Music lovers, get ready! The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards are coming! On Tuesday, the network announced the nominees for the 17th annual show celebrating the past year in hip hop music. GRAMMY-nominated recording artist Fat Joe takes the reins this year, taping the show at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday, September 30, ahead of the show’s premiere on Tuesday, October 4.
This year, Drake leads the pack with an impressive 14 nominations, including Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Hip-Hop Album of the Year, Hip-Hop Artist of the year and song of the year. Kanye West is close behind with 10 nominations, including Producer of the Year, Hustler of the Year and Best Hip-Hop Video. Kendrick Lamar rounds out the top three with nine nominations, followed by Future with eight nods and Baby Keem, Cardi B and J. Cole tied with six nods each.
Check out the full list of nominees below:
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
A$AP Rocky, “DMB”
Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties”
City Girls feat. Usher, “Good Love”
Cardi B, Kanye West and Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
BIA & J. Cole, “London”
Future feat. Drake & Tems, “I’m Waiting For You”
Drake feat. Future and young thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
BEST COLLABORATION
Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties”
City Girls feat. Usher, “Good Love”
Cardi B, Kanye West and Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
Drake feat. 21 Savage, “Jimmy Cooks”
Benny The Butcher & J. Cole, “Johnny P’s Caddy”
Future feat. Drake & Tems, “I’m Waiting For You”
Drake feat. Future and young thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
BEST DUO OR GROUP
42 Dugg & IS Gee
Big Sean and Hit Boy
Birdman & Youngboy never broke again
Blxst & Bino Curtains
DaBaby & Youngboy never broke again
EARTH GANG
P&Havoc Styles
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Duck
J. Cole
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Tyler the Creator
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
Baby Keem
Benny the Butcher
Duck
J.Cole
Jack Harlow
Jay Z
Kendrick Lamar
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Benny Boom
Burna Boy
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
Director X
Free Kendrick Lamar & Dave
Teyana Taylor
SONG OF THE YEAR
Latto, “Great Energy”
Hitkidd & Glorilla, “FNF (Let’s Go)”
Jack Harlow, “First Class”
Cardi B, Kanye West and Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
Kodak Black, “Super Gremlin”
Future feat. Drake & Tems, “I’m Waiting For You”
Drake feat. Future and young thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
latte, 777
Duck, Certified Lover
Kanye West, donda
Coming, I never loved you
Pusha T, It’s almost dry
Nas, King II disease
Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale and Big Steps
HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Duck
Coming
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Megan you stallion
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
ATL Jacob
Baby Keem
Hit Boy
Hitmaka
Kanye West
Metro Boumin
Pharrell Williams
BEST REVOLUTIONARY HIP HOP ARTIST
Baby Keem
Blxst
Doechii
Foreign Fivio
Glorille
Nardo Wick
Naughty Santana
DJ OF THE YEAR
D Nice
DJ Cassidy
DJ Drama
DJ Kay kills
DJ Premier
Kaytranada
Mustard
Nyla Symon
LA Leakers: DJ sourMILK & Justin Credible
BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
Big Boy’s neighborhood
breakfast club
caresha please
Complex
Drink champions
HipHopDX
A million dollar game
Small NPR Office
Verzuz
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
50 cents
Cardi B
DJ Khalid
Duck
Jay Z
Kanye West
Megan you stallion
SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
Drake, “Churchill Downs” (Jack Harlow featuring Drake)
J. Cole, “Poke It Out” (Wale featuring J. Cole)
J. Cole, “London” (BIA & J. Cole)
Lil Baby, “Girls Want Girls” (Drake featuring Lil Baby)
Kanye West, “City of Gods” (Fivio Foreign, Kanye West and Alicia Keys)
Drake, “Wait for You” (Future feat. Drake & Tems)
Jadakiss, “Black Illuminati” (Freddie Gibbs featuring Jadakiss)
IMPACT TRACK
Lizzo, “About the Fucking Time”
Fivio Foreign, Kanye West and Alicia Keys, “City of the Gods”
Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties”
Nas feat. Mrs. Lauryn Hill, “Nobody”
Latto, “Pxssy”
Kendrick Lamar, “The Heart, Part 5”
Doja Cat, “Woman”
BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
Benjamin Epps (France)
Black Sharif (Ghana)
Blxckie (South Africa)
Central Cee (UK)
Haviah Mighty (Canada)
Knucks (UK)
The Juice (France)
Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe)
Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)
The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards air Tuesday, October 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on BET.
