Last week on our Instagram, we had our first-ever year-end awards show where our followers voted for the winners of various categories that honored both the best rappers, producers, albums, and songs of last year. Today we’re looking back at each of the album categories and seeing how many votes it took for each nominee to secure the win!
Best Trap/Drill Artist
Nominees
21 Savage (1051 Votes)
Lil Uzi Vert (889 Votes)
Pop Smoke (1186 Votes)
Lil Baby (304 Votes)
Winner: Pop Smoke
Best Gangsta Rap Artist
Nominees
Benny the Butcher (435 Votes)
Freddie Gibbs (2235 Votes)
Westside Gunn (423 Votes)
Conway the Machine (247 Votes)
Winner: Freddie Gibbs
Best Experimental/Underground Artist
Nominees
El-P (683 Votes)
Killer Mike (748 Votes)
Black Thought (1176 Votes)
Daveed Diggs (289 Votes)
Winner: Black Thought
Best Commercial Artist
Nominees
Nas (518 Votes)
Logic (422 Votes)
Denzel Curry (838 Votes)
Kid Cudi (1778 Votes)
Winner: Kid Cudi
Best Lyricist
Nominees
Benny the Butcher (910 Votes)
Conway the Machine (700 Votes)
Killer Mike (574 Votes)
Aesop Rock (763 Votes)
Winner: Benny the Butcher
Best Feature Artist
Nominees
Freddie Gibbs (644 Votes)
Jay-Z (994 Votes)
Conway the Machine (178 Votes)
Tyler the Creator (1544 Votes)
Winner: Tyler the Creator
Best Group
Nominees
Run the Jewels (1677 Votes)
.clipping (388 Votes)
Spillage Village (532 Votes)
Public Enemy (390 Votes)
Winner: Run the Jewels
Best Visionary
Nominees
El-P (400 Votes)
Westside Gunn (965 Votes)
The Alchemist (1216 Votes)
Hit-Boy (275 Votes)
Winner: The Alchemist
Best Female Rapper
Nominees
Armani Caesar (487 Votes)
Megan Thee Stallion (1283 Votes)
Che Noir (328 Votes)
CHIKA (552 Votes)
Winner: Megan Thee Stallion
Best Producer
Nominees
Exile (163 Votes)
Metro Boomin (1418 Votes)
The Alchemist (1434 Votes)
Hit-Boy (245 Votes)
Winner: The Alchemist
Best Breakout Rapper
Nominees
Don Tolliver (1390 Votes)
Reason (336 Votes)
Megan Thee Stallion (261 Votes)
Lil Baby (1120 Votes)
Winner: Don Tolliver
Best Comeback Artist
Nominees
Logic (1607 Votes)
Nas (749 Votes)
Boldy James (749 Votes)
Jay Electronica (294 Votes)
Winner: Logic
Best Breakout Producer
Nominees
JR Swiftz (254 Votes)
Chopsquad DJ (682 Votes)
Daringer (643 Votes)
Brandon Finessin (298 Votes)
Winner: Chopsquad DJ
Best Indie/Rising Artist
Nominees
Unlearn the World (354 Votes)
Jordan D. Mitchell (438 Votes)
AP YCM (300 Votes)
Lord Sko (415 Votes)
Winner: Jordan D. Mitchell
Artist Of The Year
Nominees
Pop Smoke (1773 Votes)
Freddie Gibbs (1924 Votes)
Black Thought (454 Votes)
Kid Cudi (1631 Votes)
Winner: Freddie Gibbs
