The Headies Award for Best Rap Single is an award presented at The Headies, a ceremony that was established in 2006 and originally called the Hip Hop World Awards. It was first presented to Mode 9 in 2006.
Recipients Best Rap Single Year Nominees Result2020"Bop Daddy" – Falz (featuring Ms Banks)"OGB4IG" – Reminisce"Shut Up" – Blaqbonez"Country" – Illbliss"Get the Info" – Phyno (featuring Falz, Phenom)2019"Talk" – Falz"We Don't Do That Over Here" – Hotyce"40 ft Container" – Illbliss (featuring Olamide)"Sacrifice" – Payper Corleone (featuring Alpha Ojini)"Gang Gang" – A-Q (featuring Loose Kaynon)2018"You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives" – M.I"Something Lite" – Falz (featuring Ycee)"Link Up" – Phyno (featuring Burna Boy and M.I)"Up To You" – Show Dem Camp (featuring Funbi)"Me Versus Me" – Ice Prince2016"Eyan Mayweather" – Olamide"Asamalekun" – Reminisce"Jagaban" – Ycee"Chukwu Agozi Go Gi" – Illbliss"Agu Ji Ndi Men" – A-Q"Show You Something" – Boogey2015"King Kong" – Vector"Bank Alert" – Illbliss"Bad Belle" – M.I"Local Rappers" – Reminisce (featuring Olamide & Phyno)"T.R" – G.O.D2014"Parcel" – Phyno"Dope Money" – Olamide (featuring Phyno)"Shots on Shots" – Ice Prince and Sarkodie"Rap It Up" – Posly TD"Deaf" – Eva Alordiah"WTF"- Illbliss2013"Man of the Year" – Phyno"Anam Achi Kwanu" – Illbliss (featuring Phyno)"Durosoke" – Olamide"2 Musshh" – Reminisce"Ghost Mode" – Phyno (featuring Olamide)2012"Angeli" – Vector (featuring 9ice)"Too Much Money" – Iceberg Slim"Shutdown" – Phyno"Oh My Gosh" – Yung6ix"Young Erikina" – Olamide2011"Oleku" – Ice Prince (featuring Brymo)"Ten Over Ten" – Naeto C"Boys Are Not Smiling" – Terry Tha Rapman"Eni Duro" – Olamide"She and My Swagga" – Ruggedman (featuring Ice Prince)2010"Sample" (Remix) – Terry Tha Rapman (featuring Stereo Man and Pherowshuz)"Finest" – Knight House (featuring Sauce Kid and Teeto)"Somebody Wants to Die" – M.I"Owo Ati Swagger" – Cartiair"Ako Mi Ti Poju" – Naeto C2009"Kini Big Deal" – Naeto C"Wa Wa Alright" – Kel"Talking to You" – Mode 9 (featuring Banky W.)"Safe" – M.I (featuring Djinee)2008"Crowd Mentality" - M.I"Mo" – Rooftop MC"Stylee" – DJ Jimmy Jatt, Mode 9, 2Face Idibia & Elajoe"U know My P" – Naeto C2006"Elbow Room" – Mode 9
Category records Most wins Rank 1st 2nd Artist M.IVectorPhyno FalzMode 9OlamideIce PrinceTerry Tha RapmanNaeto C Total wins 2 Wins 1 win
Most nominations Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Artist M.IOlamideIllblissPhyno Naeto C Mode 9Ice PrinceReminisce Total noms 5 nominations 4 nominations 3 nominations
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