The 'What's Next' hitmaker is a frontrunner to be a big winner at the 17th annual awards event as he scores 14 nominations out of 17 categories to be competed for.
- Sep 13, 2022
AceShowbiz - Drake is the strongest contender at the upcoming BET Hip Hop Awards. The Canadian superstar leads the full nominations for the 17th annual awards event which were announced on Monday, September 12, bagging 14 nods out of 17 categories to be competed for.
The Certified Lover Boy is up for Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Hip Hop Album of the Year, Hip Hop Artist of the Year and Hustler of the Year. He also receives two nominations for Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse, three for Best Collaboration, two for Best Hip Hop Video and two for Song of the Year.
Following Drake's lead is his rival Kanye West with 10 nominations. The Atlanta native also eyes Best Live Performer, Hip Hop Album of the Year, Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Hustler of the Year, Best Hip Hop Video, Best Collaboration, Song of the Year and Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse in addition to landing in categories such as Producer of the Year and Impact Track.
Kendrick Lamar trails behind with 9 nods, including Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Hip Hop Album of the Year, Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Video Director of the Year, Best Hip Hop Video and twice for Impact Track.
Other artists bagging multiple nominations are Doja Cat, Latto (formerly Mulatto), Lil Durk, Tems and Young Thug with three nominations with three each. Meanwhile, Benny The Butcher, City Girls, Fivio Foreign, GloRilla, Jay-Z, Megan Thee Stallion, Nas and Usher nab two nods each.
The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards will be taped on Thursday, September 30 at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta and air on Tuesday, October 4 at 9 P.M. ET on BET. Fat Joe has been announced as the host.
"This will be the BIGGEST award show in history," Fat Joe told Billboard of being tapped for the gig. "It's truly an honor to host and produce the BET Hip Hop Awards, and I can't thank Connie and the entire BET family enough for this opportunity."
Full Nominations of the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards:
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 S**t"
- 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 S**t"
- 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
Lyricist of the Year
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 (Mulatto), "Big Energy"
- Hitkidd & GloRilla, "F.N.F. (Let's Go)"
- Jack Harlow, "First Class"
- Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, "Hot S**t"
- 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 (Mulatto), "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
Producer of the Year
- ATL Jacob
- Baby Keem
- Hit-Boy
- Hitmaka
- Kanye West
- Metro Boomin
- Pharrell Williams
Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist
DJ of the Year
- D-Nice
- DJ Cassidy
- DJ Drama
- DJ Kay Slay
- DJ Premier
- Kaytranada
- DJ 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
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 (Mulatto), "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)
