Libera Award for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record


The Libera Award for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record 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.
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.

Winners and nominees

YearWinnerWorkNominees
2017Run the JewelsRun the Jewels 3
2018Shabazz PalacesQuazarz: Born on a Gangster Star
2019AwkwafinaIn Fina We Trust
2020Danny Brownuknowhatimsayin¿
2021Run the JewelsRTJ4
2022Little SimzSometimes I Might Be Introvert
2023Kenny BeatsLouie
2023Run the JewelsRTJ Cu4tro

Artists that received multiple wins

;3 wins

Artists that received multiple nominations

;3 nominations
;2 nominations