BET has announced this year’s nominees for the BET Hip Hop Awards. Cardi B, DJ Khaled and Kendrick Lamar lead way with each receiving nine nominations.
After being nominated for Best Female Rapper at the BET Awards earlier this year, Cardi B is sitting pretty with nine nominations for BET’s Hip Hop Award show. Her hit single “Bodak Yellow” earned a nomination for Best Hip Hop Video. She’s also nominated for the Best New Hip Hop Artist.
Multi-Platinum record producer DJ Khaled’s nominations include Album of the Year for Grateful, Best Hip Hop Video for “Wild Thoughts” featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller and naturally, DJ of The Year.
Kendrick Lamar’s Dave Meyer’s-directed visual “HUMBLE.” has been nominated for Best Hip Hop Video. K. Dot has also been nominated for Album of the Year for DAMN. and Lyricist of the Year.
The 2017 award show takes place at The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Florida on October 6 and airs on October 10 at 8 p.m. EST/PST. Check out all of the nominees below.
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Best Hip-Hop Video
Cardi B – Bodak Yellow
DJ Khaled f. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts
French Montana f. Swae Lee – Unforgettable
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Future – Mask Off
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.
Best Collabo, Duo or Group
DJ Khaled f. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts
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French Montana f. Swae Lee – Unforgettable
Migos f. Lil Uzi Vert – Bad And Boujee
Rae Sremmurd f. Gucci Mane – Black Beatles
Yo Gotti f. Nicki Minaj – Rake It Up
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Hot Ticket Performer
Cardi B
Chance The Rapper
Drake
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J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Lyricist of the Year
Chance The Rapper
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Drake
J. Cole
JAY-Z
Kendrick Lamar
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Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Colin Tilley
Dave Meyers and Missy Elliott
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Director X
Hype Williams
DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
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DJ Envy
DJ Esco
DJ Khaled
DJ Mustard
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Producer of the Year
DJ Khaled and Nasty Beatmakers
DJ Mustard
London On Da Track
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Metro Boomin
Mike Will Made It
Pharrell Williams
MVP of the Year
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Cardi B
Chance The Rapper
DJ Khaled
JAY-Z
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Kendrick Lamar
Single of the Year
Bad And Boujee – Produced By Metro Boomin (Migos f. Lil Uzi Vert)
Bodak Yellow – Produced By J. White Did It (Cardi B)
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HUMBLE. – Produced By Mike Will Made It (Kendrick Lamar)
Mask Off – Produced By Metro Boomin (Future)
Wild Thoughts– Produced By DJ Khaled and Nasty Beatmakers (DJ Khaled f. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller)
Album of the Year
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DJ Khaled – Grateful
Future – FUTURE
J. Cole – 4 Your Eyez Only
JAY-Z – 4:44
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Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
Migos – Culture
Best New Hip-Hop Artist
Aminé
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Cardi B
Kodak Black
Playboi Carti
Tee Grizzley
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Hustler of the Year
Cardi B
Chance The Rapper
Diddy
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DJ Khaled
JAY-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
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A$AP Rocky
Cardi B
Future
Migos
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Nicki Minaj
Best Hip Hop Online Site/App
Complex.com
Hotnewhiphop.com
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Theshaderoom.com
Worldstarhiphop.com
XXLMag.com
Best Mixtape
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Cardi B – Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 2
Gucci Mane – Droptopwop
Juicy J – Gas Face
Playboi Carti – Playboi Carti
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Tee Grizzley – My Moment
Yo Gotti & Mike Will Made It – Gotti Made-It
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Chance The Rapper – I’m The One (DJ Khaled f. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper and Lil Wayne)
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Gucci Mane – Black Beatles (Rae Sremmurd f. Gucci Mane)
Lil Uzi Vert – Bad And Boujee (Migos f. Lil Uzi Vert)
Nicki Minaj – Rake It Up (Yo Gotti f. Nicki Minaj)
Ty Dolla $ign – Ain’t Nothing (Juicy J f. Wiz Khalifa & Ty Dolla $ign)
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Wiz Khalifa – Ain’t Nothing (Juicy J f. Wiz Khalifa & Ty Dolla $ign)
Impact Track
Cardi B – Bodak Yellow
JAY-Z – Story of O.J.
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Kendrick Lamar- HUMBLE.
Kendrick Lamar – DNA.
Lecrae – Blessings f. Ty Dolla $Ign
Tyler, The Creator – Who Dat Boy f. A$AP Rocky
