# American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album

The American Music Award for Favorite Album – Rap/Hip Hop has been awarded since 1989. Years reflect in the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward where awards were handed out on November of the same year). Drake has the most nominations with 9.

## Winners and nominees
### 1980s

| Year | Artist | Album |
| 1989 (16th) |
| 1989 (16th) | DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper |
| 1989 (16th) | Public Enemy | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back |
| 1989 (16th) | Run–D.M.C. | Tougher Than Leather |

### 1990s

| Year | Artist | Album | Ref |
| 1990 (17th) |
| 1990 (17th) | MC Hammer | Let's Get It Started | |
| 1990 (17th) | Eazy-E | Eazy-Duz-It | |
| 1990 (17th) | Tone Lōc | Lōc-ed After Dark | |
| 1991 (18th) | | | |
| 1991 (18th) | MC Hammer | Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em | |
| 1991 (18th) | Public Enemy | Fear of a Black Planet | |
| 1991 (18th) | Vanilla Ice | To the Extreme | |
| 1992 (19th) | | | |
| 1992 (19th) | DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | Homebase | |
| 1992 (19th) | LL Cool J | Mama Said Knock You Out | |
| 1992 (19th) | Public Enemy | Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black | |
| 1993 – 1999 | — | — | — |

### 2000s

| Year | Artist | Album | Ref |
| 2000 – 2002 | — | — | — |
| 2003 (30th) |
| 2003 (30th) | Eminem | The Eminem Show | |
| 2003 (30th) | Ashanti | Ashanti | |
| 2003 (30th) | Ludacris | Word of Mouf | |
| 2003 (30th) | Nelly | Nellyville | |
| 2003 (31st) | | | |
| 2003 (31st) | 50 Cent | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | |
| 2003 (31st) | Missy Elliott | Under Construction | |
| 2003 (31st) | Eminem | 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture | |
| 2003 (31st) | Sean Paul | Dutty Rock | |
| 2004 (32nd) | | | |
| 2004 (32nd) | Outkast | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | |
| 2004 (32nd) | Jay-Z | The Black Album | |
| 2004 (32nd) | Kanye West | The College Dropout | |
| 2005 (33rd) | | | |
| 2005 (33rd) | 50 Cent | The Massacre | |
| 2005 (33rd) | Eminem | Encore | |
| 2005 (33rd) | T.I. | Urban Legend | |
| 2006 (34th) | | | |
| 2006 (34th) | The Black Eyed Peas | Monkey Business | |
| 2006 (34th) | Eminem | Curtain Call: The Hits | |
| 2006 (34th) | T.I. | King | |
| 2007 (35th) | | | |
| 2007 (35th) | T.I. | T.I. vs. T.I.P. | |
| 2007 (35th) | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | Strength & Loyalty | |
| 2007 (35th) | Young Jeezy | The Inspiration | |
| 2008 (36th) | | | |
| 2008 (36th) | Kanye West | Graduation | |
| 2008 (36th) | Jay-Z | American Gangster | |
| 2008 (36th) | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter III | |
| 2009 (37th) | | | |
| 2009 (37th) | Jay-Z | The Blueprint 3 | |
| 2009 (37th) | Eminem | Relapse | |
| 2009 (37th) | T.I. | Paper Trail | |

### 2010s

| Year | Artist | Album |
| 2010 (38th) |
| 2010 (38th) | Eminem | Recovery |
| 2010 (38th) | B.o.B | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray |
| 2010 (38th) | Drake | Thank Me Later |
| 2011 (39th) | | |
| 2011 (39th) | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday |
| 2011 (39th) | Jay-Z and Kanye West | Watch the Throne |
| 2011 (39th) | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter IV |
| 2012 (40th) | | |
| 2012 (40th) | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded |
| 2012 (40th) | Drake | Take Care |
| 2012 (40th) | J. Cole | Cole World: The Sideline Story |
| 2013 (41st) | | |
| 2013 (41st) | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | The Heist |
| 2013 (41st) | Jay-Z | Magna Carta Holy Grail |
| 2013 (41st) | Kendrick Lamar | Good Kid, M.A.A.D City |
| 2014 (42nd) | | |
| 2014 (42nd) | Iggy Azalea | The New Classic |
| 2014 (42nd) | Drake | Nothing Was the Same |
| 2014 (42nd) | Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 |
| 2015 (43rd) | | |
| 2015 (43rd) | Nicki Minaj | The Pinkprint |
| 2015 (43rd) | Drake | If You're Reading This It's Too Late |
| 2015 (43rd) | J. Cole | 2014 Forest Hills Drive |
| 2016 (44th) | | |
| 2016 (44th) | Drake | Views |
| 2016 (44th) | Drake and Future | What a Time to Be Alive |
| 2016 (44th) | Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap |
| 2017 (45th) | | |
| 2017 (45th) | Kendrick Lamar | DAMN. |
| 2017 (45th) | Drake | More Life |
| 2017 (45th) | Migos | Culture |
| 2018 (46th) | | |
| 2018 (46th) | Post Malone | Beerbongs & Bentleys |
| 2018 (46th) | Drake | Scorpion |
| 2018 (46th) | Lil Uzi Vert | Luv Is Rage 2 |
| 2019 (47th) | | |
| 2019 (47th) | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding |
| 2019 (47th) | Meek Mill | Championships |
| 2019 (47th) | Travis Scott | Astroworld |

### 2020s

| Year | Artist | Album |
| 2020 (48th) |
| 2020 (48th) | Roddy Ricch | Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial |
| 2020 (48th) | Lil Baby | My Turn |
| 2020 (48th) | Lil Uzi Vert | Eternal Atake |
| 2021 (49th) | | |
| 2021 (49th) | Megan Thee Stallion | Good News |
| 2021 (49th) | Drake | Certified Lover Boy |
| 2021 (49th) | Juice Wrld | Legends Never Die |
| 2021 (49th) | Pop Smoke | Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon |
| 2021 (49th) | Rod Wave | SoulFly |
| 2022 (50th) | | |
| 2022 (50th) | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers |
| 2022 (50th) | Future | I Never Liked You |
| 2022 (50th) | Gunna | DS4Ever |
| 2022 (50th) | Lil Durk | 7220 |
| 2022 (50th) | Polo G | Hall of Fame 2.0 |