| Year[I] | Recipient(s) | Work | Performing artist(s) | Nominees
(Performer(s) in parentheses)[II] | Ref. |
| 2004 | Jeff Bass
Eminem
Luis Resto | "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | - Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams – "Beautiful" (Snoop Dogg and Pharrell)
- Shawn Carter, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams – "Excuse Me Miss" (Jay-Z and Pharrell)
- Mike Elizondo, C. Jackson and A. Young – "In da Club" (50 Cent)
- Missy Elliott and Tim Mosley – "Work It" (Missy Elliott)
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| 2005 | Miri Ben-Ari
Che Smith
Kanye West | "Jesus Walks" | Kanye West | - Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo, Scott Thomas and Pharrell Williams – "Drop It Like It's Hot" (Snoop Dogg and Pharrell)
- Will Adams and Anthony Henry – "Hey Mama" (The Black Eyed Peas)
- Will Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Jaime Gomez, George Pajon, Jr., Allan Pineda and Terence Yoshiaki – "Let's Get It Started" (The Black Eyed Peas)
- Shawn Carter and Rick Rubin – "99 Problems" (Jay-Z)
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| 2006 | Devo Harris
Kanye West | "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" | Kanye West | - 50 Cent and Scott Storch – "Candy Shop" (50 Cent featuring Olivia)
- William Adams, Printz Board, Stacy Ferguson and George Pajon Jr. – "Don't Phunk With My Heart" (The Black Eyed Peas)
- Jayceon Taylor and 50 Cent – "Hate It Or Love It" (The Game featuring 50 Cent)
- Missy Elliott, Ciara Harris and Isaac Freeman – "Lose Control" (Missy Elliott featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop)
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| 2007 | Ludacris
Pharrell Williams | "Money Maker" | Ludacris featuring Pharrell | - Chadron Moore and Jasiel Robinson – "It's Goin' Down" (Yung Joc)
- Wasalu Muhammad Jaco – "Kick, Push" (Lupe Fiasco)
- Hakeem Seriki, Juan Salinas, Oscar Salinas, Anthony Henderson – "Ridin'" (Chamillionaire)
- Adrian Davis and Clifford Harris – "What You Know" (T.I.)
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| 2008 | Aldrin Davis
Faheem Najm
Kanye West | "Good Life" | Kanye West featuring T-Pain | - Curtis Jackson, Nathaniel Hills, Timothy Mosley and Justin Timberlake – "Ayo Technology" (50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake)
- Clifford Harris and Byron Thomas – "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" (T.I.)
- Aldrin Davis and Kanye West – "Can't Tell Me Nothing" (Kanye West)
- Soulja Boy – "Crank That" (Soulja Boy)
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| 2009 | Dwayne Carter
Stephen Garrett
Darius Harrison
Jim Jonsin
Rex Zamor | "Lollipop" | Lil Wayne featuring Static Major | - Tramar Dillard and Faheem Najm – "Low" (Flo Rida featuring T-Pain)
- C. Broadus, S. Lovejoy and D. Stewart – "Sexual Eruption" (Snoop Dogg)
- Wasalu Muhammad Jaco – "Superstar" (Lupe Fiasco featuring Soundtrak)
- Mathangi Arulpragasam, Dwayne Carter, Shawn Carter, Clifford Harris, Topper Headon, Mick Jones, Wesley Pentz, Paul Simonon, Joe Strummer and Kanye West – "Swagga Like Us" (T.I. featuring Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Kanye West & M.I.A.)
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| 2010 | Shawn Carter
R. Fenty
M. Riddick
Kanye West
E. Wilson | "Run This Town" | Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West | - Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Drake Graham & Matthew Samuels – "Best I Ever Had" (Drake)
- S. Mescudi and O. Omishore – "Day 'n' Nite" (Kid Cudi)
- Clifford Harris and Justin Timberlake – "Dead and Gone" (T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake)
- Shawn Carter and Ernest Wilson – "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" (Jay-Z)
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| 2011 | Shawn Carter
Angela Hunter
Alicia Keys
Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic
Alexander Shuckburgh | "Empire State of Mind" | Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys | - Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey and Marshall Mathers – "Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem featuring Rihanna)
- Matthew Burnett, Jordan Evans, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto & Matthew Samuels – "Not Afraid" (Eminem)
- Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars and Bobby Simmons Jr. – "Nothin' On You" (B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars)
- Shawn Carter, J. Chaton and K. Dean – "On to the Next One" (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)
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| 2012 | Jeff Bhasker
Stacy Ferguson
Malik Jones
Warren Trotter
Kanye West | "All of the Lights" | Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi | - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Cameron Thomaz – "Black and Yellow" (Wiz Khalifa)
- Andre Young, Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey and Marshall Mathers – "I Need a Doctor" (Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey)
- Chris Brown, Wesley Pentz, Jean Baptiste, Ryan Buendia, Dwayne Carter, Trevor Smith, Nick van de Wall (Afrojack) – "Look at Me Now" (Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne)
- Shawn Carter and Kanye West – "Otis" – (Jay-Z and Kanye West)
- Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane and Wasalu Muhammad Jaco – "The Show Goes On" (Lupe Fiasco)
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| 2013 | Shawn Carter
Mike Dean
Chauncey Hollis
Kanye West | "Niggas in Paris" | Jay-Z and Kanye West | - Nasir Jones and Ernest Wilson – "Daughters" (Nas)
- Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson and Miguel Jontel Pimentel – "Lotus Flower Bomb" (Wale featuring Miguel)
- Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton and Kanye West – "Mercy" (Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz)
- Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham and Michael Stevenson – "The Motto" (Drake featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga)
- Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez and Cameron Thomaz – "Young, Wild & Free" (Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars)
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| 2014 | Ben Haggerty
Ryan Lewis | "Thrift Shop" | Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | - Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers and Noah Shebib – "Fuckin' Problems" (ASAP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar)
- Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake and Ernest Wilson – "Holy Grail" (Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake)
- Christopher Breaux, Benjamin Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West and Cydel Young – "New Slaves" (Kanye West)
- William Coleman, Aubrey Graham and Noah Shebib – "Started from the Bottom" (Drake)
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| 2015 | Kendrick Duckworth
Columbus Smith
Ronald Isley | "I" | Kendrick Lamar | - Ernest Clark, Jamal Jones, Onika Maraj, Marcos Palacios and J. Solone Myvett – "Anaconda" (Nicki Minaj)
- Mike Dean, Malik Jones, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, John Stephens, Kanye West, Charlie Wilson and Cydel Young – "Bound 2" (Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson)
- Noel Fisher and Cameron Thomaz – "We Dem Boyz" (Wiz Khalifa)
- A. Feeney, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, P. Jefferies, Matthew Samuels and Noah Shebib – "0 to 100 / The Catch Up" (Drake)
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| 2016 | Kendrick Duckworth
Kawan Prather
Mark Spears
Pharrell Williams | "Alright" | Kendrick Lamar | - Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kyariga, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans and Cydel Young – "All Day" (Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney)
- Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O'Brien, M. Samuels and Phillip Thomas – "Energy" (Drake)
- Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith and John Stephens – "Glory" (Common and John Legend)
- Tony Fadd and Willie J. Maxwell – "Trap Queen" (Fetty Wap)
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| 2017 | Aubrey Graham
Paul Jefferies | "Hotline Bling" | Drake | - Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano – "All the Way Up" (Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared)
- Chancellor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West & Cydel Young – "Famous" (Kanye West featuring Rihanna)
- Chancellor Bennett, Dwayne Carter & Tauheed Epps – "No Problem" (Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz)
- Chancellor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West & Cydel Young – "Ultralight Beam" (Kanye West featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream)
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| 2018 | K. Duckworth
Asheton Hogan
M. Williams II | "Humble." | Kendrick Lamar | - Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Belcalis Almanzar & J White – "Bodak Yellow" (Cardi B)
- Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer – "Chase Me" (Danger Mouse featuring Run the Jewels and Big Boi)
- E. Gabouer & M. Evans – "Sassy" (Rapsody)
- Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson – "The Story of O.J." (Jay-Z)
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| 2019 | Aubrey Graham
Ronald LaTour
Daveon Jackson
Brock Korsan
Matthew Samuels
Noah Shebib | "God's Plan" | Drake | - Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II – "King's Dead" (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)
- R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet – "Lucky You" (Eminem featuring Joyner Lucas)
- Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young – "Sicko Mode" (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)
- K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson – "Win" (Jay Rock)
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| 2020 | Jermaine Cole
Dacoury Natche
21 Savage
Anthony White | "A Lot" | 21 Savage featuring J. Cole | - Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett – "Bad Idea" (YBN Cordae featuring Chance the Rapper)
- Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim – "Gold Roses" (Rick Ross featuring Drake)
- Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore – "Racks in the Middle" (Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy)
- DaBaby, JetsonMade & Pooh Beatz – "Suge" (DaBaby)
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| 2021 | Beyoncé
Shawn Carter
Brittany Hazzard
Derrick Milano
Terius Nash
Megan Pete
Bobby Session Jr.
Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe
Anthony White | "Savage" | Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé | - Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai'shaun Williams – "The Bigger Picture" (Lil Baby)
- Samuel Gloade, Larrance Dopson, Rodrick Moore, Adarius Moragne, Eric Sloan & Khirye Anthony Tyler – "The Box" (Roddy Ricch)
- Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ronald LaTour & Ryan Martinez – "Laugh Now Cry Later" (Drake featuring Lil Durk)
- Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV & Rodrick Moore – "ROCKSTAR" (DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch)
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| 2022 | Dwayne Abernathy, Jr.
Shawn Carter
Raul Cubina
Michael Dean
Charles M. Njapa
Sean Solymar
Kanye West
Mark Williams | "Jail" | Kanye West featuring Jay-Z | - Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones and Earl Simmons – "Bath Salts" (DMX featuring Jay-Z and Nas)
- Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonté Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas and Rocco Valdes – "Best Friend" (Saweetie featuring Doja Cat)
- Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Hykeem Carter, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Latour and Dominik Patrzek – "Family Ties" (Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar)
- Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, Jacob Dutton and Jermaine Cole – "My Life" (J. Cole featuring 21 Savage and Morray)
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| 2023 | Jake Kosich
Johnny Kosich
Kendrick Lamar
Matt Schaeffer | "The Heart Part 5" | Kendrick Lamar | - Alex Ernewein, Ryan Bakalarczyk, Matthew Samuels, Tahrence Brown, Rogét Chahayed & Aubrey Graham – "Churchill Downs" (Jack Harlow featuring Drake)
- Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts and Nicholas Warwar – "God Did" (DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy)
- Lucas Depante, Nayvadius Wilburn, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Tyler Glass and Jeffery Lamar Williams – "Pushin P" (Gunna and Future featuring Young Thug)
- Tejiri Akpoghene, Floyd E. Bentley III, Jacob Canady, Isaac De Boni, Aubrey Graham, Israel Ayomide Fowobaje, Nayvadius Wilburn, Michael Mule, Oluwatoroti Oke and Temilade Openiyi – "Wait for U" (Future featuring Drake and Tems)
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| 2024 | Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson | "Scientists & Engineers" | Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future And Eryn Allen Kane | - Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini and Ari Starace – "Attention" (Doja Cat)
- Isis Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj – "Barbie World" (Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice featuring Aqua)
- Mohamad Camara, Symere Woods and Javier Mercado – "Just Wanna Rock" (Lil Uzi Vert)
- Tay Keith, Isaac "Zac" De Boni, Aubrey Graham, J. Gwin, Anderson Hernandez, Michael "Finatik" Mule and Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph – "Rich Flex" (Drake and 21 Savage)
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| 2025 | Kendrick Lamar | "Not Like Us" | Kendrick Lamar | - Marlanna Evans – "Asteroids" (Rapsody featuring Hit-Boy)
- Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Kanye West, and Mark Carl Stolinski Williams – "Carnival" (¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign) featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti)
- Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe Hood, Leland Wayne, and Nayvadius Wilburn – "Like That" (Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar)
- Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III, and Gloria Woods – "Yeah Glo!" (GloRilla)
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| 2026 | TBA | TBA | TBA | - Jaylah Hickmon – "Anxiety" (Doechii)
- Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams and Stevie Wonder – "The Birds Don't Sing" (Clipse, Pusha T and Malice featuring John Legend and Voices of Fire)
- Aaron Bolton, Dudley Alexander Duverne, Gloria Woods, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Janae Wherry, Tyler Okonma and Rex Zamor – "Sticky" (Tyler, the Creator featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne)
- Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims, Jorge M. Taveras and Gloria Woods – "TGIF" (GloRilla)
- Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears and Kamasi Washington – "TV Off" (Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay)
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