Busta Rhymes

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

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Busta Rhymes is consistently ranked among the greatest rappers of all time by publications like Billboard, Vibe, and Forbes. He has been nominated for 12 Grammy Awards, a record for most nominations without a win. His energetic style and visual artistry have earned him the title of one of hip-hop's greatest visual artists from MTV. In 2025, he received the inaugural Rock the Bells Visionary Award at the MTV VMAs.

AwardsBusta Rhymes has won several awards including the inaugural Rock the Bells Visionary Award at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. He has also won BET Hip Hop Awards, including the "I Am Hip Hop" Icon Award, and multiple MTV Video Music Awards for Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Dance Video.

Honours & Distinctions

Rock the Bells Visionary Award

MTV Video Music Awards·2025

Inaugural recipient of the award.

Rankings & Lists

50 Greatest Rappers of All Time

Billboard·2015

50 Greatest Rappers of All Time

Vibe·2015

50 Top Rappers of All Time

Forbes·2015

50 Greatest MCs of Our Time (1987-2007)

About.com·2007

Top 50 Lyricists of All Time

The Source·2012

Records & Feats

Most Grammy Nominations Without a Win

Awards·2025

Busta Rhymes holds the record for the most Grammy nominations (12) without ever winning a Grammy Award.