Winners for XXL Awards 2025

The XXL Awards Board Members have selected the winners for 11 categories of the XXL Awards 2025. The fans have picked The People’s Champ. The results are officially in.

Congrats to those who snagged a trophy.

Artist of the Year

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

Album of the Year

  • Eminem, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)
  • Kendrick Lamar, GNX WINNER
  • 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” WINNER
  • 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 WINNER

Female Rapper of the Year

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

Best New Artist of the Year

  • BossMan Dlow
  • BigXthaPlug WINNER
  • 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 WINNER

Producer of the Year

  • Mustard WINNER
  • 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 WINNER

Video of the Year

  • A$AP Rocky, “Taylor Swif”
  • Eminem, “Houdini”
  • Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us” WINNER
  • 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 WINNER
  • 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 WINNER
  • J. Cole
  • GloRilla
  • Latto
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Cardi B
  • Destroy Lonely
  • Ye
  • 50 Cent
  • Doechii
  • Gunna