MAMA Award for Best Rap Performance

Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Rap Performance
(베스트 랩 퍼포먼스)
Awarded forquality rap or hip hop performances
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byCJ E&M Pictures (Mnet)
First awarded1999
Currently held byAsh Island – "Melody"
(2021)
WebsiteMnet Asian Music Awards

The Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Rap 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]

The category was originally named "Best Hip Hop Performance" from 1999 to 2009. Since then, it has changed to "Best Rap Performance".

Winners and nominees

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DJ DOC, (2000, 2010)
Leessang, (2002, 2009, 2011)
Kim Jin-pyo, (2003)
Cho PD, (2004)
Epik High, (2005, 2007–08, 2012, 2014)
San E, (2015)
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" (ft. Jung-in)
2003

(5th)

Kim Jin-pyo "With a Dogged Spirit"
2004

(6th)

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

(7th)

Epik High "Fly" (ft. 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" (ft. Ji Sun)
2009

(11th)

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

(12th)

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

(13th)

Leessang "Turned Off the TV" (ft. Yoon Mi-rae, Kwon Jung Yeol)
2012

(14th)

Epik High "UP" (ft. Park Bom)
2013

(15th)

Dynamic Duo "BAAAM" (ft. Muzie of UV)
2014

(16th)

Epik High "Happen Ending"
2015

(17th)

San E "Me You"
2016

(18th)

C Jamm & BewhY "Puzzle"
Best HipHop & Urban Music
2017

(19th)

Heize "Don't Know You"
2018

(20th)

Zico "Soulmate (ft. IU)"
2019

(21st)

Heize "She's Fine"
2020

(22nd)

Zico "Any Song"
2021

(23rd)

Ash Island "Melody"
2022

(24th)

Jay Park "Ganadara (feat. IU)"
2023

(25th)

Agust D "People Pt. 2 (feat. IU)"

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

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Multiple awards for Best Rap Performance

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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
DJ DOC 2 2012 2013
Heize 2017 2019
Zico 2018 2020

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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