Brit Award for British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act

Brit Award for British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act
Awarded for	Achievement in Excellence: British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act
Country	United Kingdom (UK)
Presented by	British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First award	2003
Currently held by	Casisdead (2024)
Most awards	Lemar (2)
Most nominations	Dizzee Rascal Lemar (3 each)
Website	www.brits.co.uk

The Brit Award for British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. ^[1] The accolade was presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music. ^[2] The winners and nominees were determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members comprising record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees. ^[3]

The first winner of the award was Ms. Dynamite in 2003. Lemar is the only two-time winner in the category while Dizzee Rascal holds the record for most nominations without a win, with three. The current holder of the award is Casisdead, who won the category in 2024.

History

The award was first presented as Best British Urban Act at the 2003 Brit Awards and last presented in 2006.

In 2021, it was announced that the category had been revived and renamed Best British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act following the removal of gendered categories. This new iteration of the award was first presented at the 42nd Brit Awards and is voted for by the public along with the three other genre categories (Pop/R&B Act, Dance Act and Rock/Alternative Act). ^[4]

Winners and nominees

British Urban Act (2003–2006)

Inaugural winner Ms. Dynamite

Two-time winner Lemar

Year	Recipient	Nominees
2003	Ms. Dynamite	Daniel Bedingfield Big Brovaz Craig David Beverley Knight Mis-Teeq Romeo Roots Manuva So Solid Crew The Streets
2004 [5]	Lemar	Big Brovaz Dizzee Rascal Mis-Teeq Amy Winehouse
2005 [6]	Joss Stone	Dizzee Rascal Jamelia Lemar The Streets
2006 [7]	Lemar [8]	Craig David Dizzee Rascal Kano Ms. Dynamite

British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act (2022–present)

Dave received the first award when the category was revived and renamed in 2022

Year	Recipient	Nominees
2022	Dave	Central Cee Ghetts Little Simz AJ Tracey
2023	Aitch	Central Cee Dave Loyle Carner Stormzy
2024	Casisdead	Central Cee Dave J Hus Little Simz
2025	Stormzy	Central Cee Dave Ghetts Little Simz

Multiple nominations and awards

Artists that received multiple nominations Nominations Artist 4 Central Cee Dave 3 Dizzee Rascal Lemar Little Simz 2 Big Brovaz Craig David Ghetts Mis-Teeq Ms. Dynamite Stormzy The Streets

Artists that received multiple awards Awards Artist 2 Lemar

Notes

• Ms. Dynamite (2003), Joss Stone (2005) also won Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist

References

1. "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
2. "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
3. "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
4. "Brit Awards scrap male and female categories". BBC News. 22 November 2021.
5. "Brits 2004: The nominations". News.bbc.co.uk. 12 January 2004. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
6. "BRITs 2005 Nominees Announced - MTV UK". Mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
7. "Brit award nominations hail the Kaiser Chiefs". The Independent . 11 January 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
8. "Brit awards winners list 2013: every winner since 1977". The Guardian . 21 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2018.