Carter Nelly – Country Grammar2002 Outkast USA Eve – Scorpion Ja Rule – Pain Is Love Jay-Z – The Blueprint Ludacris – Back for the First Time2003 Eminem USA Ludacris – Word of Mouf Mystikal – Tarantula Nelly – Nellyville Petey Pablo – Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry2004 Outkast USA 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin’ Missy Elliott – Under Construction Jay-Z – The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse The Roots – Phrenology2005 USA Beastie Boys – To the 5 Boroughs Jay-Z – The Black Album LL Cool J – The DEFinition Nelly – Suit2006 USA 50 Cent – The Massacre Common – Be Missy Elliott – The Cookbook Eminem – Encore2007 Ludacris USA Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor Pharrell – In My Mind The Roots – Game Theory T.I. – King2008 USA Common – Finding Forever Jay-Z – Kingdom Come Nas – Hip-Hop Is Dead T.I. – T.I. vs. T.I.P.2009 Lil Wayne USA Jay-Z – American Gangster Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool Nas – Untitled T.I.