MAMA Award for Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance


The MAMA Award for Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures. 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.
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

Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.

Multiple awards

As of 2020, five artists received the title two or more times.
ArtistNumber of winsFirst year awardedMost recent year awarded
Epik High520052014
Leessang320022011
Zico320182024
DJ DOC220122013
Heize220172019