XXL Awards 2026 Winners
The XXL Awards board members have selected the winners for 14 categories of the XXL Awards 2026. The fans picked The People’s Champ. See the winners.
Artist of the Year
- Tyler, The Creator
- Kendrick Lamar
- Drake
- Clipse WINNER
- Cardi B
- Playboi Carti
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Album of the Year
- Clipse, Let God Sort Em Out WINNER
- Cardi B, Am I the Drama?
- Playboi Carti, Music
- J.I.D, God Does Like Ugly
- Drake and PartyNextDoor, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U
- Tyler, The Creator, Don’t Tap The Glass
- Freddie Gibbs, Alfredo 2
Song of the Year
- Drake and PartyNextDoor, “Nokia”
- Metro Boomin, “Take Me Thru Dere” featuring Quavo, YKNiece, Breskii, DJ Spinz
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again, “Shot Callin”
- Clipse, “Chains & Whips” featuring Kendrick Lamar WINNER
- Gunna, “wgft” featuring Burna Boy
- Playboi Carti, “Rather Lie” with The Weeknd
- G Herbo, “Went Legit”
Male Rapper of the Year
- Tyler, The Creator
- Drake
- Kendrick Lamar WINNER
- Pusha T
- Malice
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again
- Playboi Carti
Female Rapper of the Year
- Cardi B
- Monaleo
- GloRilla
- Doechii WINNER
- Latto
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Ice Spice
Lyricist of the Year
- Malice
- Joey Bada$$
- J.I.D WINNER
- Drake
- Freddie Gibbs
- Chance The Rapper
- Wale
Producer of the Year
- Metro Boomin WINNER
- Sounwave
- The Alchemist
- Pharrell Williams
- Cardo Got Wings
- Turbo
- F1lthy
Performer of the Year
- Kendrick Lamar
- Drake
- Travis Scott
- Tyler, The Creator WINNER
- Doechii
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again
- Playboi Carti
Video of the Year
- Kendrick Lamar and SZA, "Luther" WINNER
- Drake, “Nokia”
- Clipse, “So Be It”
- Doechii, “Denial Is a River”
- Tyler, The Creator, “Darling, I”
- Travis Scott, “4x4"
- Destroy Lonely, “Screwed Up”
Verse of the Year
- J. Cole on “Clouds” (Verse 2)
- Malice on Clipse’s “F.I.C.O.” featuring Stove God Cooks
- Kendrick Lamar on Clipse’s “Chains & Whips”
- Pusha T on Clipse’s “So Be It” WINNER
- Samara Cyn on “Vitamins & Minerals” (Verse 1)
- J.I.D on “Community” featuring Clipse
- Meek Mill on Fridayy’s “Proud of Me”
Social Media Master of the Year
- 50 Cent WINNER
- Boosie BadAzz
- Cardi B
- Plies
- Dax
- Soulja Boy
- Vic Mensa
Rapper-Hosted Podcast of the Year
- The Joe Budden Podcast
- Million Dollaz Worth of Game (Gillie Da Kid and Wallo267)
- Joe and Jada (Fat Joe and Jadakiss) WINNER
- It Is What It Is (Cam’ron and Ma$e)
- Let’s Rap About It (Jim Jones, Fabolous, Maino, Dave East)
- Drink Champs (N.O.R.E.)
- Best Rapper in L.A. (Murs)
Viral Song of the Year
- Metro Boomin, “Take Me Thru Dere” featuring Quavo, YKNiece, Breskii, DJ Spinz WINNER
- Skrilla, “Doot Doot (6 7)”
- Pluto and YKNiece, “Whim Whammie”
- Rob49, “WTHelly”
- Doechii, “Anxiety”
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again, “Shot Callin”
- Gelo, “Tweaker”
Hip-Hop's Humanitarian of the Year
- Gunna WINNER
- Chance The Rapper
- The Game
- Megan Thee Stallion
- 50 Cent
- Trae Tha Truth
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again
The People's Champ
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again WINNER
- Playboi Carti
- Nicki Minaj
- Tyler, The Creator
- Travis Scott
- Drake
- Megan Thee Stallion
- GloRilla
- Kendrick Lamar
- Cardi B
- 50 Cent
- Gunna
- G Herbo
- J.I.D
- Joey Bada$$
- Pooh Shiesty
- Westside Gunn
- Eminem
- Yeat
- Malice
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