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$$
- J.I.D WINNER
- Drake
- Freddie Gibbs
- Chance The Rapper
- Wale
Producer of the Year
- Metro Boomin WINNER
- Sounwave
- The Alchemist
- Pharrell Williams
- Cardo Got Wings
- Turbo
- F1lthy
Performer of the Year
- Kendrick Lamar
- Drake
- Travis Scott
- Tyler, The Creator WINNER
- Doechii
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again
- Playboi Carti
Video of the Year
- Kendrick Lamar and SZA, “Luther” WINNER
- Drake, “Nokia”
- Clipse, “So Be It”
- Doechii, “Denial Is a River”
- Tyler, The Creator, “Darling, I”
- Travis Scott, “4×4″
- Destroy Lonely, “Screwed Up”
Verse of the Year
- J. Cole on “Clouds” (Verse 2)
- Malice on Clipse’s “F.I.C.O.” featuring Stove God Cooks
- Kendrick Lamar on Clipse’s “Chains & Whips”
- Pusha T on Clipse’s “So Be It” WINNER
- Samara Cyn on “Vitamins & Minerals” (Verse 1)
- J.I.D on “Community” featuring Clipse
- Meek Mill on Fridayy’s “Proud of Me”
Social Media Master of the Year
- 50 Cent WINNER
- Boosie BadAzz
- Cardi B
- Plies
- Dax
- Soulja Boy
- Vic Mensa
Rapper-Hosted Podcast of the Year
- The Joe Budden Podcast
- Million Dollaz Worth of Game (Gillie Da Kid and Wallo267)
- Joe and Jada (Fat Joe and Jadakiss) WINNER
- It Is What It Is (Cam’ron and Ma$e)
- Let’s Rap About It (Jim Jones, Fabolous, Maino, Dave East)
- Drink Champs (N.O.R.E.)
- Best Rapper in L.A. (Murs)
Viral Song of the Year
- Metro Boomin, “Take Me Thru Dere” featuring Quavo, YKNiece, Breskii, DJ Spinz WINNER
- Skrilla, “Doot Doot (6 7)”
- Pluto and YKNiece, “Whim Whammie”
- Rob49, “WTHelly”
- Doechii, “Anxiety”
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again, “Shot Callin”
- Gelo, “Tweaker”
Hip-Hop’s Humanitarian of the Year
- Gunna WINNER
- Chance The Rapper
- The Game
- Megan Thee Stallion
- 50 Cent
- Trae Tha Truth
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again
The People’s Champ
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again WINNER
- Playboi Carti
- Nicki Minaj
- Tyler, The Creator
- Travis Scott
- Drake
- Megan Thee Stallion
- GloRilla
- Kendrick Lamar
- Cardi B
- 50 Cent
- Gunna
- G Herbo
- J.I.D
- Joey Bada$$
- Pooh Shiesty
- Westside Gunn
- Eminem
- Yeat
- Malice