MAMA Award for Best Rap Performance

Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Rap 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| 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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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)

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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" (ft. 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[Note 1] | "Friend" (ft. 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" (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"  |

* 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" ft. Ali
* Big Bang \- "Lies"
* Drunken Tiger \- "8:45 Heaven"
* Dynamic Duo \- "Attendance Check"

2008

(10th)

| "One" (ft. Ji Sun)  |

* Dynamic duo \- "Solo" ft. Alex
* Mighty Mouth \- "Energy"
* Eun Ji-won \- "Adios"
* MC Mong \- "Circus"

2009

(11th)

| Leessang | "Can't Breakup Girl, Can't Breakaway Boy" (ft. Jung-in)  |

* Dynamic Duo \- "Guilty"
* Tiger JK of Drunken Tiger \- "Monster"
* Outsider \- "Loner"
* Epik High \- "Wannabe" ft. 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" (ft. Yoon Mi-rae, Kwon Jung Yeol)  |

* Clover \- "La Vida Loca"
* Mighty Mouth \- "Tok Tok"
* Simon D \- "Cheerz"
* Tablo \- "Bad"

2012

(14th)

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

* Dynamic Duo \- "Without You"
* Leessang \- "Someday"
* Mighty Mouth \- "Bad Boy"
* Verbal Jint \- "You Deserve Better"

2013

(15th)

| Dynamic Duo | "BAAAM" (ft. 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 HipHop & 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 (ft. IU)"  |

* Dean – "Instagram"
* Jay Park – "Soju"
* Crush – "Bittersweet"
* Heize – "Jenga"

2019

(21st)

| Heize | "She's Fine"  |

* Mino – "Fiancé"
* Epik High feat. Crush and IU – "Love Drunk"
* Woo Won-jae feat. Giriboy – "Taste"
* Crush – "Nappa"

2020

(22nd)

| Zico | "Any Song"  |

* Giriboy \- "Eul" (Feat. BIG Naughty)
* Yumdda \- "Amanda" (Feat. 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 (feat. IU)"  |

* Be'O \- "Counting Stars" (feat. Beenzino)
* Big Naughty \- "Beyond Love" (feat. 10cm)
* J-Hope \- "More"
* Zico \- "Freak"

2023

(25th)

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

* Ash Island \- "Goodbye" (feat. Paul Blanco)
* J-Hope \- "On the Street" (with J. Cole)
* Jay Park \- "Candy" (feat. Zion.T)
* Zior Park \- "Christian"

^[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)

* 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)

* Ash Island (rapper) (2021)

## 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

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Mnet Asian Music Awards official website

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Competitive Awards|

* Best Male Artist
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* Best New Artist
* Best Dance Performance
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* Best Rap Performance
* Best Vocal Performance
* Best Collaboration
* Best OST
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* Best International Artist
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Discontinued awards|

* Best Mixed Group
* Best Ballad/R&B Performance
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* Discontinued Music Video Awards

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