Brit Award for British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act

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Brit Award for British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act
Awarded forAchievement in Excellence: British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act
Country United Kingdom (UK)
Presented by British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First awarded2003
Currently held by Casisdead (2024)
Most awards Lemar (2)
Most nominations
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]

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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 Ms Dynamite (4663812211).jpg
Inaugural winner Ms. Dynamite
Two-time winner Lemar Lemar.jpg
Two-time winner Lemar
Three-time nominee Dizzee Rascal Dizzie2009Rascal.jpg
Three-time nominee Dizzee Rascal
YearRecipientNominees
2003 Ms. Dynamite
2004 [5] Lemar
2005 [6] Joss Stone
2006 [7] Lemar [8]

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

Dave received the first award when the category was revived and renamed in 2022 Santan Dave (cropped) 2.jpg
Dave received the first award when the category was revived and renamed in 2022
YearRecipientNominees
2022 Dave
2023 Aitch
2024 Casisdead

Multiple nominations and awards

Notes

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This is a discography of the UK garage, R&B and hip hop singer and rapper Ms. Dynamite, twice winner of BRIT Awards and three times winner of MOBO Awards. It contains two studio albums and eight singles.

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