Latin Grammy Award for Best Rap/Hip Hop Song

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Latin Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
Awarded forquality vocal or instrumental rap music singles or tracks
CountryUnited States
Presented by The Latin Recording Academy
Currently held byPablo Drexler, Alberto Escámez López and Nathy Peluso for "Aprender a Amar" (2024)
Website latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Rap/Hip Hop Song is an award presented annually by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences at the Latin Grammy Awards. [1]

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The description of the category at the 2020 Latin Grammy Awards states that it "includes the genres of Trap and Dancehall Songs" and states that "a song must contain at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese and must be a new song." [2] The award is to the songwriter(s), with instrumental recordings, sampling and cover songs not eligible for the category.

The category was first awarded at the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2020, with Residente behind the inaugural winner for writing his song "Antes Que El Mundo Se Acabe".

Recipients

Residente was the inaugural winner of the award in 2020. Residente - Selvatic Festival Malaga - July 2025-08 (cropped).jpg
Residente was the inaugural winner of the award in 2020.
Three-time winner Bad Bunny. Bad Bunny 2019 by Glenn Francis (cropped).jpg
Three-time winner Bad Bunny.
2024 winner Nathy Peluso. Nathy Peluso Latin Grammys 2021.jpg
2024 winner Nathy Peluso.
YearSongwriter(s)WorkPerforming artist(s) [II] NomineesRef.
2020 Residente "Antes Que El Mundo Se Acabe" Residente
[3]
2021 Bad Bunny & Marco Daniel Borrero "Booker T"Bad Bunny
 [4]
2022 Bad Bunny "De Museo"
  • Akapellah – "Amor" (Akapellah)
  • Santiago Ruiz, Brian Taylor & Trueno – "Dance Crip" (Trueno)
  • Phanlon Anton Alexander, Geovanny Andrades Andino, Lito MC Cassidy & Daddy Yankee – "El Gran Robo, Pt. 2" (Daddy Yankee & Lito MC Cassidy)
  • Farina – "Freestyle 15" (Farina)
 [5]
2023 Bad Bunny & Eladio Carrión "Coco Channel"Eladio Carrion featuring Bad Bunny
  • Mauro De Tommaso & J Noa – "Autodidacta" (J Noa)
  • Santiago Alvarado, Milo J, Nicki Nicole & Santiago Ruiz – "Dispara ***" (Nicki Nicole featuring Milo J)
  • Martin Chris E, Feid & Esteban Higuita Estrada – "Le Pido a Dios" (Feid featuring Dj Premier)
  • Akapellah – "Pá Ganá" (Akapellah)
  • Vico C – "Pregúntale a Tu Papá Por Mi" (Vico C)
 [6]
2024 Pablo Drexler, Alberto Escámez López & Nathy Peluso "Aprender a Amar"Nathy Peluso
 [7]
2025 TBATBATBA
  • Noah Assad, José Carabaño, Eladio Carrión, Samuel David Jiménez, Adam Moralejo, Albert Packness & Big Soto – "El Favorito de Mami" (Big Soto featuring Eladio Carrion)
  • Trueno – "Fresh" (Trueno)
  • Akapellah, Jesus Fuenmayor & Trueno – "Parriba" (Akapellah featuring Trueno)
  • Samuel Wilfredo Dilone Castillo, Sócrates Rafael Francis Puello, J Noa & Vakero – "Sudor y Tinta" (J Noa & Vakero)
  • Arcángel – "THC" (Arcángel)
 [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación". Latin Grammy Awards (in Spanish). United States: Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Category Guide". Latin Grammy Awards. Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ Huston, Marysabel. "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  4. ↑ "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy . September 28, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ Cobo, Leila (2022-11-17). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  6. ↑ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard . Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Frazier, Nina (September 17, 2024). "2024 Latin GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". Grammy Awards (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  8. ↑ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (September 17, 2025). "Bad Bunny, Edgar Barrera and CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso Lead 2025 Latin Grammy Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
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