XXL Awards 2025 Nominees

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Now it's time for the XXL Awards Board Members to vote. They will be selecting the winners for 11 categories while the fans vote for their favorite rapper of the year in the 12th category, The People's Champ.
Voting has ended.

Artist of the Year

  • Tyler, The Creator
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Drake
  • Travis Scott
  • GloRilla
  • Future

Album of the Year

  • Eminem, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)
  • Kendrick Lamar, GNX
  • Tyler, The Creator, Chromakopia
  • Future and Metro Boomin, We Don’t Trust You
  • Doechii, Alligator Bites Never Heal
  • Gunna, One of Wun
  • 21 Savage, American Dream

Song of the Year

  • Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
  • Drake, “Family Matters”
  • Ye and Ty Dolla $ign, “Carnival” featuring Playboi Carti and Rich The Kid
  • GloRilla, “Yeah Glo!”
  • Future and Metro Boomin, “Like That” featuring Kendrick Lamar
  • Sexyy Red, “Get It Sexyy”
  • Kendrick Lamar, “Euphoria”

Male Rapper of the Year

  • Travis Scott
  • Future
  • Tyler, The Creator
  • Eminem
  • J. Cole
  • Drake
  • Kendrick Lamar

Female Rapper of the Year

  • Nicki Minaj
  • GloRilla
  • Doechii
  • Sexyy Red
  • Latto
  • Megan Thee Stallion
  • Rapsody

Best New Artist of the Year

  • BossMan Dlow
  • BigXthaPlug
  • Hunxho
  • 4batz
  • Skilla Baby
  • That Mexican OT
  • Cash Cobain

Lyricist of the Year

  • Ab-Soul
  • Eminem
  • J. Cole
  • Tyler, The Creator
  • Drake
  • Doechii
  • Kendrick Lamar

Producer of the Year

  • Mustard
  • Metro Boomin
  • Tyler, The Creator
  • Sounwave
  • The Alchemist
  • Boi-1da
  • Go Grizzly

Performer of the Year

  • Travis Scott
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Tyler, The Creator
  • Doja Cat
  • Latto
  • Megan Thee Stallion
  • Doechii

Video of the Year

  • A$AP Rocky, “Taylor Swif”
  • Eminem, “Houdini”
  • Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
  • Tyler, The Creator, “Noid”
  • Travis Scott, “FE!N” featuring Playboi Carti
  • Megan Thee Stallion, “BOA”
  • Kendrick Lamar, “Squabble Up”

Hip-Hop's Humanitarian of the Year

  • Quavo
  • Gunna
  • Flavor Flav
  • The Weeknd
  • 50 Cent
  • Chance The Rapper
  • Macklemore

The People's Champ

  • Playboi Carti
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Tyler, The Creator
  • Travis Scott
  • Young Thug
  • Sexyy Red
  • Drake
  • Megan Thee Stallion
  • Future
  • Eminem
  • J. Cole
  • GloRilla
  • Latto
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Cardi B
  • Destroy Lonely
  • Ye
  • 50 Cent
  • Doechii
  • Gunna

Vote Now for The People’s Champ