American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song
| American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song | |
|---|---|
 "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar is the most recent recipient | |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | American Music Awards |
| First award | 2016 |
| Currently held by | Kendrick Lamar – "Not Like Us" |
| Most wins | Cardi B (3) |
| Most nominations | Kendrick Lamar (4) |
| Website | theamas.com |
The American Music Award for Favorite Song – Rap/Hip Hop has been awarded since 2016. Three songs are nominated per year. Cardi B became the first artist to win the award twice. She has won three times.
Winners and nominees
2010s
| Year | Artist | Song | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 (44th) | |||
| Drake | "Hotline Bling" | [1] | |
| Desiigner | "Panda" | ||
| Fetty Wap | "679" | ||
| 2017 (45th) | |||
| DJ Khaled (featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne) | "I'm the One" | [2] | |
| Kendrick Lamar | "Humble." | ||
| Rae Sremmurd (featuring Gucci Mane) | "Black Beatles" | ||
| 2018 (46th) | |||
| Cardi B | "Bodak Yellow" | [3] | |
| Drake | "God's Plan" | ||
| Post Malone (featuring 21 Savage) | "Rockstar" | ||
| 2019 (47th) | |||
| Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) | "Old Town Road" | [4] | |
| Travis Scott | "Sicko Mode" | ||
| Post Malone | "Wow" |
2020s
| Year | Artist | Song | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (48th) | |||
| Cardi B (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) | "WAP" | [5] | |
| DaBaby (featuring Roddy Ricch) | "Rockstar" | ||
| Roddy Ricch | "The Box" | ||
| 2021 (49th) | |||
| Cardi B | "Up" | [6] | |
| Internet Money (featuring Gunna, Don Toliver and Nav) | "Lemonade" | ||
| Lil Tjay (featuring 6lack) | "Calling My Phone" | ||
| Polo G | "Rapstar" | ||
| Pop Smoke | "What You Know Bout Love" | ||
| 2022 (50th) | |||
| Future (featuring Drake and Tems) | "Wait for U" | [7] | |
| Jack Harlow | "First Class" | ||
| Kodak Black | "Super Gremlin" | ||
| Latto | "Big Energy" | ||
| Lil Nas X (featuring Jack Harlow) | "Industry Baby" | ||
| 2025 (51st) | |||
| Kendrick Lamar | "Not Like Us" | [8] | |
| Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar | "Like That" | ||
| GloRilla | "TGIF" | ||
| GloRilla (featuring Sexyy Red) | "Whatchu Kno About Me" | ||
| Kendrick Lamar and SZA | "Luther" |
Category facts
Multiple wins
- 3 wins
Multiple nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
References
- ^ McIntyre, Hugh (November 20, 2016). "American Music Awards 2016: Full List of Winners". Forbes. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 AMAs". Billboard. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (October 9, 2018). "American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Wins Artist of the Year, Sets New Record". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ Aniftos, Rania (October 24, 2019). "Post Malone, Ariana Grande & Billie Eilish Lead 2019 American Music Awards Nominations: See Full List". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "American Music Awards 2020: Full list of nominations". Good Morning America. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "American Music Awards 2021: Complete list of nominations". October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ Atkinson, Katie (November 20, 2022). "Here Are All the 2022 AMAs Winners". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ AMAs (2025-04-23). "2025 American Music Awards Nominees Announced". American Music Awards. Retrieved 2025-04-23.