Drake takes home the top honor with 14 nominations at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, while Kanye West is second with 10 nominations and Kendrick Lamar follows closely behind with nine.
ATLANTA, UNITED STATES | NOW THEN DIGITAL — Drake, a Canadian rapper, singer, and actor takes home the most nominations at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards with 14, while Kanye West comes in second with 10 and Kendrick Lamar comes in third with nine.
- BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 will be held on October 4, 2022, as the 17th installment of the annual award show. Nominations were announced on September 12, 2022, and Fat Joe is set to host the event.
- Rapper Drake, known for his hit ‘Certified Lover Boy’, is nominated for hip hop artist of the year, hustler of the year, lyricist of the year, best live performer, and hip hop album of the year at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards.
- “Family Ties” by Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem is nominated for best hip-hop video, best collaboration, and impact track, with Lamar also being nominated for “The Heart Part 5.”
- Listed below are the nominees for the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, including Burna Boy, Tems, Teni, Black Sherif, Blxckie and Nadia Nakai.
At the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, Drake is nominated for hip hop artist of the year, hustler of the year, lyricist of the year, best live performer, and hip hop album of the year. He has also earned multiple nominations within each category.
He is nominated for best hip-hop video, best collaboration, and song of the year for his collaboration with Future and Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy.” He is also nominated for his feature on Future’s “Wait for You” (singer Nigerian Tems is also featured on the song).
In the Sweet 16: best featured verse category, Drake has been nominated two times for his cameos on “Wait for You” and Jack Harlow’s “Churchill Downs,” while he has been nominated three times for his collaboration with 21 Savage on “Jimmy Cooks.”
Similarly to Drake, Kanye West has been nominated for the categories of hip hop artist of the year, hustler of the year, best live performance, hip hop album of the year, best hip hop video, best collaboration, best song, and best featured verse. Alicia Keys and Fivio Foreign are also nominated for producer of the year and impact track for “City of Gods.”
Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem’s “Family Ties” has been nominated for best hip hop video, best collaboration and best impact track, and Lamar has been nominated for “The Heart Part 5” as well. He and Dave Free are also up for video director of the year.
At the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, Future is the fourth most nominated artist with eight nominations, while Baby Keem, Cardi B, and J. Cole are tied with six nominations each.
Host of the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards is Fat Joe
According to Fat Joe, he will be hosting the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, and he said the following about the announcement:
“It’s truly an honor to host and produce the BET Hip Hop Awards, and I can’t thank Connie [Orlando] and the entire BET family enough for this opportunity. We’re going to celebrate music, culture, and entertainment, honor the biggest and brightest stars in the world and make this an unforgettable night full of laughs and surprises. Always remember that yesterday’s host is not today’s host.”
In total, 17 categories will be presented in the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards. The show will take place at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Centre on Friday, Sept. 30, before premiering on BET’s channel on Tuesday, Oct. 4, starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Below is the complete list of nominees for the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, including Nadia Nakai, Burna Boy, Tems and Teni.
Best hip hop video
- A$AP Rocky, “D.M.B.”
- Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties”
- City Girls feat. Usher, “Good Love”
- Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
- BIA & J. Cole, “London”
- Future feat. Drake & Tems, “Wait for You”
- Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Best collaboration
- Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties”
- City Girls feat. Usher, “Good Love”
- Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
- Drake feat. 21 Savage, “Jimmy Cooks”
- Benny The Butcher & J. Cole, “Johnny P’s Caddy”
- Future feat. Drake & Tems, “Wait for You”
- Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Best duo or group
- 42 Dugg & EST Gee
- Big Sean & Hit-Boy
- Birdman & Youngboy Never Broke Again
- Blxst & Bino Rideaux
- DaBaby & Youngboy Never Broke Again
- EARTHGANG
- Styles P & Havoc
Best live performer
- Cardi B
- Doja Cat
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Kanye West
- Kendrick Lamar
- Tyler, the Creator
Lyricist of the year
- Baby Keem
- Benny The Butcher
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Jack Harlow
- Jay-Z
- Kendrick Lamar
Video director of the year
- Benny Boom
- Burna Boy
- Cole Bennett
- Colin Tilley
- Director X
- Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free
- Teyana Taylor
Song of the year
- Latto, “Big Energy”
- Hitkidd & Glorilla, “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
- Jack Harlow, “First Class”
- Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
- Kodak Black, “Super Gremlin”
- Future feat. Drake & Tems, “Wait for You”
- Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Hip hop album of the year
- Latto, 777
- Drake, Certified Lover Boy
- Kanye West, Donda
- Future, I Never Liked You
- Pusha T, It’s Almost Dry
- Nas, King’s Disease II
- Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Hip hop artist of the year
- Cardi B
- Doja Cat
- Drake
- Future
- Kanye West
- Kendrick Lamar
- Megan Thee Stallion
Producer of the year
- ATL Jacob
- Baby Keem
- Hit-Boy
- Hitmaka
- Kanye West
- Metro Boomin
- Pharrell Williams
Best breakthrough hip hop artist
- Baby Keem
- Blxst
- Doechii
- Fivio Foreign
- Glorilla
- Nardo Wick
- Saucy Santana
DJ of the year
- D-Nice
- DJ Cassidy
- DJ Drama
- DJ Kay Slay
- DJ Premier
- Kaytranada
- Mustard
- Nyla Symone
- L.A. Leakers: DJ sourMILK & Justin Credible
Best hip hop platform
- Big Boy’s Neighborhood
- Breakfast Club
- Caresha Please
- Complex
- Drink Champs
- HipHopDX
- Million Dollaz Worth of Game
- NPR Tiny Desk
- Verzuz
Hustler of the year
- 50 Cent
- Cardi B
- DJ Khaled
- Drake
- Jay-Z
- Kanye West
- Megan Thee Stallion
Sweet 16: Best featured verse
- Drake, “Churchill Downs” (Jack Harlow feat. Drake)
- J. Cole, “Poke It Out” (Wale feat. J. Cole)
- J. Cole, “London” (BIA & J. Cole)
- Lil Baby, “Girls Want Girls” (Drake feat. Lil Baby)
- Kanye West, “City of Gods” (Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys)
- Drake, “Wait for You” (Future feat. Drake & Tems)
- Jadakiss, “Black Illuminati” (Freddie Gibbs feat. Jadakiss)
Impact track
- Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
- Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys, “City of Gods”
- Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties”
- Nas feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill, “Nobody”
- Latto, “Pxssy”
- Kendrick Lamar, “The Heart Part 5”
- Doja Cat, “Woman”
Best international flow
- Benjamin Epps (France)
- Black Sherif (Ghana)
- Blxckie (South Africa)
- Central Cee (UK)
- Haviah Mighty (Canada)
- Knucks (UK)
- Le Juiice (France)
- Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe)
- Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)
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