BET announces the nominees for the 15th annual Hip Hop Awards, honoring the past year in hip hop music across 17 categories. The BET Hip Hop Awards is set to premiere on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 9:00PM ET/PT. Rising superstar, and winner of the 2019 Hip Hop Awards Best New Hip Hop Artist, DaBaby, leads this year’s nominations with an impressive 12 nods. Following his win for “Best Male Hip Hop Artist” at the BET Awards, DaBaby’s 12 nods includes Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Impact Track – “Rockstar” (BLM Remix) and two nominations in the Song of the Year, Best Hip Hop Video, and Best Collab categories. Additionally, DaBaby makes history, with two entries in the Hip Hop Album of the Year category with “Blame It on Baby” and “Kirk” both receiving nominations.
Roddy Ricch, another 2019 Best New Hip Hop Artist nominee, takes second place with an impressive 11 nods. Megan Thee Stallion, who opened the 2019 show, tied with global superstar Drake for third most nominations securing eight nods each.
Other notable nominations include Future, who received six nominations. Lil Baby who received four nods. Beyoncé, DJ Khaled, Travis Scott and Mustard each received three nominations.
Additionally, Best New Hip Hop Artist Award nominees include Flo Milli, Jack Harlow, Mulatto, NLE Choppa, Pop Smoke and Rod Wave.
Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET will oversee the annual show, with Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, serving as Executive Producer of the BET Hip Hop Awards 2020 along with and Jeannae Rouzan–Clay, Vice President of Specials, Jesse Collins Entertainment.
Best International Flow is a category that will recognize artists from around the world, with nominees from France, South Africa, Kenya, UK, and for the first time ever, a nominee from Brazil. Internationally, the show will simulcast on BET Africa at 3:00am CAT on October 28th, followed by international broadcasts in France on October 30 at 9:55pm CEST, the UK on October 31st at 9:00pm BST, and in South Korea on October 3 at 9:00pm KST. Additionally, the show will simulcast on BET Her, VH1 and MTV2.
See below for the complete list of BET Hip Hop Awards 2020 Official Nominees:
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
- DaBaby, “Bop”
- DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”
- Drake, “Toosie Slide”
- Future featuring Drake, “Life Is Good”
- Lil Baby, “The Bigger Picture”
- Roddy Ricch, “The Box”
BEST COLLABORATION
- DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”
- Future featuring Drake, “Life Is Good”
- Jack Harlow featuring Tory Lanez, DaBaby and Lil Wayne, “What’s Poppin” (Remix)
- Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé, “Savage” (Remix)
- Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign, “Hot Girl Summer”
- Mustard featuring Roddy Ricch, “Ballin'”
BEST DUO OR GROUP
- Chris Brown and Young Thug
- City Girls
- EarthGang
- Jackboys
- Migos
- Run the Jewels
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
- Big Sean
- DaBaby
- Drake
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Roddy Ricch
- Travis Scott
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
- Big Sean
- DaBaby
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Rapsody
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
- Cactus Jack and White Trash Tyler
- Cole Bennett
- Colin Tilley
- Dave Meyers
- Director X
- Teyana “Spike Tee” Taylor
DJ OF THE YEAR
- Chase B
- D-Nice
- DJ Drama
- DJ Envy
- DJ Khaled
- Mustard
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
- 9th Wonder
- DJ Khaled
- Hit-Boy
- JetsonMade
- Mike Will Made-It
- Mustard
HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- DaBaby
- Drake
- Future
- Lil Baby
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Roddy Ricch
SONG OF THE YEAR
- “Bop” – Produced by JetsonMade and Starboy (DaBaby)
- “Life Is Good” – Produced by Ambezza, D. Hill & OZ (Future featuring Drake)
- “Rockstar” – Produced by Seth in the Kitchen (DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch)
- “Savage” (Remix) – Produced by J. White Did It (Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé)
- “The Box” – Produced by 30 Roc and DatBoiSqueeze (Roddy Ricch)
- “Toosie Slide” – Produced by OZ (Drake)
HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- DaBaby, “Blame It on Baby”
- DaBaby, “Kirk”
- Future, “High Off Life”
- Lil Baby, “My Turn”
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Suga”
- Roddy Ricch, “Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial”
BEST NEW HIP HOP ARTIST
- Flo Milli
- Jack Harlow
- Mulatto
- NLE Choppa
- Pop Smoke
- Rod Wave
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
- Cardi B
- DJ Khaled
- Jay-Z
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Rick Ross
- Travis Scott
BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
- Complex
- HipHopDX
- Hot New Hip Hop
- The Breakfast Club
- The Joe Budden Podcast
- The Shade Room
- XXL
SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
- Beyoncé, “Savage” (Remix) (Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé)
- Bia, “Best on Earth” (Russ featuring Bia)
- Cardi B, “Writing on the Wall” (French Montana featuring Post Malone, Cardi B and Rvssian)
- Future, “Roses” (Remix) (Saint JHN featuring Future)
- Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar” (DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch)
- Travis Scott, “Hot” (Remix) (Young Thug featuring Gunna and Travis Scott)
IMPACT TRACK
- Anderson .Paak and Jay Rock, “Lockdown”
- DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar” (BLM Remix)
- J. Cole, “Snow on Tha Blufflil Baby”
- Lil Baby, “The Bigger Picture”
- Rapsody featuring PJ Morton, “Afeni”
- Wale featuring Kelly Price, “Sue Me”
BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
- Meryl (France)
- Kaaris (France)
- Nasty C (South Africa)
- Khaligraph Jones (Kenya)
- Stormzy (UK)
- Ms Banks (UK)
- Djonga (Brazil)