MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop is an award given out at the annual MTV Video Music Awards. The category was first presented at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. The award, was originally intended for hip hop songs that incorporated both R&B and rap elements, separate from rap music videos (which were instead honored by Best Rap Video), citing rap-singing artists such as TLC and Lauryn Hill as examples.^[1] This explains the recognition of songs such as "Thong Song" and "I'm Real (Remix)".

Awarded forhip hop music videos

CountryUnited States

Presented byMTV

First award1999

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MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop
Doechii is the most recent recipient for Anxiety
Awarded for	hip hop music videos
Country	United States
Presented by	MTV
First award	1999
Currently held by	Doechii – "Anxiety" (2025)
Most awards	Nicki Minaj (5)
Most nominations	Drake (16)
Website	VMAs website

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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. From the 2017 edition onwards, the word "Video" was removed from the names of all genre categories, leaving this award with its current name: Best Hip-Hop.

As of 2025, Nicki Minaj holds the record for most wins in this category, with five, followed by Drake and Eminem, both having received three awards. Drake also holds the record for most nominations, with sixteen times.