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The 'Money' rapper is up for MVP of the Year and Single of the Year among many others, while DJ Khaled, Travis Scott and J. Cole collect eight nods, and late Nipsey Hussle bags five.

• Sep 13, 2019

AceShowbiz - Cardi B will lead all nominees at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards after picking up 10 nods on Thursday, September 12.

The rapper, who received four honours at the prizegiving in 2018, has landed mentions for MVP of the Year, Hot Ticket Performer, and Single of the Year, and she will be competing with herself for the Best Hip Hop Video gong as both "Money" and "Twerk", her collaboration with City Girls, are nominated.

DJ Khaled, Travis Scott (II) and J. Cole have picked up eight nominations, while tragic rap star Nipsey Hussle has netted five.

The 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards will take place at Atlanta's Cobb Energy Center in Georgia on October 5.

The full list of nominees is:

Best Hip-Hop Video

• 21 Savage - "A Lot" (Feat. J. Cole)
• Cardi B - "Money"
• City Girls - "Twerk" (Feat. Cardi B)
• DaBaby - "Suge"
• Meek Mill - "Going Bad" (Feat. Drake)
• Travis Scott (II) - "Sicko Mode" (Feat. Drake)

Hot Ticket Performer

• Cardi B
• DaBaby
• Drake
• Megan Thee Stallion
• The Carters (Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles)
• Travis Scott (II)

Album of the Year

• Travis Scott - "Astroworld"
• Meek Mill - "Championships"
• Lizzo - "Cuz I Love You"
• DJ Khaled - "Father of Asahd"
• Tyler, The Creator - "Igor"
• Dreamville - "Revenge of the Dreamers 3"

Video Director of the Year

• Benny Boom
• Bruno Mars, Florent Dechard
• Calmatic
• Dave Meyers
• Eif Rivera
• Travis Scott (II)

Lyricist of the Year

• 2 Chainz
• Drake
• J. Cole
• Meek Mill
• Nipsey Hussle
• YBN Cordae

MVP of the Year

• Cardi B
• DJ Khaled
• Drake
• J. Cole
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Nipsey Hussle

Producer of the Year

• DJ Khaled
• London On Da track
• Metro Boomin
• DJ Mustard
• Swizz Beatz
• Tay Keith

Best Collaboration, Duo or Group

• 21 Savage Feat. J. Cole - "A Lot"
• Cardi B & Bruno Mars - "Please Me"
• DJ Khaled Feat. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend - "Higher"
• Lil Baby & Gunna - "Drip Too Hard"
• Lil Nas X Feat. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)"
• Travis Scott (II) Feat. Drake - "Sicko Mode"

Single of the Year

• "Act Up" - City Girls
• "Big Ole Freak" - Megan Thee Stallion
• "Money" - Cardi B
• "Old Town Road (Remix)" - Lil Nas X Feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
• "Sicko Mode" - Travis Scott (II) Feat. Drake
• "Suge" - DaBaby

Best New Hip Hop Artist

• Blueface
• DaBaby
• Lil Nas X
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Roddy Ricch
• YBN Cordae

Best Mixtape

• Jack Harlow - "Loose"
• Kevin Gates - "Luca Brasi 3"
• Megan Thee Stallion - "Fever"
• Roddy Ricch - "Feed Tha Streets II"
• Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y - "2009"
• YBN Almighty Jay, YBN Cordae & YBN Nahmir - "YBN: The Mixtape"

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse

• 21 Savage - "Wish Wish" (DJ Khaled Feat. Cardi B & 21 Savage)
• Cardi B - "Clout" (Offset Feat. Cardi B)
• Cardi B – "Twerk" (City Girls Feat. Cardi B)
• J. Cole - "A Lot" (21 Savage Feat. J. Cole)
• Rick Ross - "Money in the Grave" (Drake Feat. Rick Ross)
• Rick Ross - "What's Free" (Meek Mill Feat. Jay-Z & Rick Ross)

Impact Track

• 21 Savage - "A Lot" Feat. J. Cole
• DJ Khaled - "Higher" Feat. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
• J. Cole - "Middle Child"
• Kap G - "A Day Without a Mexican"
• Lizzo - "Tempo" Feat. Missy Elliott
• YoungBoy Never Broke Again - "I Am Who They Say I Am" Feat. Quando Rondo & Kevin Gates

DJ of the Year

• Chase B
• DJ Drama
• DJ Envy
• DJ Esco
• DJ Khaled
• DJ Mustard

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)

• Cardi B
• DJ Khaled
• French Montana
• Meek Mill
• Rick Ross
• Travis Scott (II)

Best Hip-Hop Online Site/App

• All Hip-Hop
• Complex
• HotNewHipHop
• The Shade Room
• WorldStar
• XXL

Hustler of the Year

• Cardi B
• DJ Khaled
• Jay-Z
• Nipsey Hussle
• Rick Ross
• Travis Scott (II)

Best International Flow

• Falz (Nigeria)
• Ghetts (U.K.)
• Kalash (France)
• Lil Simz (U.K.)
• Nasty C (South Africa)
• Sarkodie (Ghana)
• Tory Lanez (Canada)