Latin Grammy Award for Best Rap/Hip Hop Song

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]

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

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

Year	Songwriter(s)	Work	Performing artist(s)[II]	Nominees	Ref.
2020	Residente	"Antes Que El Mundo Se Acabe"	Residente	"Baile del Dinero" – Anuel AA, songwriter (Anuel AA) "Goteo" – Duki, songwriter (Duki) "Kemba Walker" – Eladio Carrión and Bad Bunny, songwriters (Eladio Carrión and Bad Bunny) "Medusa" – Anuel AA, J Balvin, Jhay Cortez, Josias De La Cruz, Misael De La Cruz, Sergio Roldan, Elvin Roubert & Nydia Yera, songwriters (Jhay Cortez, Anuel AA & J Balvin)	[3]
2021	Bad Bunny & Marco Daniel Borrero	"Booker T"	Bad Bunny	"Condenados" – Akapellah & Pedro Querales (Akapellah) "La Vendedora de Placer" – Lito MC Cassidy (Lito MC Cassidy) "SANA SANA" – Rafa Arcaute, Gino Borri, Illmind, Ángel López, Nathy Peluso & Federico Vindver (Nathy Peluso) "Snow Tha Product: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 39" – Bizarrap & Snow Tha Product (Bizarrap & Snow Tha Product)	[4]
2022	Bad Bunny	"De Museo"		"Amor" – Akapellah, songwriter (Akapellah) "Dance Crip" – Santiago Ruiz, Brian Taylor & Trueno, songwriters (Trueno) "El Gran Robo, Pt. 2" – Phanlon Anton Alexander, Geovanny Andrades Andino, Lito MC Cassidy & Daddy Yankee, songwriters (Daddy Yankee & Lito MC Cassidy) "Freestyle 15" – Farina, songwriter (Farina)	[5]
2023	Bad Bunny & Eladio Carrión	"Coco Channel"	Eladio Carrion featuring Bad Bunny	Mauro De Tommaso & J Noa, songwriters – "Autodidacta" (J Noa) Santiago Alvarado, Milo J, Nicki Nicole & Santiago Ruiz, songwriters – "Dispara ***" (Nicki Nicole featuring Milo J) Martin Chris E, Feid & Esteban Higuita Estrada, songwriters – "Le Pido a Dios" (Feid featuring Dj Premier) Akapellah, songwriter – "Pá Ganá" (Akapellah) Vico C, songwriter – "Pregúntale a Tu Papá Por Mi" (Vico C)	[6]
2024	Pablo Drexler, Alberto Escámez López & Nathy Peluso	"Aprender a Amar"	Nathy Peluso	Eladio Carrión, songwriters – "Bendecido" (Eladio Carrión) Al2 El Aldeano & Vico C, songwriters – "Blam Blam" (Vico C featuring Al2 El Aldeano) Akapellah, Leonardo Daniel Díaz, Jose Gonzalez Ollarves, Marlon Luis Morales Santana, Luis Jacinto Muñoz Hernandez & Pedro Elias Querales, songwriters – "La Sabia Escuela" (Akapellah featuring Canserbero & Lil Supa) Bad Bunny & Luar La L, songwriters – "Teléfono Nuevo" (Bad Bunny featuring Luar La L) Bad Bunny & Eladio Carrión, songwriters – "Thunder y Lightning" (Bad Bunny featuring Eladio Carrión)	[7]

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. 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.

External links

• Latin music portal
• Music portal

• Official website of the Latin Grammy Awards