American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song

{{Infobox award

| name = American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song

| image = Pulitzer2018-portraits-kendrick-lamar.jpg

| caption = "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar is the most recent recipient

| presenter = American Music Awards

| year = 2016

| holder = Kendrick Lamar – "Not Like Us"

| most_wins = Cardi B (3)

| most_nominations = Kendrick Lamar (4)

| awarded_for =

| country = United States

| website = [http://www.theamas.com/ theamas.com]

}}

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 three times.

Winners and nominees

=2010s=

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rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2016
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Drake \| "Hotline Bling" \| rowspan="4" align="center"\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/11/20/american-music-awards-2016-full-list-of-winners-recap/#463385ed16fe\|title=American Music Awards 2016: Full List of Winners\|website=Forbes\|first=Hugh\|last=McIntyre\|date=November 20, 2016\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Desiigner \| "Panda"
Fetty Wap \| "679"
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2017
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| DJ Khaled {{small\|(featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne)}} \| "I'm the One" \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/8039497/amas-2017-winners-list\|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 AMAs\|website=Billboard\|date=November 19, 2017\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Kendrick Lamar \| "Humble."
Rae Sremmurd {{small\|(featuring Gucci Mane)}} \| "Black Beatles"
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2018
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Cardi B \| "Bodak Yellow" \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{Cite news\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/american-music-awards-full-list-winners-2018-1146665/item/favorite-male-artist-soul-r-b-1142148 \|title=American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Wins Artist of the Year, Sets New Record\|last=Nordyke\|first=Kimberly\|date=October 9, 2018\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|access-date=October 9, 2018}}
Drake \| "God's Plan"
Post Malone {{small\|(featuring 21 Savage)}} \| "Rockstar"
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2019
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Lil Nas X {{small\|(featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)}} \| "Old Town Road" \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8540229/2019-american-music-awards-nominations-ama-list \|title=Post Malone, Ariana Grande & Billie Eilish Lead 2019 American Music Awards Nominations: See Full List\|last=Aniftos\|first=Rania\|date=October 24, 2019\|work=Billboard\|access-date=October 24, 2019\|archive-date=October 24, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024172109/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8540229/2019-american-music-awards-nominations-ama-list }}
Travis Scott \| "Sicko Mode"
Post Malone \| "Wow"

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width="10%"| Year

! width="40%"| Artist

! width="45%"| Song

! width="5%"| Ref

rowspan="4" align="center"| American Music Awards of 2016

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| Drake

| "Hotline Bling"

| rowspan="4" align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/11/20/american-music-awards-2016-full-list-of-winners-recap/#463385ed16fe|title=American Music Awards 2016: Full List of Winners|website=Forbes|first=Hugh|last=McIntyre|date=November 20, 2016|access-date=November 21, 2017}}

Desiigner

| "Panda"

Fetty Wap

| "679"

rowspan="4" align="center"| American Music Awards of 2017

style="background:#c5e1f0"

| DJ Khaled {{small|(featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and
Lil Wayne)}}

| "I'm the One"

| rowspan="4" align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/8039497/amas-2017-winners-list|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 AMAs|website=Billboard|date=November 19, 2017|access-date=November 21, 2017}}

Kendrick Lamar

| "Humble."

Rae Sremmurd {{small|(featuring Gucci Mane)}}

| "Black Beatles"

rowspan="4" align="center"| American Music Awards of 2018

style="background:#c5e1f0"

| Cardi B

| "Bodak Yellow"

| rowspan="4" align="center"| {{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/american-music-awards-full-list-winners-2018-1146665/item/favorite-male-artist-soul-r-b-1142148 |title=American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Wins Artist of the Year, Sets New Record|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|date=October 9, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 9, 2018}}

Drake

| "God's Plan"

Post Malone {{small|(featuring 21 Savage)}}

| "Rockstar"

rowspan="4" align="center"| American Music Awards of 2019

style="background:#c5e1f0"

| Lil Nas X {{small|(featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)}}

| "Old Town Road"

| rowspan="4" align="center"| {{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8540229/2019-american-music-awards-nominations-ama-list |title=Post Malone, Ariana Grande & Billie Eilish Lead 2019 American Music Awards Nominations: See Full List|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=October 24, 2019|work=Billboard|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024172109/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8540229/2019-american-music-awards-nominations-ama-list }}

Travis Scott

| "Sicko Mode"

Post Malone

| "Wow"

=2020s=

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width="10%"\| Year ! width="40%"\| Artist ! width="45%"\| Song ! width="5%"\| Ref
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2020
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Cardi B {{small\|(featuring Megan Thee Stallion)}} \| "WAP" \| rowspan="4" align="center"\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/american-music-awards-2020-complete-list-nominations-73796655\|title=American Music Awards 2020: Full list of nominations\|website=Good Morning America\|date=October 26, 2020\|access-date=October 26, 2020}}
DaBaby {{small\|(featuring Roddy Ricch)}} \| "Rockstar"
Roddy Ricch \| "The Box"
rowspan="6" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2021
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Cardi B \| "Up" \| rowspan="6" align="center"\|{{Cite web \|title=American Music Awards 2021: Complete list of nominations \|url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/american-music-awards-2021-complete-list-nominations-80820474 \|access-date=October 29, 2021 \|website= \|date=October 28, 2021}}
Internet Money {{small\|(featuring Gunna, Don Toliver and Nav)}} \| "Lemonade"
Lil Tjay {{small\|(featuring 6lack)}} \| "Calling My Phone"
Polo G \| "Rapstar"
Pop Smoke \| "What You Know Bout Love"
rowspan="6" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2022
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Future {{small\|(featuring Drake and Tems)}} \| "Wait for U" \| rowspan="6" align="center"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/\|title=Here Are All the 2022 AMAs Winners\|last=Atkinson\|first=Katie\|date=November 20, 2022\|magazine=Billboard\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121042102/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/\|archive-date=November 21, 2022\|url-status=live\|access-date=November 21, 2022}}
Jack Harlow \| "First Class"
Kodak Black \| "Super Gremlin"
Latto \| "Big Energy"
Lil Nas X {{small\|(featuring Jack Harlow)}} \| "Industry Baby"
rowspan="6" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2025
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Kendrick Lamar \| "Not Like Us" \| rowspan="6" align="center"\|{{Cite web \|last=AMAs \|date=2025-04-23 \|title=2025 American Music Awards Nominees Announced \|url=https://www.theamas.com/2025/04/2025-american-music-awards-nominees-announced/ \|access-date=2025-04-23 \|website=American Music Awards \|language=en}}
Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar \| "Like That"
GloRilla \| "TGIF"
GloRilla {{small\|(featuring Sexyy Red)}} \| "Whatchu Kno About Me"
Kendrick Lamar and SZA \| "Luther"

class="wikitable" width="100%"

width="10%"| Year

! width="40%"| Artist

! width="45%"| Song

! width="5%"| Ref

rowspan="4" align="center"| American Music Awards of 2020

style="background:#c5e1f0"

| Cardi B {{small|(featuring Megan Thee Stallion)}}

| "WAP"

| rowspan="4" align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/american-music-awards-2020-complete-list-nominations-73796655|title=American Music Awards 2020: Full list of nominations|website=Good Morning America|date=October 26, 2020|access-date=October 26, 2020}}

DaBaby {{small|(featuring Roddy Ricch)}}

| "Rockstar"

Roddy Ricch

| "The Box"

rowspan="6" align="center"| American Music Awards of 2021

style="background:#c5e1f0"

| Cardi B

| "Up"

| rowspan="6" align="center"|{{Cite web |title=American Music Awards 2021: Complete list of nominations |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/american-music-awards-2021-complete-list-nominations-80820474 |access-date=October 29, 2021 |website= |date=October 28, 2021}}

Internet Money {{small|(featuring Gunna, Don Toliver and Nav)}}

| "Lemonade"

Lil Tjay {{small|(featuring 6lack)}}

| "Calling My Phone"

Polo G

| "Rapstar"

Pop Smoke

| "What You Know Bout Love"

rowspan="6" align="center"| American Music Awards of 2022

style="background:#c5e1f0"

| Future {{small|(featuring Drake and Tems)}}

| "Wait for U"

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/|title=Here Are All the 2022 AMAs Winners|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|date=November 20, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121042102/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/|archive-date=November 21, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=November 21, 2022}}

Jack Harlow

| "First Class"

Kodak Black

| "Super Gremlin"

Latto

| "Big Energy"

Lil Nas X {{small|(featuring Jack Harlow)}}

| "Industry Baby"

rowspan="6" align="center"| American Music Awards of 2025

style="background:#c5e1f0"

| Kendrick Lamar

| "Not Like Us"

| rowspan="6" align="center"|{{Cite web |last=AMAs |date=2025-04-23 |title=2025 American Music Awards Nominees Announced |url=https://www.theamas.com/2025/04/2025-american-music-awards-nominees-announced/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=American Music Awards |language=en}}

Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar

| "Like That"

GloRilla

| "TGIF"

GloRilla {{small|(featuring Sexyy Red)}}

| "Whatchu Kno About Me"

Kendrick Lamar and SZA

| "Luther"