Libera Award for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record
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Awarded forquality hip-hip and rap records
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmerican Association of Independent Music (A2IM)
First award2017
| Libera Award for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | quality hip-hip and rap records |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) |
| First award | 2017 |
| Currently held by | Kenny Beats, Louie Run the Jewels, RTJ Cu4tro (2023) |
| Website | liberaawards |
The Libera Award for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record (known as Best Hip-Hop/Rap Album prior to 2021) is an award presented by the American Association of Independent Music at the annual Libera Award which recognizes "best hip hop or rap album released commercially in the United States by an independent label" since 2017.[1]
Hip-hop duo Run the Jewels was the first recipient of the award for their album Run the Jewels 3. They are also the only artists who have won the award for than once, with two wins, the second being in 2021 for RTJ4.
| Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Run the Jewels | Run the Jewels 3 | [2][3] | |
| 2018 | Shabazz Palaces | Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star |
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| 2019 | Awkwafina | In Fina We Trust |
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| 2020 | Danny Brown | uknowhatimsayin¿ | [8][9] | |
| 2021 | Run the Jewels | RTJ4 | [10] | |
| 2022 | Little Simz | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert |
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| 2023 | Kenny Beats | Louie | [12] [13] | |
| Run the Jewels | RTJ Cu4tro | |||