At the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, Kanye West comes in second with 10 nominations, and Kendrick Lamar is just behind with nine. Drake gets the top spot with 14 nominations.
The Certified Lover Boy MC has received numerous nominations in the same category 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 is up for best hip-hop video, best collaboration, and song of the year for his work on Future’s “Way 2 Sexy” with Young Thug and Future, as well as his appearance on Future’s “Wait for You” (also featuring Tems). Drake received two nominations in the Sweet 16: best-featured verse category for his cameos on “Wait for You” and Jack Harlow’s “Churchill Downs”; in the best collaboration category, Drake received a total of three nominations for his work with 21 Savage on “Jimmy Cooks.”
Similar to Drake, Ye is nominated for awards in the categories of best live performance, best hip-hop album, best hip-hop video, best collaboration, song of the year, and best-featured verse. His “City of Gods” collaboration with Fivio Foreign and Alicia Keys has him nominated for producer of the year and impact tune.
In addition to being nominated for video director of the year, Lamar and Dave Free’s “Family Ties” is also up for best hip-hop video, best collaboration, and impact single. For the latter, Lamar has also received a nomination for “The Heart Part 5.”
With eight nominations, Future is fourth, followed by Baby Keem, Cardi B, and J. Cole receives six nods in a tie.
This year’s show will be hosted by Fat Joe. He had earlier told Billboard that “this will be the BIGGEST award event in history.” I can’t express my gratitude to Connie Orlando and the entire BET family enough for the opportunity to host and produce the BET Hip Hop Awards. We’re going to commemorate the biggest and brightest talents in the world, celebrate music, culture, and entertainment, and make this a night to remember filled with surprises and laughs. Never forget that the host from yesterday is not the host from today.
A group of insiders from the music business voted to determine the nominees in 17 categories.
The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, as previously announced, will be taped at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Centre on September 30 and will be telecast for the first time on Tuesday, October 4, at 9 p.m. PT on BET.
Here is a list of all 2022 BET Hip Hop Award nominations.
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)
