Here is the full list of winners for the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, which were hosted by rapper Fat Joe.
ATLANTA, USA | NOW THEN DIGITAL — Here is the full list of winners from yesterday’s 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards ceremony, which was hosted by rapper Fat Joe.
- On 30 September, the Hip Hop Awards ceremony was taped at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta and aired exclusively on BET on the morning of 5 October. Kendrick Lamar received six awards.
- In addition to winning Best Hip Hop Album of the Year, Kendrick Lamar also won Best Hip Hop Video for ‘Family Ties,’ Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Video Director of the Year. He beat out Doja Cat, Kanye West, Future, and Drake.
- In the Best Collaboration category, Nigerian singer Tems was the only African winner at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards.
- She won for her appearance on Future’s song ‘Wait For U’, which also features Drake. The song was nominated for Song of the Year, but lost out to Latto’s ‘Big Energy’.
- A medley honoring Loud Records, the label known for bringing Wu-Tang Clan, Dead Prez and Mobb Deep to prominence, was also part of the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards show.
This year’s Hip Hop awards were taped at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on 30 September, and aired exclusively on BET on 5 October. Kendrick Lamar won six awards.
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ rapper Kendrick Lamar won Best Hip Hop Album and Best Hip Hop Video, along with Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Video Director of the Year, and Hip Hop Artist of the Year, beating the likes of Doja Cat, Kanye West and Future.
At the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, Drake was also one of the big winners of the night. As a result, he won three awards, including Best Collaboration and Best Featured Verse for both ‘Wait For You’ with Future and Tems and ‘Churchill Downs’ with Jack Harlow.
In addition to Best Impact Track, Lizzo won for ‘About Damn Time’. Kanye West did not win a BET Hip Hop Award despite receiving 10 nominations.
As far as Africa is concerned, Tems was the sole African winner of the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards in the category of Best Collaboration.
Tems won for her appearance on Future’s ‘Wait For U’ featuring Drake, which also competed for Song of the Year, but lost to Latto’s ‘Big Energy’.
BET Hip Hop Awards in 2022, a spinoff of the BET Awards, also honored Loud Records’ 30th anniversary, which brought to light acts like Wu-Tang Clan, Dead Prez, and Mobb Deep in a medley.
The host of the #BET #HipHopAwards did the damn thing!! @fatjoe 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/Tu6d5Tn7vc
— BET (@BET) October 5, 2022
The winners are listed below for the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards.
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
- Cardi B
- Doja Cat
- Drake
- Future
- Kanye West
- Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
- Megan Thee Stallion
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 – WINNER
Song of the Year
- Latto, “Big Energy” – WINNER
- GloRilla & Hitkidd, “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 U”
- Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Best Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist
- Baby Keem
- Blxst
- Doechii
- Fivio Foreign
- GloRilla – WINNER
- Nardo Wick
- Saucy Santana
Best Live Performer
- Cardi B
- Doja Cat
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Kanye West
- Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
- Tyler, the Creator
Lyricist of the Year
- Baby Keem
- Benny The Butcher
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Jack Harlow
- Jay-Z
- Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
- Drake, “Churchill Downs” (Jack Harlow feat. Drake) – WINNER (TIE)
- Drake, “Wait for U” (Future feat. Drake & Tems) – WINNER (TIE)
- 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)
- Jadakiss, “Black Illuminati” (Freddie Gibbs feat. Jadakiss)
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 – WINNER
- Styles P & Havoc
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 U” – WINNER
- Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Best Hip-Hop Video
- ASAP Rocky, “D.M.B.”
- Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties” – WINNER
- City Girls feat. Usher, “Good Love”
- Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
- BIA & J. Cole, “London”
- Future feat. Drake & Tems, “Wait for U”
- Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Video Director of the Year
- Benny Boom
- Burna Boy
- Cole Bennett
- Colin Tilley
- Director X
- Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free – WINNER
- Teyana Taylor
Best Hip-Hop Platform
- Big Boy’s Neighborhood
- The Breakfast Club
- Caresha Please – WINNER (TIE)
- Complex
- Drink Champs – WINNER (TIE)
- HipHopDX
- Million Dollaz Worth of Game
- NPR Tiny Desk
- Verzuz
Hustler of the Year
- 50 Cent – WINNER
- Cardi B
- DJ Khaled
- Drake
- Jay-Z
- Kanye West
- Megan Thee Stallion
DJ of the Year
- D-Nice
- DJ Cassidy
- DJ Drama – WINNER
- DJ Kay Slay
- DJ Premier
- Kaytranada
- Mustard
- Nyla Symone
- L.A. Leakers: DJ sourMILK & Justin Credible
Producer of the Year
- ATL Jacob
- Baby Keem
- Hit-Boy
- Hitmaka – WINNER
- Kanye West
- Metro Boomin
- Pharrell Williams
Impact Track
- Lizzo, “About Damn Time” – WINNER
- 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) – WINNER
- 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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