Soul Train Music Award for Rhythm & Bars Award

This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Rhythm & Bars Award. Originally titled Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year, the award has been given since the 2010 ceremony. It was renamed to its current title in 2016. Cardi B and Drake are the acts with the most wins in this category, both winning twice.

Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2010s

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Year Artist Song Ref
2010
Eminem (featuring Rihanna) "Love the Way You Lie" [1]
Big Boi (featuring Cutty) "Shutterbugg"
Drake "Find Your Love"
Nicki Minaj "Your Love"
Rick Ross (featuring Styles P) "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)"
T.I. (featuring Keri Hilson) "Got Your Back"
2011
Nicki Minaj (featuring Drake) "Moment for Life" [2]
Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes) "Look at Me Now"
Lupe Fiasco (featuring Trey Songz) "Out of My Head
Jay-Z and Kanye West (featuring Otis Redding) "Otis"
Kanye West (featuring Rihanna) "All of the Lights"
2012
Kanye West (featuring Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz) "Mercy" [3]
2 Chainz (featuring Drake) "No Lie"
Nas "Daughters"
Wale (featuring Miguel) "Lotus Flower Bomb"
Young Jeezy (featuring Ne-Yo) "Leave You Alone"
2013
Wale (featuring Tiara Thomas) "Bad" [4]
Drake "Started from the Bottom"
J. Cole (featuring Miguel) "Power Trip"
Jay-Z (featuring Justin Timberlake) "Holy Grail"
Kendrick Lamar (featuring Drake) "Poetic Justice"
Nicki Minaj (featuring Lil Wayne) "High School"
2014
Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga) "Loyal" [5]
Iggy Azalea (featuring Charli XCX) "Fancy"
Drake (featuring Majid Jordan) "Hold On, We're Going Home"
Nicki Minaj "Pills n Potions"
Schoolboy Q (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid) "Studio"
T.I. (featuring Iggy Azalea) "No Mediocre"
2015
Kendrick Lamar "Alright" [6]
Big Sean (featuring Drake and Kanye West) "Blessing"
Big Sean (featuring E-40) "IDFWU"
Fetty Wap "Trap Queen"
Nicki Minaj (featuring Drake and Lil Wayne) "Truffle Butter"
2016
Fat Joe and Remy Ma (featuring French Montana and Infared) "All the Way Up" [7]
Chance the Rapper (featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz) "No Problem"
DJ Khaled (featuring Drake) "For Free"
Drake "Controlla"
Drake (featuring Wizkid and Kyla) "One Dance"
2017
Cardi B "Bodak Yellow" [8]
DJ Khaled (featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller) "Wild Thoughts"
French Montana (featuring Swae Lee) "Unforgettable"
Kendrick Lamar "Humble."
Yo Gotti (featuring Nicki Minaj) "Rake It Up"
2018
Drake "In My Feelings" [9]
Cardi B (with Bad Bunny and J Balvin) "I Like It"
Childish Gambino "This Is America"
DJ Khaled (featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo) "No Brainer"
The Carters "Apeshit"
2019
Cardi B "Money" [10]
21 Savage (featuring J. Cole) "A Lot"
DaBaby "Suge"
J. Cole "Middle Child"
Meek Mill (featuring Drake) "Going Bad"
Megan Thee Stallion (featuring DaBaby) "Cash Shit"

2020s

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Year Artist Song Ref
2020
Megan Thee Stallion "Savage" [11]
Cardi B (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) "WAP"
DaBaby (featuring Roddy Ricch) "Rockstar"
DJ Khaled (featuring Lil Durk) "Popstar"
Drake (featuring Lil Durk) "Laugh Now Cry Later"
Roddy Ricch "The Box"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "R. Kelly Kicks Off the Most Soulful Night in Entertainment at the 2010 Soul Train Awards". Soul Train.com. October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Joseph, Justin (2011-11-27). "Soul Train Award 2011 Winners". Centric. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  3. ^ Daniel, Danica (November 25, 2012). "Soul Train Awards 2012 Complete Winners List". Centric. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "Soul Train Awards 2013, Hosted by Anthony Anderson". BET. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Centric Announces 'Soul Train Awards 2014' Nominees Including Beyoncé & Pharrell". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Media Services. October 13, 2014. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  6. ^ "2015 Soul Train Awards Nominees Include The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé & More". The Boombox. October 16, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  7. ^ "Erykah Badu Returns to Host the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards as Drake, Beyoncé Lead Nominations". Billboard. October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  8. ^ "Solange, Bruno Mars Lead 2017 Soul Train Awards Nominations". Billboard. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  9. ^ Mitchell, Gail. "2018 Soul Train Awards Exclusive: H.E.R., Bruno Mars & Cardi B Top Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Gail. "Chris Brown, Drake, Beyoncé & Lizzo Top Nominees For 2019 Soul Train Awards: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  11. ^ Grein, Paul. "H.E.R. & Chris Brown Lead 2020 Soul Train Awards Nominations: Here's the Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.