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MAMA Award for Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance

The MAMA Award for Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance (베스트 랩 퍼포먼스) is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet). It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; the band Honey Family won the award for their song "Man's Story – My Way", and it is given in honor for the band with the most artistic achievement in rap or hip hop performances in the music industry.[1]

MAMA Award for Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance
(베스트 랩 퍼포먼스)
Awarded forquality rap or hip hop performances
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byCJ E&M Pictures (Mnet)
First awarded1999
Currently held byZico – "Spot!" (featuring Jennie)
(2024)
WebsiteMnet Asian Music Awards

The category was formerly named Best Hip Hop Performance from 1999 to 2009, Best Rap Performance from 2010 to 2016, and Best Hip Hop & Urban Music from 2017 to 2022.

Winners and nominees

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Year[I] Winner(s) Song Nominee(s)
Best Hip Hop Performance
1999

(1st)

Honey Family "Man's Story – My Way"
2000
(2nd) 		DJ DOC "D.O.C Blues"
  • 2000 Korea (2000 대한민국) - "Emergency" (비상)
  • 1TYM - "One Love"
  • Lee Hyun-do (이현도) - "Pierrot" (삐에로)
  • Cho PD - "날 잊어 2"
2001
(3rd) 		Drunken Tiger "Good Life"
  • CB Mass - "Real"
  • Yun Hui-jung (윤희중) - "My Life"
  • Joosuc - "Last Man Standing"
  • Jinusean - "A-yo"
2002
(4th) 		Leessang "Rush" (featuring Jung-in)
2003

(5th)

Kim Jin-pyo "With a Dogged Spirit"
2004

(6th)

Cho PD[Note 1] "Friend" (featuring Insooni)
2005

(7th)

Epik High "Fly" (featuring Amin. J)
  • Drunken Tiger - "Isolated Ones! Left Foot Forward!"
  • Leessang - "I'm Not Laughing" (내가 웃는게 아니야)
  • Joosuc - "Hip Hop Music" (힙합뮤직)
  • Jinusean - "Phone Number" (전화번호)
2006
(8th) 		MC Mong "Ice Cream"
2007

(9th)

Epik High "Fan"
2008

(10th)

"One" (featuring Ji Sun)
2009

(11th)

Leessang "Can't Breakup Girl, Can't Breakaway Boy" (featuring Jung-in)
Best Rap Performance
2010

(12th)

DJ DOC "I'm This Kind of Person"
2011

(13th)

Leessang "Turned Off the TV" (featuring Yoon Mi-rae and Kwon Jung Yeol)
2012

(14th)

Epik High "UP" (featuring Park Bom)
2013

(15th)

Dynamic Duo "BAAAM" (featuring Muzie of UV)
2014

(16th)

Epik High "Happen Ending"
2015

(17th)

San E "Me You"
2016

(18th)

C Jamm & BewhY "Puzzle"
Best Hip Hop & Urban Music
2017

(19th)

Heize "Don't Know You"
2018

(20th)

Zico "Soulmate" (featuring IU)
2019

(21st)

Heize "She's Fine"
2020

(22nd)

Zico "Any Song"
2021

(23rd)

Ash Island "Melody"
2022

(24th)

Jay Park "Ganadara" (featuring IU)
Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance
2023

(25th)

Agust D "People Pt. 2" (featuring IU)
2024

(26th)

Zico "Spot!" (featuring Jennie)

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.

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Multiple awards

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As of 2020, five (5) artists received the title two or more times.

Artist Number of wins First year awarded Most recent year awarded
Epik High 5 2005 2014
Leessang 3 2002 2011
Zico 2018 2024
DJ DOC 2 2012 2013
Heize 2017 2019

Notes

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  1. ^ Titled "Best Hip Hop Video" award.
  1. ^ "1999 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-13.

References

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  • "M.net Asian Music Awards Winners list by year". mwave. MAMA.
  • "M.net Asian Music Awards Broadcasts by year". mwave. MAMA.
  • "M.net Asian Music Awards Photos by year". mwave. MAMA.
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