Friday Nicki Minaj
Thank Me Later Drake
2012 Tha Carter IV Lil Wayne [3]
Hell: The Sequel Eminem and Royce Da 5'9
Sorry for Party Rocking LMFAO
Take Care Drake
Watch the Throne Kanye West and Jay Z
2013 Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded Nicki Minaj [4]
Based on a T.R.U. Story 2 Chainz
God Forgives, I Don't Rick Ross
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City Kendrick Lamar
The Heist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
2014 The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Eminem [5]
Born Sinner J. Cole
Magna Carta Holy Grail Jay Z
Nothing Was the Same Drake
The Heist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
2015 2014 Forest Hills Drive J. Cole [6]
If You're Reading This It's Too Late Drake
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Eminem
The New Classic Iggy Azalea
The Pinkprint Nicki Minaj
2016 Dreams Worth More Than Money Meek Mill [7]
Compton Dr. Dre
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late Drake
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
What A Time To Be Alive Drake & Future
2017 Views Drake
4 Your Eyez Only J. Cole
Islah Kevin Gates
Major Key DJ Khaled
We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service A Tribe Called Quest
2018 Damn Kendrick Lamar [8]
Culture Migos
Luv Is Rage 2 Lil Uzi Vert
More Life Drake
Stoney Post Malone
2019 Scorpion Drake [9]
? XXXTentacion
Astroworld Travis Scott
Beerbongs & Bentleys Post Malone
Invasion of Privacy Cardi B

2020s

Year Album Artist Ref.
2020 Hollywood's Bleeding Post Malone [10]
Death Race for Love Juice Wrld
Kirk DaBaby
Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial Roddy Ricch
So Much Fun Young Thug
2021 Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Pop Smoke [11]
Blame It on Baby DaBaby
Eternal Atake Lil Uzi Vert
Legends Never Die Juice Wrld
My Turn Lil Baby
2022 Certified Lover Boy Drake [12]
A Gangsta's Pain Moneybagg Yo
Donda Kanye West
F*ck Love The Kid Laroi
SoulFly Rod Wave
2023 Her Loss Drake and 21 Savage [13]
Heroes & Villains Metro Boomin
I Never Liked You Future
It's Only Me Lil Baby
Utopia Travis Scott
2024 For All the Dogs Drake [14]
American Dream 21 Savage
Nostalgia Rod Wave
Pink Friday 2 Nicki Minaj
We Don't Trust You Future and Metro Boomin

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

Rank Artist Awards won Years won
1 Drake 5 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024
2 Eminem 2 2011 and 2014

Nominations

Nominations Artist
11 Drake
5 Eminem
4 Nicki Minaj
3 Lil Wayne
Post Malone
2 DaBaby
Future
Jay Z
Juice Wrld
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Ryan Lewis
Lil Baby
Lil Uzi Vert
Macklemore
Travis Scott
Kanye West

References

  1. ↑ "2006 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2011 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "2012 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "2013 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2014 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2015 Billboard Music Awards". Variety. May 17, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. May 20, 2018. Archived from the original on January 28, 2026. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ Lynch, Joe (May 1, 2019). "2019 Billboard Music Awards Winners: The Complete List". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 Jan 2026.
  10. ↑ Nakamura, Reid (October 15, 2020). "2020 Billboard Music Awards: Complete Winners List". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 3, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  11. ↑ Warner, Denise (May 23, 2021). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2021 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ ""Little Miss Flint" Mari Copeny To Receive Award at 2022 Billboard Music Awards". BET.com. May 6, 2022. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  13. ↑ Atkinson, Katie (2023-11-20). "Billboard Music Awards 2023 Winners: Full List". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 5, 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
  14. ↑ Atkinson, Katie (2024-12-13). "Here Are the 2024 Billboard Music Awards Winners: Full List". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
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