The MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video was first given out in 1989, and it was one of the four original genre categories added at the 1989
MTV Video Music Awards. This award was last given out in 2006, as MTV did not bring it back in 2008 like it did with other genre awards. Instead, artists and videos that were previously eligible for Best Rap Video are now eligible for
Best Hip-Hop Video.
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Dr. Dre
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Jay-Z are tied as this award's biggest winners, each having won it twice.
Recipients
References
See also
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MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rap
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Hip Hop has been awarded since 1998. Originally entitled Best Rap, the award was renamed to its current title in 1999. Eminem has won this award nine times.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and high ...
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MTV Video Music Awards
Awards established in 1989
Awards disestablished in 2006