The Headies Award for Best Rap Single

The Headies Award for Best Rap Single
Awarded for	Single (released on-air) recording of a rap song
Country	Nigeria
Presented by	Hip Hop World Magazine
First award	2006
Final award	2019
Currently held by	Odumodublvck — "Declan Rice" (2023)
Website	theheadies.com

The Headies Award for Best Rap Single is an award presented at The Headies, a ceremony that was established in 2006 and originally called the Hip Hop World Awards. ^{[note 1] [1]} It was first presented to Mode 9 in 2006. ^{[2] [3]}

Recipients

Best Rap Single
Year	Nominees	Result
2020 [4] [5]	"Bop Daddy" – Falz (featuring Ms Banks)	Won
	"OGB4IG" – Reminisce	Nominated
	"Shut Up" – Blaqbonez	Nominated
	"Country" – Illbliss	Nominated
	"Get the Info" – Phyno (featuring Falz, Phenom)	Nominated
2019 [6]	"Talk" – Falz	Won
	"We Don't Do That Over Here" – Hotyce	Nominated
	"40 ft Container" – Illbliss (featuring Olamide)	Nominated
	"Sacrifice" – Payper Corleone (featuring Alpha Ojini)	Nominated
	"Gang Gang" – A-Q (featuring Loose Kaynon)	Nominated
2018 [7]	"You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives" – M.I	Won
	"Something Lite" – Falz (featuring Ycee)	Nominated
	"Link Up" – Phyno (featuring Burna Boy and M.I)	Nominated
	"Up To You" – Show Dem Camp (featuring Funbi)	Nominated
	"Me Versus Me" – Ice Prince	Nominated
2016 [8] [9]	"Eyan Mayweather" – Olamide	Won
	"Asamalekun" – Reminisce	Nominated
	"Jagaban" – Ycee	Nominated
	"Chukwu Agozi Go Gi" – Illbliss	Nominated
	"Agu Ji Ndi Men" – A-Q	Nominated
	"Show You Something" – Boogey	Nominated
2015 [10]	"King Kong" – Vector	Won
	"Bank Alert" – Illbliss	Nominated
	"Bad Belle" – M.I	Nominated
	"Local Rappers" – Reminisce (featuring Olamide & Phyno)	Nominated
	"T.R" – G.O.D	Nominated
2014 [11]	"Parcel" – Phyno	Won
	"Dope Money" – Olamide (featuring Phyno)	Nominated
	"Shots on Shots" – Ice Prince and Sarkodie	Nominated
	"Rap It Up" – Posly TD	Nominated
	"Deaf" – Eva Alordiah	Nominated
	"WTF"- Illbliss	Nominated
2013 [12] [13]	"Man of the Year" – Phyno	Won
	"Anam Achi Kwanu" – Illbliss (featuring Phyno)	Nominated
	"Durosoke" – Olamide	Nominated
	"2 Musshh" – Reminisce	Nominated
	"Ghost Mode" – Phyno (featuring Olamide)	Nominated
2012 [14] [15]	"Angeli" – Vector (featuring 9ice)	Won
	"Too Much Money" – Iceberg Slim	Nominated
	"Shutdown" – Phyno	Nominated
	"Oh My Gosh" – Yung6ix	Nominated
	"Young Erikina" – Olamide	Nominated
2011 [16] [17]	"Oleku" – Ice Prince (featuring Brymo)	Won
	"Ten Over Ten" – Naeto C	Nominated
	"Boys Are Not Smiling" – Terry Tha Rapman	Nominated
	"Eni Duro" – Olamide	Nominated
	"She and My Swagga" – Ruggedman (featuring Ice Prince)	Nominated
2010	"Sample" (Remix) – Terry Tha Rapman (featuring Stereo Man and Pherowshuz)	Won
	"Finest" – Knight House (featuring Sauce Kid and Teeto)	Nominated
	"Somebody Wants to Die" – M.I	Nominated
	"Owo Ati Swagger" – Cartiair	Nominated
	"Ako Mi Ti Poju" – Naeto C	Nominated
2009 [18] [19]	"Kini Big Deal" – Naeto C	Won
	"Wa Wa Alright" – Kel	Nominated
	"Talking to You" – Mode 9 (featuring Banky W.)	Nominated
	"Safe" – M.I (featuring Djinee)	Nominated
2008 [20]	"Crowd Mentality" - M.I	Won
	"Mo" – Rooftop MC	Nominated
	"Stylee" – DJ Jimmy Jatt, Mode 9, 2Face Idibia & Elajoe	Nominated
	"U know My P" – Naeto C	Nominated
2006	"Elbow Room" – Mode 9	Won

Category records

Most wins

Rank	1st	2nd
Artist	M.I Vector Phyno	Falz Mode 9 Olamide Ice Prince Terry Tha Rapman Naeto C
Total wins	2 Wins	1 win

Most nominations

Rank	1st	2nd	3rd
Artist	M.I Olamide Illbliss Phyno	Naeto C	Mode 9 Ice Prince Reminisce
Total noms	5 nominations	4 nominations	3 nominations

Notes

1. The nominees for the 2006 edition are not included in the Recipients table because they are not available.

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