BET unveiled the nominees for the 18th annual BET Hip Hop Awards. While 21 Savage and Cardi B both lead the pack with 12 nominations each, Drake follows with nine nominations to his name, and Burna Boy and DJ Khaled round out the top five with seven nominations each.
21 Savage boasts nominations for some of the night’s biggest awards: Hip-hop Artist of the Year, Lyricist of the Year, Hip-hop Album of the Year for Drake collab-album Her Loss, Song of the Year – also alongside Drake for “Rich Flex” – and Burna Boy for “Sittin’ On Top Of The World”. “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” also nabbed a nom in the Best Collaboration Category, and Her Loss earned Savage and Drake a spot on the Best Duo/Group list – with the album’s “Spin Bout U” as well as “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” seeing nominations for Best Hip-hop Video. Additionally, the rapper holds a nomination for the annual Hustler of the Year award, as well as one for the Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse award.
As for Cardi, she secured nominations for a run of coveted awards as well, spanning Hip-hop Artist of the Year, Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, and Hustler of the Year. She landed twice in just as many categories. For Best Hip-hop Video award, she garnered nominations for the Latto collab “Put It On Da Floor Again” and GloRilla collab “Tomorrow.” Those same two songs also landed the Bronx rapper two nominations in the Song of the Year, Best Collaboration, and Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse categories as well.
In addition to Drizzy’s nine spots and Burna Boy and DJ Khaled each boasting seven, J. Cole shows out with six nominations, and Coi Leray, GloRilla, and Jay-Z all earned five nods.
“This year’s Awards will mark the culmination of our year-long celebration of hip hop’s storied creation and the art form’s sonic and cultural expansion,” Connie Orlando, Executive Vice President of BET shared in a statement. “We are honored by this year’s roster of nominees as they continue to carry the creativity and diversity of hip hop into the future.”
The 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards will air on BET on October 10 at 9 p.m. local time. See the full list of nominees below.
Hip-hop Artist of the Year
21 Savage
Burna Boy
Cardi B
Drake
Glorilla
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Uzi VertSong of the Year
“All My Life” – Lil Durk feat. J. Cole
“God Did” – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z , John Legend & Fridayy
“Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert
“Players” – Coi Leray
“Put It On Da Floor Again” – Latto feat. Cardi B
“Rich Flex” – Drake & 21 Savage
“Sittin’ On Top Of The World” – Burna Boy feat. 21 Savage
“Tomorrow 2” – GloRilla & Cardi BHip-hop Album of the Year
Anyways, Life’s Great… – GloRilla
Coi – Coi Leray
God Did – DJ Khaled
Her Loss – Drake & 21 Savage
Heroes & Villains – Metro Boomin
Jackman – Jack Harlow
Pink Tape – Lil Uzi Vert
Traumazine – Megan Thee StallionBest Hip-hop Video
“Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert
“Players” (DJ Smallz 732 – Jersey Club Remix) – Coi Leray
“Put It On Da Floor Again” – Latto feat. Cardi B
“Shake Sumn” – DaBaby
“Sittin’ On Top Of The World” – Burna Boy feat. 21 Savage
“Spin Bout U” – Drake & 21 Savage
“Tomorrow 2” – Glorilla & Cardi BBest Collaboration
“All My Life” – Lil Durk feat. J. Cole
“God Did” – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
“Players” (DJ Saige Remix) – Coi Leray feat. Busta Rhymes
“Princess Diana” – Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj
“Put It On Da Floor Again” – Latto feat. Cardi B
“Sittin’ On Top Of The World” – Burna Boy feat. 21 Savage
“Tomorrow 2” – Glorilla & Cardi BImpact Track
“30” – Nas
“All My Life” – Lil Durk Feat. J. Cole
“Anxiety” – Megan Thee Stallion
“Can’t Win for Nothing” – Symba
“Champions” – NLE Choppa
“God Did” – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
“Scientists & Engineers” – Killer Mike & André 3000 feat. Future & Eryn Allen Kane
“Therapy Pt. 2” – Robert Glasper feat. Mac MillerBest Duo or Group
City Girls
DJ Drama & Jeezy
Drake & 21 Savage
Earthgang
Larry June & The Alchemist
Quavo & Takeoff
Rae SremmurdBest Live Performer
Burna Boy
Busta Rhymes
Cardi B
Coi Leray
Dababy
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee StallionBest Breakthrough Hip-hop Artist
Armani White
Central Cee
Doechii
Finesse2tymes
Ice Spice
Kaliii
Lola Brooke
Sexyy ReddLyricist of the Year
21 Savage
André 3000
Burna Boy
Cardi B
Conway The Machine
Drake
J. Cole
Kendrick LamarProducer of the Year
Atl Jacob
DJ Khaled
Dr. Dre
Hit-Boy
Hitmaka
Kaytranada
London On Da Track
Metro Boomin
The AlchemistVideo Director of the Year
Anderson .Paak
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
DaBaby & Reel Goats
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Dave Meyers
Travis ScottDJ of the Year
Chase B
D-Nice
DJ Cassidy
DJ Clark Kent
DJ Drama
DJ Jazzy Jeff
DJ Khaled
Kaytranada
Metro BoominBest Hip-hop Platform
AllHipHop
Caresha Please
Drink Champs
Hiphop Dx
Million Dollaz Worth Of Game
Rap Caviar
The Breakfast Club
The Joe Budden Podcast
XXLHustler of the Year
21 Savage
50 Cent
Burna Boy
Cardi B
Caresha
DJ Khaled
Drake
Jay-ZSweet 16: Best Featured Verse
21 Savage – “Creepin’” (Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd & 21 Savage)
21 Savage – “Peaches & Eggplants” (Young Nudy feat. 21 Savage)
André 3000 – “Scientists & Engineers” (Killer Mike & André 3000 feat. Future & Eryn Allen Kane)
Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2” (Glorilla & Cardi B)
Cardi B – “Put It On Da Floor Again” (Latto feat. Cardi B)
Drake – “Oh U Went” (Young Thug feat. Drake)
J. Cole – “All My Life” (Lil Durk feat. J. Cole)
Jay-Z – “God Did” (DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z , John Legend & Fridayy)Best International Flow
Aka (South Africa)
Black Sherif (Ghana)
Central Cee (UK)
Gazo (France)
J Hus (UK)
K.O (South Africa)
Major Rd (Brazil)
Ninho (France)
Sampa The Great (Zambia)
Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)
Elsewhere in music, Drake revealed the official release date for For All The Dogs.
