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It’s that time of the year again, and the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards are on deck. Today (Sept. 9), the official nominees were announced, with Cardi B, Lil Durk and Megan Thee Stallion leading the pack with 9 nominations each.
The 16th annual 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards will be taped on Friday, October 1 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA, on Friday, October 1, but it will premiere on the network on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at 9 PM ET/PT. And if you’re in Africa, it will be simulcast internationally on BET Africa on Wednesday, October 6 AT 3 AM CAT.
The ‘Hip Hop Album of the Year’ category will be highly contested with Moneybagg Yo, Tyler, The Creator, Migos, Megan Thee Stallion, DJ Khaled, J. Cole and team up of 21 Savage & Metro Boomin all getting nominations. The ‘Hip Hop Artist of the Year’ category is also stacked with Cardi B, Drake, J. Cole, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion and Tyler, the Creator. Last year, Lil Baby taking an L had Twitter vexed.
Cardi and Megan’s other nods all include ‘Song of The Year,’ ‘Best Hip Hop Video,’ ‘Best Collaboration,’ ‘Best Live Performer,’ ‘Hustler of The Year,’ and ‘Sweet 16: Best featured Verse,’ while the latter has a ‘Lyricist of the Year’ nomination. Lil Durk’s nominations also include ‘Song of the Year,’ ‘Best Hip Hop Video,’ ‘Best Collaboration,’ ‘Best Duo or Group,’ and ‘Sweet 16: Best featured Verse.’
Despite Drake only just releasing his new album, Certified Lover Boy, he managed to land 8 nominations, including ‘Lyricist of the Year.’ That aforementioned category is the source of Nas’ sole nomination.
Check out the full list of 2021 BET HIP HOP AWARDS nominees below.
HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A GANGSTA’S PAIN MONEYBAGG YO
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST TYLER, THE CREATOR
CULTURE III MIGOS
GOOD NEWS MEGAN THEE STALLION
KHALED KHALED DJ KHALED
SAVAGE MODE II 21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN
THE OFF-SEASON J. COLE
SONG OF THE YEAR
BACK IN BLOOD PRODUCED BY YC (POOH SHIESTY FEAT. LIL DURK)
LATE AT NIGHT PRODUCED BY MUSTARD (RODDY RICCH)
LAUGH NOW CRY LATER. PRODUCED BY G. RY, CARDOGOTWINGS, ROGET CHAHAYED & YUNG EXCLUSIVE (DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK)
UP PRODUCED BY YUNG DZA, SEAN ISLAND, DJ SWANQO (CARDI B)
WAP PRODUCED BY AYO & KEYZ (CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION)
WHOLE LOTTA MONEY (REMIX) PRODUCED BY LONDON JAE, BEATGODZ, TEE ROMANO (BIA FEAT. NICKI MINAJ)
HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
CARDI B
DRAKE
J. COLE
LIL BABY
MEGAN THEE STALLION
TYLER, THE CREATOR
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
CARDI B UP
CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION WAP
CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG GO CRAZY
DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK LAUGH NOW CRY LATER
LIL NAS X MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)
SAWEETIE FEAT. DOJA CAT BEST FRIEND
BEST NEW HIP HOP ARTIST
BLXST
COI LERAY
DON TOLIVER
MORRAY
POOH SHIESTY
YUNG BLEU
BEST COLLABORATION
21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN FEAT. DRAKE MR. RIGHT NOW
BIA FEAT. NICKI MINAJ WHOLE LOTTA MONEY (REMIX)
CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION WAP
DJ KHALED FEAT. LIL BABY & LIL DURK EVERY CHANCE I GET
DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK LAUGH NOW CRY LATER
POOH SHIESTY FEAT. LIL DURK BACK IN BLOOD
BEST DUO OR GROUP
21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN
CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG
CITY GIRLS
FUTURE & LIL UZI VERT
LIL BABY & LIL DURK
MIGOS
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
BUSTA RHYMES
CARDI B
DABABY
DOJA CAT
MEGAN THEE STALLION
TYLER, THE CREATOR
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
BENNY THE BUTCHER
DRAKE
J. COLE
LIL BABY
MEGAN THEE STALLION
NAS
BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
LADIPOE (NIGERIA)
NASTY C (SOUTH AFRICA)
XAMÃ (BRAZIL)
LAYLOW (FRANCE)
GAZO (FRANCE)
LITTLE SIMZ (UK)
DAVE (UK)
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
COLE BENNETT
COLIN TILLEY
DAVE MEYERS
DIRECTOR X
HYPE WILLIAMS
MISSY ELLIOTT
DJ OF THE YEAR
CHASE B
D NICE
DJ CASSIDY
DJ DRAMA
DJ ENVY
DJ JAZZY JEFF
DJ SCHEME
KAYTRANADA
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
DJ KHALED
HIT-BOY
METRO BOOMIN
MUSTARD
THE ALCHEMIST
TYLER, THE CREATOR
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
CARDI B
DRAKE
LIL BABY
MEGAN THEE STALLION
SAWEETIE
YUNG BLEU
BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
COMPLEX
GENIUS
HIP HOP DX
HOT NEW HIPHOP
THE BREAKFAST CLUB
THE SHADE ROOM
WORLDSTAR HIPHOP
XXL
SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
CARDI B TYPE SHIT (MIGOS FEAT. CARDI B)
DRAKE HAVIN’ OUR WAY (MIGOS FEAT. DRAKE)
JAY-Z WHAT IT FEELS LIKE (NIPSEY HUSSLE FEAT. JAY-Z)
LIL DURK BACK IN BLOOD (POOH SHIESTY FT. LIL DURK)
MEGAN THE STALLION ON ME (REMIX) (LIL BABY FT. MEGAN THEE STALLION)
RODDY RICCH LEMONADE (REMIX) (INTERNET MONEY FEAT. DON TOLIVER & RODDY RICCH)
IMPACT TRACK
BLACK THOUGHT THOUGHT VS EVERYBODY
LIL NAS X MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)
LIL BABY & KIRK FRANKLIN WE WIN
MEEK MILL FEAT. LIL DURK PAIN AWAY
NIPSEY HUSSLE FEAT. JAY-Z WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
RAPSODY 12 PROBLEMS
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