The American Music Award for Favorite Song – Rap/Hip Hop has been awarded since 2016. Three songs are nominated per year. Cardi B became the first artist to win the award twice. She has won four times.
Winners and nominees 2010s Year Artist Song Ref 2016 Drake "Hotline Bling" Desiigner "Panda" Fetty Wap "679" 2017 DJ Khaled "I'm the One" Kendrick Lamar "Humble." Rae Sremmurd "Black Beatles" 2018 Cardi B "Bodak Yellow" Drake "God's Plan" Post Malone "Rockstar" 2019 Lil Nas X "Old Town Road" Travis Scott "Sicko Mode" Post Malone "Wow"
2020s Year Artist Song Ref 2020 Cardi B "WAP" DaBaby "Rockstar" Roddy Ricch "The Box" 2021 Cardi B "Up" Internet Money "Lemonade" Lil Tjay "Calling My Phone" Polo G "Rapstar" Pop Smoke "What You Know Bout Love" 2022 Future "Wait for U" Jack Harlow "First Class" Kodak Black "Super Gremlin" Latto "Big Energy" Lil Nas X "Industry Baby" 2025 Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar "Like That" GloRilla "TGIF" GloRilla "Whatchu Kno About Me" Kendrick Lamar and SZA "Luther" 2026 Cardi B "ErrTime" Drake "Nokia" Gunna "WGFT" Playboi Carti and The Weeknd "Rather Lie" Metro Boomin, Breskii, Quavo and YK Niece "Take Me Thru Dere"
Category facts Multiple wins 4 wins Cardi B
Multiple nominations 4 nominations Kendrick Lamar
3 nominations Cardi B Drake
2 nominations Future GloRilla Jack Harlow Lil Nas X Post Malone Roddy Ricch
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