Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Rap Performance (베스트 랩 퍼포먼스) | |
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Awarded for | quality rap or hip hop performances |
Country | South Korea |
Presented by | CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet) |
First awarded | 1999 |
Currently held by | Ash Island – "Melody" (2021) |
Website | Mnet 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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![](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Epik_High_in_Everland.jpg/150px-Epik_High_in_Everland.jpg)
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Year[I] | Winner(s) | Song | Nominee(s) |
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Best Hip Hop Performance | |||
1999 | Honey Family | "Man's Story – My Way" |
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2000 (2nd) |
DJ DOC | "D.O.C Blues" | |
2001 (3rd) |
Drunken Tiger | "Good Life" | |
2002 (4th) |
Leessang | "Rush" (ft. Jung-in) | |
2003 | Kim Jin-pyo | "With a Dogged Spirit" |
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2004 | Cho PD[Note 1] | "Friend" (ft. Insooni) |
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2005 | Epik High | "Fly" (ft. Amin. J) |
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2006 (8th) |
MC Mong | "Ice Cream" |
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2007 | Epik High | "Fan" |
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2008 | "One" (ft. Ji Sun) |
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2009 | Leessang | "Can't Breakup Girl, Can't Breakaway Boy" (ft. Jung-in) |
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Best Rap Performance | |||
2010 | DJ DOC | "I'm This Kind of Person" |
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2011 | Leessang | "Turned Off the TV" (ft. Yoon Mi-rae, Kwon Jung Yeol) |
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2012 | Epik High | "UP" (ft. Park Bom) |
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2013 | Dynamic Duo | "BAAAM" (ft. Muzie of UV) |
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2014 | Epik High | "Happen Ending" | |
2015 | San E | "Me You" | |
2016 | C Jamm & BewhY | "Puzzle" | |
Best HipHop & Urban Music | |||
2017 | Heize | "Don't Know You" |
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2018 | Zico | "Soulmate (ft. IU)" | |
2019 | Heize | "She's Fine" | |
2020 | Zico | "Any Song" |
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2021 | Ash Island | "Melody" | |
2022 | Jay Park | "Ganadara (feat. IU)" |
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2023 | Agust D | "People Pt. 2 (feat. IU)" |
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.
Gallery of winners
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DJ DOC (2000, 2010)
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Leessang (2002, 2009, 2011)
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Kim Jin-pyo (2003)
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Cho PD (2004)
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Epik High (2005, 2007–08, 2012, 2014)
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MC Mong (2006)
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Dynamic Duo (2013)
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San E (2015)
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C Jamm (2016)
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Bewhy (2016)
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Heize (2017, 2019)
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Zico (2018, 2020)
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Ash Island (rapper) (2021)
Multiple awards for Best Rap Performance
As of 2020, five (5) artists received the title two or more times.
Artist | Number of wins | First year awarded | Most recent year awarded |
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Epik High | 5 | 2005 | 2014 |
Leessang | 3 | 2002 | 2011 |
DJ DOC | 2 | 2012 | 2013 |
Heize | 2017 | 2019 | |
Zico | 2018 | 2020 |
Notes
- ^ Titled "Best Hip Hop Video" award.
- ^ "1999 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
References
- "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.
External links
- Mnet Asian Music Awards official website