The Brit Award for British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. The accolade was presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music. The winners and nominees were determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members comprising record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.

The first winner of the award was Ms. Dynamite in 2003. Lemar is the only two-time winner in the category while Dizzee Rascal holds the record for most nominations without a win, with three. The current holder of the award is Dave, who won the category in 2026.

History The award was first presented as Best British Urban Act at the 2003 Brit Awards and last presented in 2006.

In 2021, it was announced that the category had been revived and renamed Best British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act following the removal of gendered categories. This new iteration of the award was first presented at the 42nd Brit Awards and is voted for by the public along with the three other genre categories (Pop/R&B Act, Dance Act and Rock/Alternative Act).

Winners and nominees British Urban Act (2003–2006)

YearRecipientNominees 2003 Ms. DynamiteDaniel Bedingfield Big Brovaz Craig David Beverley Knight Mis-Teeq Romeo Roots Manuva So Solid Crew The Streets 2004 LemarBig Brovaz Dizzee Rascal Mis-Teeq Amy Winehouse 2005 Joss StoneDizzee Rascal Jamelia Lemar The Streets 2006 LemarCraig David Dizzee Rascal Kano Ms. Dynamite

British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act (2022–present)

YearRecipientNominees 2022 DaveCentral Cee Ghetts Little Simz AJ Tracey 2023 AitchCentral Cee Dave Loyle Carner Stormzy 2024 Casisdead Central Cee Dave J Hus Little Simz 2025 Stormzy Central Cee Dave Ghetts Little Simz 2026 Dave Central Cee Jim Legxacy Little Simz Loyle Carner

Multiple nominations and awards

+ Artists that received multiple nominationsNominationsArtist5Central CeeDave4Little Simz3Dizzee RascalLemar2Big BrovazCraig DavidGhettsLoyle CarnerMis-TeeqMs. DynamiteStormzyThe Streets

+ Artists that received multiple awardsAwardsArtist2Lemar

Notes Ms. Dynamite (2003), Joss Stone (2005) also won Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist

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