September 12, 2022
by Carla Hay
The following is a press release from BET:
BET has announced the nominees for the 17th annual “BET HIP HOP AWARDS” 2022 honoring the past year in hip hop music across 17 categories, selected by a voting academy of esteemed music industry insiders. Hosted by Grammy®-nominated recording artist, actor, entrepreneur, and media personality Fat Joe the “BET HIP HOP AWARDS” 2022, will tape from the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA, on Friday, September 30 and will premiere Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 9 PM ET/PT on BET.
Certified Lover Boy Drake leads this year’s nominations with an impressive 14 nods including Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Hip Hop Album of the Year, Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Hustler of the Year, twice for ‘Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse, three for Best Collaboration, twice for Best Hip Hop Video, and twice for Song of the Year. Kanye West follows with 10 nods including Best Live Performer, Hip Hop Album of the Year, Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Producer of the Year, Hustler of the Year, Best Hip Hop Video, Best Collaboration, Song of the Year, Impact Track, and Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse. Kendrick Lamar’s nine nods include Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year. Hip Hop Album of the Year, Hip Hop Artist of the Year, twice for Impact Track. Video Director of the Year, Best Hip Hop Video, and Best Collaboration. Future rounds out the top four with an impressive eight nods. Baby Keem, Cardi B, and J. Cole are tied, with each earning six nods.
Other notable nominations include Doja Cat, Latto, Lil Durk, Tems, and Young Thug, each of whom received three nominations. Benny The Butcher, City Girls, Fivio Foreign, Glorilla, Jay-Z, Megan Thee Stallion, Nas, and Usher received two nominations each.
See below for the complete list of “BET Hip Hop Awards” 2022 Official Nominees:
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
- D.M.B. – A$AP ROCKY
- FAMILY TIES – BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR
- GOOD LOVE – CITY GIRLS FEAT. USHER
- HOT SHIT – CARDI B, KANYE WEST & LIL DURK
- LONDON – BIA & J. COLE
- WAIT FOR U – FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS
- WAY 2 SEXY – DRAKE FEAT. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG
BEST COLLABORATION
- FAMILY TIES – BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR
- GOOD LOVE – CITY GIRLS FEAT. USHER
- HOT SHIT – CARDI B, KANYE WEST & LIL DURK
- JIMMY COOKS – DRAKE FEAT. 21 SAVAGE
- JOHNNY P’S CADDY – BENNY THE BUTCHER & J. COLE
- WAIT FOR U – FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS
- WAY 2 SEXY – DRAKE FEAT. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG
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
- BIG ENERGY LATTO
- F.N.F. (LET’S GO) HITKIDD & GLORILLA
- FIRST CLASS JACK HARLOW
- HOT SHIT CARDI B, KANYE WEST & LIL DURK
- SUPER GREMLIN KODAK BLACK
- WAIT FOR U FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS
- WAY 2 SEXY DRAKE FEAT. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG
HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- 777 LATTO
- CERTIFIED LOVER BOY DRAKE
- DONDA KANYE WEST
- I NEVER LIKED YOU FUTURE
- IT’S ALMOST DRY PUSHA T
- KING’S DISEASE II NAS
- MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS KENDRICK LAMAR
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
- LA LEAKERS: DJ SOURMILK AND JUSTIN INCREDIBLE
BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
- BIG BOY’S NEIGHBORHOOD
- BREAKFAST CLUB
- CARESHA PLEASE
- COMPLEX
- DRINK CHAMPS
- HIPHOP DX
- 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 U (FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS)
- JADAKISS – BLACK ILLUMANTI (FREDDIE GIBBS FEAT. JADAKISS)
IMPACT TRACK
- ABOUT DAMN TIME – LIZZO
- CITY OF GODS – FIVIO FOREIGN, KANYE WEST & ALICIA KEYS
- FAMILY TIES – BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR
- NOBODY – NAS FEAT. MS. LAURYN HILL
- PXSSY – LATTO
- THE HEART PART 5 – KENDRICK LAMAR
- WOMAN – DOJA CAT
- 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)
Voting for the “BET Hip Hop Awards” 2022 DJ of the Year and Best Hip Hop Platform is now open: https://www.bet.com/hip-hop-awards/info-page/bp11gc/vote-for-the-bet-hip-hop-awards-2022
Connie Orlando, EVP, Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy will oversee the annual show and Executive Produce for BET with Jamal Noisette, VP, Specials & Music Programming. Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, to serve as Executive Producer of the “BET Hip Hop Awards” 2022 along with Jesse Collins Entertainment’s Jeannae Rouzan–Clay and Dionne Harmon.
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ABOUT BET
BET, a unit of Paramount (NASDAQ: PARAA; PARA; PARAP), is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African American audience. The primary BET channel is in 125 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, sub-Saharan Africa and France. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions including BET+, the preeminent streaming service for the Black audience; BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET HER, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African American Woman; BET Music Networks – BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, a growing BET festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around the globe.
ABOUT “BET HIP HOP AWARDS”
“BET Hip Hop Awards” is an annual celebration that pays homage to a culture that changed the world while highlighting the best in hip hop music. Year after year, BET delivers the best in hip hop for an unforgettable night of performances, cyphers and tributes honoring hip-hop legends that have and continue to make hip hop culture a global force.
ABOUT JESSE COLLINS ENTERTAINMENT
Founded in 2012, Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE) is a full-service television and film production company that has played an integral role in producing many of television’s most memorable moments in music entertainment. The Emmy® nominated company has a multi-year overall agreement with ViacomCBS Cable Networks. On the theatrical film side, the company also has a first look on JCE’s film development projects which could include Viacom’s film entities such as Paramount Players. JCE’s award-winning and critically acclaimed television includes programming from its three divisions. From the scripted division: scripted series—Real Husbands of Hollywood, American Soul and miniseries—The New Edition Story and The Bobby Brown Story. From the unscripted division: unscripted series – Cardi Tries, My Killer Body with K. Michelle, DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic and Forward: The Future of Black Music, competition/game shows—Becoming A Popstar, Rhythm + Flow, Sunday Best, Hip Hop Squares and Nashville Squares, talk show – Face to Face with Becky G and children’s series—Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (Emmy® Award winner). From the specials division: award shows—The American Music Awards, BET Awards, Soul Train Awards, BET Hip Hop Awards, Black Girls Rock!, BET Honors, UNCF’s An Evening of Stars and ABFF Honors, specials—upcoming Martin: The Reunion, John Lewis: Celebrating A Hero, Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration, Change Together: From The March On Washington To Today, A GRAMMY Salute to the Sounds of Change, Stand Up for Heroes, Dear Mama, Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin’, Def Comedy Jam 25, Leslie Jones: Time Machine, The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular and Rip the Runway. Jesse Collins, Founder and CEO of JCE, is the executive producer of all programming. He is also an executive producer for the Grammy Awards, The American Music Awards and The Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. He also produced the 2021 Oscars.
