The 'Hotline Bling' hitmaker tops the list of nominations for a third consecutive year.
- Aug 19, 2016
AceShowbiz - Drake leads the BET Hip Hop Awards for the third year in a row. This year, the "Hotline Bling" hitmaker earns 14 nominations, including Album of the Year, Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Best Hip-Hop Video and three in the Best Collabo, Duo or Group category.
The "Started from the Bottom" singer will be going up against Future who earns 10 nods, DJ Khaled who nabs 9 nods, and Kanye West who receives 8 nominations, in some of those categories.
One of the most closely watched races will be Best New Hip-Hop Artist, whose nominees include Anderson .Paak, Bryson Tiller, Chance the Rapper, Desiigner and Tory Lanez.
The 2016 BET Hip-Hop Awards will be taped on September 17 at Atlanta's Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre and premiere on October 4 at 8 P.M. ET/PT. A host, performers and cypher participants will be announced soon.
Best Hip-Hop Video
- 2 Chainz - "Watch Out"
- Desiigner - "Panda"
- DJ Khaled ft. Jay-Z & Future - "I Got the Keys"
- Drake - "Hotline Bling"
- Fat Joe & Remy Ma ft. French Montana & Infared - "All the Way Up"
- Kanye West feat. Rihanna - "Famous"
- DJ Khaled ft. Drake - "For Free"
- DJ Khaled ft. Jay-Z & Future - "I Got the Keys"
- Drake & Future - "Jumpman"
- Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla - "One Dance"
- Fat Joe & Remy Ma ft. French Montana & Infared - "All the Way Up"
- Benny Boom
- Colin Tilley
- Director X
- Hype Williams
- Kanye West
- DJ Drama
- DJ Envy
- DJ Esco
- DJ Khaled
- DJ Mustard
- "All the Way Up"
- "Controlla"
- "Hotline Bling"
- "I Got the Keys"
- "Panda"
- DJ Khaled - "I Changed A Lot"
- Dr. Dre - "Compton"
- Drake - "Views"
- Fetty Wap - "Fetty Wap"
- Future - "DS2"
- Kanye West - "The Life of Pablo"
- Allhiphop.com
- Complex.com
- Hotnewhiphop.com
- Worldstarhiphop.com
- XXLMag.com
- Chance The Rapper - "Coloring Book"
- French Montana -"Wave Gods (Hosted By Max B)"
- Future - "Purple Reign"
- Lil Uzi Vert - "Lil Uzi Vert VS. The World"
- Young Thug - "Slime Season 3"
- 2 Chainz - "No Problem" (Chance The Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
- Drake - "Work" (Rihanna ft. Drake)
- Kendrick Lamar - "Freedom" (Beyonce Knowles ft. Kendrick Lamar)
- Kodak Black - "Lockjaw" (French Montana ft. Kodak Black)
- Nicki Minaj - "Down In the DM - Remix" (Yo Gotti ft. Nicki Minaj)
- J. Cole - "Love Yourz"
- Jay-Z - "Spiritual"
- Jidenna - "Long Live the Chief"
- Raury ft. Key - "Trap Tears"
- Sir The Baptist ft. ChuchPeople - "Raise Hell"
- Desiigner - "Panda"
- DJ Khaled ft. Drake - "For Free"
- Fat Joe & Remy Ma ft. French Montana & Infared - "All the Way Up"
- O.T. Genasis ft. Young Dolph - "Cut It"
- Travis Scott (II) - "Antidote"
- Young Thug - "Best Friend"
