Drake and Ye lead nominations for BET Hip Hop Awards 2022

The nominations for the 17th annual BET Hip Hop Awards are in, with Drake and Kanye West leading the pack at 14 and 10 a piece, respectively. This year’s ceremony will be taped on Friday, September 30 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta with Fat Joe hosting and premiere on television at 9 p.m. EDT the following Tuesday (October 4). Other artists nominated for multiple awards include Young Thug, Doja Cat, Latto, Lil Durk, and Tems, with three taps each.

Back in December, Drake and Ye ended a long-running beef — which came to a head last fall as Ye’s Donda and Drake’s Certified Lover Boy competed for sales and chart position — with a joint Larry Hoover benefit concert, held at the Los Angeles Coliseum and live-streamed on Amazon.

Each artist has released a studio album since then, with Ye’s Donda 2 dropping exclusively on Stem Player in February and Drake’s Honestly, Nevermind surprise released to digital streaming platforms in June. And both rappers appeared on DJ Khaled’s blockbuster August LP God Did, with Drake’s Lil Baby collab “Staying Alive” helping the Toronto emcee break The Beatles’ record for most top-five singles in Billboard chart history, and Ye’s “Use This Gospel” remix with Eminem giving the latter act his first number one hit on Billboard‘s Hot Christian Singles chart.

On Friday, in honor of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing, Ye announced that he’d be “releasing all” of his many “grudges” and “leaning into the light.”

View the full list of BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 nominations below.

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

“D.M.B.” - ASAP 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