{"id":53690,"date":"2026-02-09T21:33:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/here-are-the-xxl-awards-2026-nominees-and-new-board-members\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T21:33:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:33:21","slug":"here-are-the-xxl-awards-2026-nominees-and-new-board-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/here-are-the-xxl-awards-2026-nominees-and-new-board-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are the XXL Awards 2026 Nominees and New Board Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/xxl-awards-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>XXL<\/em> Awards 2026<\/a> are back and bigger than ever. We kick things off today (Feb. 9), by announcing the nominees and board members. This year, there are 15 categories, including Album of the Year, and Male and Female Rapper of the Year. We&#8217;ve also added four more categories to make things more interesting, including Verse of the Year, Social Media Master, Rapper-Hosted Podcast and Viral Song of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Winners will be crowned after a voting process from the awards board of label executives, A&amp;Rs, marketing experts, managers, promoters, producers, DJs, publicists, select veteran artists and more. The <em>XXL<\/em> Awards board votes in 14 categories while the fans get to vote for The People&#8217;s Champ.\u00a0Voting begins today and ends on Feb. 13 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Winners will be announced later this month.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to past board members, <em>XXL<\/em>\u00a0has added 45 more music industry heavyweights this year. Welcome Idris &#8220;Peeda Pan&#8221; Abdul Wahid, Antoine \u201cFee\u201d Banks, Steve Berman, Big Sean, Chief Keef, Carlos Cuadros, Josh Dickinson, DJ Drewski, DJ Kast One, Cara Donatto, Jessica Eason, Peter Edge, Bianca Edwards, Justin Eshak, Bill Evans, Kierra Felton, John Fleckenstein, Lena Franklin, Funkmaster Flex, Stan Gabart, Wendy Goldstein, David \u201cDave-O\u201d Grear, David Gross, Ambrosia Healy, Norjon Hedman, Natalie Ho, Chris Jordan, Sophie Kautz, Jaide Lewis, Naim McNair, Metro Boomin, Zekiel Nicholson, Tim Pithouse, Joshua \u201cJ1\u201d Raiford, Ebrahim \u201cAbe\u201d Rasheed, Malita Rice, Jim Roppo, Jentry Salvatore, Javier &#8220;Jay&#8221; Sang, Lauren Schneider, Jay Schumer, Dante Smith, Charlene Thomas, Michael &#8220;Blue&#8221; Williams, Henny Yegezu and Amanda Zimmerman. There are 353 <em>XXL<\/em> Awards board members now.<\/p>\n<p><b\/>Check out the\u00a0<em>XXL<\/em> Awards 2026 nominees below.<\/p>\n<h3><em>XXL<\/em> Awards 2026 Nominees<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Artist of the Year<\/strong><br \/>Tyler, The Creator<br \/>Kendrick Lamar<br \/>Drake<br \/>Clipse<br \/>Cardi B<br \/>Playboi Carti<br \/>YoungBoy Never Broke Again<\/p>\n<p><strong>Album of the Year<\/strong><br \/>Clipse, <em>Let God Sort Em Out<\/em><br \/>Cardi B, <em>Am I the Drama?<\/em><br \/>Playboi Carti, <em>Music<\/em><br \/>J.I.D, <em>God Does Like Ugly<\/em><br \/>Drake and PartyNextDoor, <em>$ome $exy $ongs 4 U<\/em><br \/>Tyler, The Creator, <em>Don\u2019t Tap The Glass<\/em><br \/>Freddie Gibbs, <em>Alfredo 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Song of the Year<\/strong><br \/>Drake and PartyNextDoor, \u201cNokia\u201d<br \/>Metro Boomin, \u201cTake Me Thru Dere\u201d featuring Quavo, YKNiece, Breskii, DJ Spinz<br \/>YoungBoy Never Broke Again, \u201cShot Callin\u201d<br \/>Clipse, \u201cChains &amp; Whips\u201d featuring Kendrick Lamar<br \/>Gunna, \u201cwgft\u201d featuring Burna Boy<br \/>Playboi Carti, \u201cRather Lie\u201d with The Weeknd<br \/>G Herbo, \u201cWent Legit\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Male Rapper of the Year<\/strong><br \/>Tyler, The Creator<br \/>Drake<br \/>Kendrick Lamar<br \/>Pusha T<br \/>Malice<br \/>YoungBoy Never Broke Again<br \/>Playboi Carti<\/p>\n<p><strong>Female Rapper of the Year<\/strong><br \/>Cardi B<br \/>Monaleo<br \/>GloRilla<br \/>Doechii<br \/>Latto<br \/>Megan Thee Stallion<br \/>Ice Spice<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lyricist of the Year<\/strong><br \/>Malice<br \/>Joey Bada$$<br \/>J.I.D<br \/>Drake<br \/>Freddie Gibbs<br \/>Chance The Rapper<br \/>Wale<\/p>\n<p><strong>Producer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>Metro Boomin<br \/>Sounwave<br \/>The Alchemist<br \/>Pharrell Williams<br \/>Cardo Got Wings<br \/>Turbo<br \/>F1lthy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Performer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>Kendrick Lamar<br \/>Drake<br \/>Travis Scott<br \/>Tyler, The Creator<br \/>Doechii<br \/>YoungBoy Never Broke Again<br \/>Playboi Carti<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video of the Year<\/strong><br \/>Kendrick Lamar and SZA, \u201cLuther\u201d<br \/>Drake, \u201cNokia\u201d<br \/>Clipse, \u201cSo Be It\u201d<br \/>Doechii, \u201cDenial Is a River\u201d<br \/>Tyler, The Creator, \u201cDarling, I\u201d<br \/>Travis Scott, \u201c4&#215;4\u201d<br \/>Destroy Lonely, \u201cScrewed Up\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verse of the Year<\/strong><br \/>J. Cole on \u201cClouds\u201d (Verse 2)<br \/>Malice on Clipse\u2019s \u201cF.I.C.O.\u201d featuring Stove God Cooks<br \/>Kendrick Lamar on Clipse\u2019s \u201cChains &amp; Whips\u201d<br \/>Pusha T on Clipse\u2019s \u201cSo Be It\u201d<br \/>Samara Cyn on \u201cVitamins &amp; Minerals\u201d (Verse 1)<br \/>J.I.D on \u201cCommunity\u201d featuring Clipse<br \/>Meek Mill on Fridayy\u2019s \u201cProud of Me\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Media Master of the Year<\/strong><br \/>50 Cent<br \/>Boosie BadAzz<br \/>Cardi B<br \/>Plies<br \/>Dax<br \/>Soulja Boy<br \/>Vic Mensa<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rapper-Hosted Podcast of the Year<\/strong><br \/>The Joe Budden Podcast<br \/>Million Dollaz Worth of Game (Gillie Da Kid and Wallo267)<br \/>Fat Joe and Jada<br \/>It Is What It Is (Cam\u2019ron and Ma$e)<br \/>Let\u2019s Rap About It (Jim Jones, Fabolous, Maino, Dave East)<br \/>Drink Champs<br \/>Best Rapper in L.A. (Murs)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Viral Song of the Year<\/strong><br \/>Metro Boomin, \u201cTake Me Thru Dere\u201d featuring Quavo, YKNiece, Breskii, DJ Spinz<br \/>Skrilla, \u201cDoot Doot (6 7)\u201d<br \/>Pluto and YKNiece, \u201cWhim Whammie\u201d<br \/>Rob49, \u201cWTHelly\u201d<br \/>Doechii, \u201cAnxiety\u201d<br \/>YoungBoy Never Broke Again, \u201cShot Callin\u201d<br \/>Gelo, \u201cTweaker\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hip-Hop\u2019s Humanitarian of the Year<\/strong><br \/>Gunna<br \/>Chance The Rapper<br \/>The Game<br \/>Megan Thee Stallion<br \/>50 Cent<br \/>Trae Tha Truth<br \/>YoungBoy Never Broke Again<\/p>\n<p><strong>The People&#8217;s Champ<\/strong><br \/>YoungBoy Never Broke Again<br \/>Playboi Carti<br \/>Nicki Minaj<br \/>Tyler, The Creator<br \/>Travis Scott<br \/>Drake<br \/>Megan Thee Stallion<br \/>GloRilla<br \/>Kendrick Lamar<br \/>Cardi B<br \/>50 Cent<br \/>Gunna<br \/>G Herbo<br \/>J.I.D<br \/>Joey Bada$$<br \/>Pooh Shiesty<br \/>Westside Gunn<br \/>Eminem<br \/>Yeat<br \/>Malice<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-button cto-container align-center\"><a class=\"next-post cto\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/xxl-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">SEE ALL XXL BOARD MEMBERS<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-post-button cto-container align-center\"><a class=\"next-post cto\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/the-peoples-champ-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\">VOTE FOR THE PEOPLE&#8217;S CHAMP<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-post-button cto-container align-center\"><a class=\"next-post cto\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/xxl-awards-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\">SEE ALL XXL AWARDS 2026 NOMINEES<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"branded-app-shortcode-inarticle\">\n<div class=\"logo-wrap\" rel=\"fwef\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/townsquare.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/www.xxlmag.png?w=100\" alt=\"XXL logo\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=624&#038;gver=9&#038;bid=812&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DLT1Yn2pW9B5QzH6n4H2YlkQyVEfXVOOu82lt&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fpub.doubleverify.com%2Fdvtag%2F29287203%2FDV1106009%2Fpub.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The XXL Awards 2026 are back and bigger than ever. 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