MAMA Award for Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance

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MAMA Award for Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance (베스트 랩 퍼포먼스)
Awarded for	quality rap or hip hop performances
Country	South Korea
Presented by	CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet)
First awarded	1999
Currently held by	Zico – "Spot!" (featuring Jennie) (2024)
Website	Mnet Asian Music Awards

The MAMA Award for Best Rap & Hip Hop 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.

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

Year	Winner(s)	Song	Nominee(s)
Best Hip Hop Performance
1999 (1st)	Honey Family	"Man's Story – My Way"	Drunken Tiger - "Do You Know Hip-Hop" BROS - "Win Win" Cho PD - "Fever" g.o.d - "Dear Mother"
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" (featuring Jung-in)	1TYM - "Nasty" MC Sniper - "BK Love" Cho PD - "My Style" Joosuc - "Infinity" (무한대)
2003 (5th)	Kim Jin-pyo	"With a Dogged Spirit"	Drunken Tiger - "Because I'm A Man" (남자기 때문에) Leessang - "Leessang Blues" (리쌍부르스) Eun Ji-won - "Drunken In Melody" Cho PD - "Secret Diary" (비밀일기)
2004 (6th)	Cho PD	"Friend" (featuring Insooni)	Dynamic Duo - "Ring My Bell" Drunken Tiger - "Liquor Shots" Epik High - "Peace Day" (평화의 날) MP Allstarz - "Change The Game"
2005 (7th)	Epik High	"Fly" (featuring 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"	Dynamic Duo - "Go Back" Baechigi - "Turn A Deaf Ear" Yang Dong-geun (YDG) - "Go To Hong Kong" Uptown - "My Style"
2007 (9th)	Epik High	"Fan"	Leessang - "Ballerino" (featuring Ali) Big Bang - "Lies" Drunken Tiger - "8:45 Heaven" Dynamic Duo - "Attendance Check"
2008 (10th)	Epik High	"One" (featuring Ji Sun)	Dynamic duo - "Solo" (featuring Alex) Mighty Mouth - "Energy" Eun Ji-won - "Adios" MC Mong - "Circus"
2009 (11th)	Leessang	"Can't Breakup Girl, Can't Breakaway Boy" (featuring Jung-in)	Dynamic Duo - "Guilty" Tiger JK of Drunken Tiger - "Monster" Outsider - "Loner" Epik High - "Wannabe" featuring Mellow
Best Rap Performance
2010 (12th)	DJ DOC	"I'm This Kind of Person"	Epik High - "Run" Outsider - "Outsider" Supreme Team - "Dang Dang Dang" UV - "Sorry I'm Not Cool"
2011 (13th)	Leessang	"Turned Off the TV" (featuring Yoon Mi-rae and Kwon Jung Yeol)	Clover - "La Vida Loca" Mighty Mouth - "Tok Tok" Simon D - "Cheerz" Tablo - "Bad"
2012 (14th)	Epik High	"UP" (featuring Park Bom)	Dynamic Duo - "Without You" Leessang - "Someday" Mighty Mouth - "Bad Boy" Verbal Jint - "You Deserve Better"
2013 (15th)	Dynamic Duo	"BAAAM" (featuring Muzie of UV)	Baechigi - "Shower of Tears" Geeks - "Wash Away" MFBTY - "Sweet Dream" Verbal Jint - "If It Ain't Love"
2014 (16th)	Epik High	"Happen Ending"	Gary - "Shower Later" Gaeko - "No Make Up" Mad Clown - "Without You" San E - "Body Language"
2015 (17th)	San E	"Me You"	Gary - "Get Some Air" Dok2 - "Me" Mad Clown - "Fire" Jay Park - "Mommae"
2016 (18th)	C Jamm & BewhY	"Puzzle"	Gary – "Lonely Night" DOK2 – "1llusion" San E & Mad Clown – "Sour Grapes" Zico – "I Am You, You Are Me"
Best Hip Hop & Urban Music
2017 (19th)	Heize	"Don't Know You"	Zico – "Artist" Dean – "Come Over" Mad Clown – "Lost Without You" Woo Won-jae – "We Are"
2018 (20th)	Zico	"Soulmate" (featuring IU)	Dean – "Instagram" Jay Park – "Soju" Crush – "Bittersweet" Heize – "Jenga"
2019 (21st)	Heize	"She's Fine"	Mino – "Fiancé" Epik High featuring Crush and IU – "Love Drunk" Woo Won-jae featuring Giriboy – "Taste" Crush – "Nappa"
2020 (22nd)	Zico	"Any Song"	Giriboy - "Eul" (featuring BIG Naughty) Yumdda - "Amanda" (featuring Simon Dominic) (Prod. by UNTITLEDS) Lee Hi - "Holo" Changmo - "Meteor"
2021 (23rd)	Ash Island	"Melody"	Changmo – "GJD" Jessi – "What Type of X" Mino – "Run Away" Yumdda – "9ucci"
2022 (24th)	Jay Park	"Ganadara" (featuring IU)	Be'O - "Counting Stars" (featuring Beenzino) Big Naughty - "Beyond Love" (featuring 10cm) J-Hope - "More" Zico - "Freak"
Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance
2023 (25th)	Agust D	"People Pt. 2" (featuring IU)	Ash Island - "Goodbye" (featuring Paul Blanco) J-Hope - "On the Street" (with J. Cole) Jay Park - "Candy" (featuring Zion.T) Zior Park - "Christian"
2024 (26th)	Zico	"Spot!" (featuring Jennie)	Dean – "Die 4 You" Lee Young-ji – "Small Girl" (featuring D.O.) Leellamarz – "Boys Like Girls" (featuring Gist & Jayci Yucca) RM – "Lost!"

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

Gallery of winners

DJ DOC (2000, 2010)
Leessang (2002, 2009, 2011)
Kim Jin-pyo (2003)
Cho PD (2004)
Epik High (2005, 2007–08, 2012, 2014)
MC Mong (2006)
Dynamic Duo (2013)
San E (2015)
C Jamm (2016)
Bewhy (2016)
Heize (2017, 2019)
Zico (2018, 2020, 2024)
Ash Island (2021)
Jay Park (2022)
Agust D (2023)

Multiple awards

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
Zico	3	2018	2024
DJ DOC	2	2012	2013
Heize	2	2017	2019

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

MAMA Awards

Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) → Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) → MAMA Awards

Merit awards

Grand Prizes/Daesang	Album of the Year Artist of the Year Song of the Year Worldwide Icon of the Year
Competitive Awards	Best Male Artist Best Female Artist Best Male Group Best Female Group Best New Artist Best Dance Performance Best Band Performance Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance Best Vocal Performance Best Collaboration Best OST Best Music Video
Special Awards	Best International Artist Best Asian Artist Other Special Awards

Discontinued awards

Ceremonies

Website

v t e MAMA Award for Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance
Best Hip Hop Performance	Honey Family — "Man's Story – My Way" (1999) DJ DOC — "D.O.C Blues" (2000) Drunken Tiger — "Good Life" (2001) Leessang featuring Jung-in — "Rush" (2002) Kim Jin-pyo — "With a Dogged Spirit" (2003) Cho PD featuring Insooni — "Friend" (2004) Epik High featuring Amin. J — "Fly" (2005) MC Mong — "Ice Cream" (2006) Epik High — "Fan" (2007) Epik High featuring Ji Sun — "One" (2008) Leessang featuring Jung-in — "Can't Breakup Girl, Can't Breakaway Boy" (2009)
Best Rap Performance	DJ DOC — "I'm This Kind of Person" (2010) Leessang featuring Yoon Mi-rae and Kwon Jung Yeol — "Turned Off the TV" (2011) Epik High featuring Park Bom — "Up" (2012) Dynamic Duo featuring Muzie — "BAAAM" (2013) Epik High — "Happen Ending" (2014) San E — "Me You" (2015) C Jamm and BewhY – "Puzzle" (2016)
Best Hip Hop & Urban Music	Heize — "Don't Know You" (2017) Zico featuring IU – "Soulmate" (2018) Heize — "She's Fine" (2017) Zico – "Any Song" (2020) Ash Island — "Melody" (2021) Jay Park featuring IU – "Ganadara" (2022)
Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance	Agust D featuring IU – "People Pt. 2" (2023) Zico featuring Jennie – "Spot!" (2024)

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