# MTV Video Music Awards/Best Rap Video

Der MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video wurde erstmals 1989 ausgegeben als einer von vier in diesem Jahr eingeführten Genre-Kategorien. 2007, als der MTV Video Music Award umstrukturiert wurde, wurde die Kategorie gestrichen. Als 2008 zum ursprünglichen System zurückgekehrt wurde, wurden sie nicht zurückgebracht. Videos aus dem Rap-Genre sind heute unter Best Hip-Hop-Video zu finden.
Die großen Gewinner des Awards waren Will Smith (einmal davon als Teil des Duos DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince), Arrested Development, Dr. Dre und Jay-Z, die den Award je zweimal gewannen.

## Übersicht

| Award | Jahr | Preisträger | für das Video | Nominierungen |
| 1. | 1989 | DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | Parents Just Don’t Understand | Ice-T – Colors Kool Moe Dee – How Ya Like Me Now MC Hammer – Turn This Mutha Out Tone Lōc – Wild Thing |
| 2. | 1990 | MC Hammer | U Can’t Touch This | Digital Underground – The Humpty Dance Biz Markie – Just a Friend Young MC – Principal’s Office |
| 3. | 1991 | LL Cool J | Mama Said Knock You Out | 3rd Bass – Pop Goes the Weasel DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime Ice-T – New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme) Monie Love – It's a Shame (My Sister) |
| 4. | 1992 | Arrested Development | Tennessee | Black Sheep – The Choice Is Yours (Revisited) Kris Kross – Jump Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch – Good Vibrations Sir Mix-a-Lot – Baby Got Back |
| 5. | 1993 | Arrested Development | People Everyday | Digable Planets – Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) Dr. Dre – Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang Naughty by Nature – Hip Hop Hooray |
| 6. | 1994 | Snoop Doggy Dogg | Doggy Dogg World | Coolio – Fantastic Voyage Cypress Hill – Insane in the Brain Dr. Dre – Let Me Ride |
| 7. | 1995 | Dr. Dre | Keep Their Heads Ringin’ | Brandy (feat. MC Lyte, Queen Latifah and Yo-Yo) – I Wanna Be Down Da Bush Babees – Remember We Craig Mack – Flava in Ya Ear Public Enemy – Give It Up Rappin' 4-Tay (featuring The Spinners) – I'll Be Around |
| 8. | 1996 | Coolio (feat. L.V.) | Gangsta's Paradise | 2Pac (feat. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) – California Love Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – Tha Crossroads LL Cool J – Doin’ It |
| 9. | 1997 | The Notorious B.I.G. | Hypnotize | Blackstreet (feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen) – No Diggity Dr. Dre – Been There, Done That Missy Misdemeanor Elliott – The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) |
| 10. | 1998 | Will Smith | Gettin’ Jiggy wit It | Busta Rhymes – Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See Master P (feat. Fiend, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X & Mystikal) – Make ’Em Say Uhh! The Notorious B.I.G. (feat. Puff Daddy & Mase) – Mo Money Mo Problems Pras (feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard & Mýa) – Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) |
| 11. | 1999 | Jay-Z (feat. Ja Rule & Amil) | Can I Get A... | 2Pac – Changes DMX – Ruff Ryders’ Anthem Nas (feat. Puff Daddy) – Hate Me Now |
| 12. | 2000 | Dr. Dre (featuring Eminem) | Forgot About Dre | DMX – Party Up Eminem – The Real Slim Shady Eve (featuring Faith Evans) – Love Is Blind Jay-Z (featuring UGK) – Big Pimpin |
| 13. | 2001 | Nelly | Ride wit Me | Eminem (featuring Dido) – Stan Ja Rule (featuring Lil’ Mo and Vita) – Put It on Me Jay-Z – I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) Snoop Dogg (featuring Master P, Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy and Tha Eastsidaz) – Lay Low |
| 14. | 2002 | Eminem | Without Me | DMX – Who We Be Ludacris (feat. Sleepy Brown) – Saturday (Oooh Oooh!) Nas – One Mic P. Diddy (feat. Black Rob & Mark Curry) – Bad Boy for Life |
| 15. | 2003 | 50 Cent | In da Club | 2Pac (feat. Nas) – Thugz Mansion Eminem – Lose Yourself Ludacris (feat. Mystikal) – Move Nas – I Can |
| 16. | 2004 | Jay-Z | 99 Problems | 50 Cent (feat. Snoop Dogg & G-Unit) – P.I.M.P. (Remix) D12 – My Band Lil Jon and The East Side Boyz (feat. Ying Yang Twins) – Get Low Ludacris (feat. Shawnna) – Stand Up |
| 17. | 2005 | Ludacris | Number One Spot | Eminem – Just Lose It The Game (feat. 50 Cent) – Hate It or Love It T.I. – U Don’t Know Me Ying Yang Twins – Wait (The Whisper Song) |
| 18. | 2006 | Chamillionaire (feat. Krayzie Bone) | Ridin’ | 50 Cent – Window Shopper Busta Rhymes (feat. Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose und DMX) – Touch It (Remix) T.I. – What You Know Yung Joc (feat. Nitti) – It’s Goin’ Down |