October 27, 2020
The following is a press release from BET:
This year’s 2020 BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” brought together some of the hottest names in music to celebrate Hip Hop’s biggest night. Comedians, actors, hosts of the “85 South Show” podcast and stars of “Wild N’ Out” – comedy supergroup 85 South (Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean) co-hosted the annual show that premiered Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 9:00 PM ET/PT.
Megan Thee Stallion ruled the night with three wins for Hustler of the Year, Hip Hop Artist of the Year and a shared Best Collaboration with Beyoncé for the “Savage (remix).” Beyoncé also took home an additional win for Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse for the track. Roddy Ricch was a double winner for Song of the Year and Album of the Year for “Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial.” Pop Smoke was posthumously crowned Best New Hip Hop Artist and UK rapper Stormzy took home the award for Best International Flow.
Cordae opened the show with a powerful freestyle about the importance of voting followed by Impact Track winner Lil Baby performing his hit single “We Paid” with 42 Dugg. The City Girls blazed the stage with anthems “Kitty Talk” and “Jobs” in their first televised performance since JT’s release last year. Taking the stage for her television debut, Mulatto treated viewers to a medley of “Youngest N Richest,” “B**** From Da Souf” and “Muwop” with an appearance from Gucci Mane. Quavo performed a special tribute to Pop Smoke that included “Shake the Room” and “Aim For the Moon.” Snoop Dogg honored the I Am Hip Hop Award recipient Master P. 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne closed out the show in a major way with their hit single “Money Maker.” With the election less than a week away, Vice Presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance with an impassioned plea urging viewers to let their voices be heard at the polls.
During the timely “Hip Hop Cares” segments, G Herbo and Trae Tha Truth were spotlighted for their tireless work giving back to their communities and the world at large through social justice, mental health and environmental activism. Rappers Reuben Vincent, Bobby Sessions and Pretty Yellow shared fiery voting freestyles throughout the show.
The much-anticipated cyphers were hosted by DJ Hed and featured a bevy of emcees, R&B songstresses and reggae stars dropping hot sixteens including Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Original Koffee, Shenseea, Skip Marley, ZJ Liquid, Adé, Buddy, Deanté Hitchcock, and Flo Milli. Singers Brandy, Erykah Badu, H.E.R. and Teyana Taylor joined forces for a show stopping, all-female collaboration. Rappers Chika, Flawless Real Talk, Jack Harlow, Polo G and Rapsody let their voices be heard in the first ever “Social Justice” cypher.
Presenters for the evening included Hip Hop heavyweights Snoop Dogg and T.I. along with R&B superstar Monica.
See below for the complete list of the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards nominees and winners:
*=winner
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)
BET launched its first-ever consumer products line timed to the 2020 BET “HIP HOP AWARDS.” Collaborations with New Orleans based artist BMike and outerwear apparel company Chalkline headlined the launch. These items and more are available now exclusively on BET’s new e-commerce site store.BET.com.
Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET oversaw the annual show, with Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, serving as Executive Producer of the 2020 BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” along with Jesse Collins Entertainment’s Jeannae Rouzan–Clay and Dionne Harmon.
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ABOUT BET
BET, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIACA, VIAC), 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 90 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.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, BET’s growing festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around the globe.
ABOUT JESSE COLLINS ENTERTAINMENT
Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE) is a full-service television and film production company and has played an integral role in producing many of television’s most memorable moments in music entertainment. JCE 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. Jesse Collins, founder & CEO of the company, is the executive producer of award-winning and critically acclaimed television that JCE has produced including miniseries—The New Edition Story and The Bobby Brown Story; scripted series—American Soul and Real Husbands of Hollywood; children’s series—Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices; award shows—BET Awards, Black Girls Rock!, BET Honors, UNCF’s An Evening of Stars, BET Hip Hop Awards, ABFF Honors and Soul Train Awards; specials—John Lewis: Celebrating A Hero, Love & Happiness: An Obama Farewell, Change Together: From The March On Washington To Today, Dear Mama, Amanda Seales I Be Knowin’, Def Comedy Jam 25 and Leslie Jones: Time Machine; as well as competition/game shows—Sunday Best, Hip Hop Squares, Nashville Squares and Rhythm & Flow. Collins is also a producer for the iconic Grammy Awards and will next executive produce The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show. Go to jessecollinsent.com for more information on the company.
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 Networks 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.
