The Headies Award for Best Rap Album

The Headies Award for Best Rap Album is an award presented at The Headies, a ceremony that was established in 2006 and originally called the Hip Hop World Awards. It was first presented to Mode 9 for his album Malcolm IX in 2006 .

Recipients

Best Rap Album
Year	Nominees	Result
2019 [1]	Moral Instruction – Falz	Won
	Crown – AQ and Loose Kaynon	Nominated
	A Study on Self Worth: Yxng Dxnzl – M.I Abaga	Nominated
	Clone Wars, Vol. IV (These Buhari Times) – Show Dem Camp	Nominated
2018 [2]	27 – Falz	Nominated
	Trip to the South – Erigga	Nominated
	El-Hadj – Reminisce	Won
	The Playmaker – Phyno	Nominated
	The Glory – Olamide	Nominated
	Rose – A-Q	Nominated
2016 [3]	Eyan Mayweather – Olamide	Nominated
	Powerful – Illbliss	Won
	Stories That Touch – Falz	Nominated
	Y.A.G.I – Lil Kesh	Nominated
2015 [4]	Above Ground Level – Modenine	Nominated
	Baba Hafusa – Reminisce	Nominated
	Street OT – Olamide	Nominated
	The Chairman – M.I Abaga	Won
2014 [5]	No Guts No Glory – Phyno	Nominated
	Alaga Ibile – Reminisce	Nominated
	Baddest Guy Ever Liveth – Olamide	Won
	Thy Nation Come – Jesse Jagz	Nominated
2013 [6]	Oga Boss – Illbliss	Nominated
	The Second Coming – Vector	Nominated
	YBNL – Olamide	Won
	Book of Rap Stories – Reminisce	Nominated
2012 [7]	E.L.I – Ice Prince	Won
	The Dreamer Project – Show Dem Camp	Nominated
	Rapsodi – Olamide	Nominated
	Super C Season – Naeto C	Nominated
2011 [8]	MI 2: The Movie – M.I Abaga	Won
	Untouchable – Ruggedman	Nominated
	I Am William – 2Shotz	Nominated
	African American – Sauce Kid	Nominated
	Boys Are Not Smiling – Terry Tha Rapman	Nominated
2010 [9]	C.E.O – Da Grin	Won
	Dat Ibo Boy – Illbliss	Nominated
	More Than Rap Music – Cartiair	Nominated
	The Investment – Kel	Nominated
2009 [10]	Talk About It – M.I Abaga	Won
	Paradigm Shift – Mode 9	Nominated
	Second Turning by the Right – Lord of Ajasa	Nominated
	U Know My "P" – Naeto C	Nominated
2008 [11]	Ruggedy Baba – Ruggedman	Won
	Ibile – Lord of Ajasa	Nominated
	Gongo Aso – 9ice	Nominated
	Music Business – M.I Abaga	Nominated
	Naija 007 – Mode 9	Nominated

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