The Headies Award for Best Rap Album is an award presented at The Headies, a ceremony that was established in 2006 and originally called the Hip Hop World Awards. It was first presented to Mode 9 for his album Malcolm IX in 2006
| Year | Nominees | Result |
| 2019[1] | Moral Instruction – Falz | Won |
| Crown – AQ and Loose Kaynon | ||
| – M.I Abaga | ||
| Clone Wars, Vol. IV (These Buhari Times) – Show Dem Camp | ||
| 2018[2] | 27 – Falz | |
| Trip to the South – Erigga | ||
| El-Hadj – Reminisce | Won | |
| The Playmaker – Phyno | ||
| The Glory – Olamide | ||
| Rose – AQ | ||
| 2016[3] | Eyan Mayweather – Olamide | |
| Powerful – Illbliss | Won | |
| Stories That Touch – Falz | ||
| Y.A.G.I – Lil Kesh | ||
| 2015[4] | Above Ground Level – Modenine | |
| Baba Hafusa – Reminisce | ||
| Street OT – Olamide | ||
| The Chairman – M.I Abaga | Won | |
| 2014[5] | No Guts No Glory – Phyno | |
| Alaga Ibile – Reminisce | ||
| Baddest Guy Ever Liveth – Olamide | Won | |
| Thy Nation Come – Jesse Jagz | ||
| 2013[6] | Oga Boss – Illbliss | |
| The Second Coming – Vector | ||
| YBNL – Olamide | Won | |
| Book of Rap Stories – Reminisce | ||
| 2012[7] | E.L.I – Ice Prince | Won |
| The Dreamer Project – Show Dem Camp | ||
| Rapsodi – Olamide | ||
| Super C Season – Naeto C | ||
| 2011[8] | – M.I Abaga | Won |
| Untouchable – Ruggedman | ||
| I Am William – 2Shotz | ||
| African American – Sauce Kid | ||
| Boys Are Not Smiling – Terry Tha Rapman | ||
| 2010[9] | Won | |
| Dat Ibo Boy – Illbliss | ||
| More Than Rap Music – Cartiair | ||
| The Investment – Kel | ||
| 2009[10] | Won | |
| Paradigm Shift – Mode 9 | ||
| Second Turning by the Right – Lord of Ajasa | ||
| U Know My "P" – Naeto C | ||
| 2008[11] | Ruggedy Baba – Ruggedman | Won |
| Ibile – Lord of Ajasa | ||
| Gongo Aso – 9ice | ||
| Music Business – M.I Abaga | ||
| Naija 007 – Mode 9 |