The annual BET Hip Hop Awards took place on Saturday night, but the entire show was broadcast on BET this evening. It’s been a huge night so far, with performances from Chance The Rapper, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Lil Kim and more lighting up the stage, and cyphers featuring Kash Doll, Young Devyn, Iman Shumpert and more showcasing the next generation of superstar talent. The awards themselves pulled out some surprises, with artists including DaBaby, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion taking home awards. Find the full list below, see the cyphers here, and the performances here.
[Winners in bold]
Album of the Year:
Travis Scott – Astroworld
Meek Mill – Championships
Lizzo – Cuz I Love You
DJ Khaled – Father of Asahd
Tyler, the Creator – Igor
Dreamville – Revenge of the Dreamers 3
Best New Hip Hop Artist:
Blueface
DaBaby
Lil Nas X
Megan Thee Stallion
Roddy Ricch
YBN Cordae
Hustler of the Year:
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
JAY-Z
Nipsey Hussle
Rick Ross
Travis Scott
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style):
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
French Montana
Meek Mill
Travis Scott
Best Hip-Hop Video:
21 Savage featuring J. Cole – "A Lot"
Cardi B – "Money”
City Girls featuring Cardi B – "Twerk"
DaBaby – "Suge"
Meek Mill featuring Drake – "Going Bad"
Travis Scott featuring Drake – "Sicko Mode"
Best Collab, Duo or Group:
21 Savage featuring J. Cole – "A Lot"
Cardi B and Bruno Mars – "Please Me"
DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend – "Higher"
Lil Baby and Gunna – "Drip Too Hard"
Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)”
Travis Scott featuring Drake – "Sicko Mode"
Hot Ticket Performer:
Cardi B
DaBaby
Drake
Megan Thee Stallion
The Carters
Travis Scott
Lyricist of the Year:
2 Chainz
Drake
J. Cole
Meek Mill
Nipsey Hussle
YBN Cordae
Video Director of the Year:
Benny Boom
Bruno Mars and Florent Dechard
Calmatic
Dave Meyers
Eif Rivera
Travis Scott
DJ of the Year:
Chase B
DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Esco
DJ Khaled
Mustard
Producer of the Year:
DJ Khaled
London On Da Track
Metro Boomin
Mustard
Swizz Beatz
Tay Keith
MVP of the Year:
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
Drake
J. Cole
Megan Thee Stallion
Nipsey Hussle
Single of the Year:
"Act Up" – City Girls
"Big Ole Freak" – Megan Thee Stallion
"Money" – Cardi B
“Old Town Road (Remix)" – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
"Sicko Mode" – Travis Scott featuring Drake
"Suge" – DaBaby
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