DaBaby Becomes First Artist With 2 Album Of The Year Nominations At 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards

DaBaby might be hearing his name called a lot on October 27. The Charlotte native leads all artists with 12 nominations at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards, as the complete list was unveiled on Tuesday (September 29).

The “Suge” rapper makes BET history as the first artist to earn two nominations for Album of the Year with KIRKand Blame It On Baby. He’s double-nominated in an additional three categories. Roddy Ricch isn’t too far behind with 11 nominations, while Drake and Megan Thee Stallion notched eight.

The #HipHopAwards Hip Hop Album of The Year nominees are:

▪️Blame It On Baby – @dababydababy
▪️Kirk – @dababydababy
▪️High Off Life – @1future
▪️My Turn – @LilBaby4PF
▪️SUGA – @TheeStallion
▪️Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial – @RoddyRicchpic.twitter.com/9FEHMWYVrg

— #HipHopAwards (@HipHopAwards) September 29, 2020

With DaBaby winning Best New Artist honors in 2019, he looks to pass the torch to another burgeoning act on the rise. The late Pop Smoke posthumously earns a nomination in the category and he’ll be competing against the likes of Rod Wave, Flo Milli, Jack Harlow, Mulatto and NLE Choppa.

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HipHopDX is also represented at the 15th annual awards show along with Complex, HotNewHipHop, The Breakfast Club, The Joe Budden Podcast, The Shade Room and XXL for Best Hip Hop Platform.

Tune in to BET on October 27 at 9 p.m. ET to watch it all unfold. See the full list of nominations below.

Hip Hop Artist of the Year

DaBaby

Drake

Future

Lil Baby

Megan Thee Stallion

Roddy Ricch

Best Hip Hop Video

DaBaby, “Bop”

DaBaby f. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”

Drake, “Toosie Slide”

Future f. Drake, “Life Is Good”

Lil Baby, “The Bigger Picture”

Roddy Ricch, “The Box”

Song of the Year

“Bop” (DaBaby) Produced by JetsonMade & Starboy

“Life Is Good” (Future f. Drake) Produced by Ambezza, D. Hill & OZ

“Rockstar” (DaBaby f. Roddy Ricch) Produced by SethinTheKitchen

“Savage” (Remix) (Megan Thee Stallion f. Beyoncé) Produced by J. White Did It

“The Box” (Roddy Ricch) Produced by 30 Roc & DatBoiSqueeze

“Toosie Slide (Drake)” Produced by OZ

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 Collaboration

DaBaby f. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”

Future f. Drake, “Life Is Good”

Jack Harlow feat. Tory Lanez, DaBaby & Lil Wayne, “Whats Poppin” (Remix)

Megan Thee Stallion f. Beyoncé, “Savage” (Remix)

Megan Thee Stallion f. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $Ign, “Hot Girl Summer”

Mustard f. Roddy Ricch, “Ballin’”

Best Duo or Group

Chris Brown and Young Thug

City Girls

EarthGang

JackBoys

Migos

Run The Jewels

Best New Hip Hop Artist

Flo Milli

Jack Harlow

Mulatto

NLE Choppa

Pop Smoke

Rod Wave

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 & 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

Hustler of the Year

Cardi B

DJ Khaled

Jay-Z

Megan Thee Stallion

Rick Ross

Travis Scott

Best Hip Hop platform

Complex

HipHopDX

HotNewHipHop

The Breakfast Club

The Joe Budden Podcast

The Shade Room

XXL

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse

Beyoncé, “Savage” (Remix) (Megan Thee Stallion f. Beyoncé)

Bia, “Best on Earth” (Russ f. Bia)

Cardi B, “Writing on the Wall” (French Montana f. Post Malone, Cardi B & Rvssian)

Future, “Roses” (Remix) (Saint Jhn f. Future)

Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar” (DaBaby f. Roddy Ricch)

Travis Scott, “Hot” (Remix) (Young Thug f. Gunna & Travis Scott)

Impact Track

Anderson .Paak & Jay Rock, “Lockdown”

DaBaby f. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar” (BLM Remix)

J. Cole, “Snow on tha Bluff”

Lil Baby, “The Bigger Picture”

Rapsody f. PJ Morton, “Afeni”

Wale f. Kelly Price, “Sue Me”

Best International Flow

Meryl (France)

Kaaris (France)

Nasty C (South Africa)

Khaligraph Jones (Kenya)

Stormzy (U.K.)

Ms Banks (U.K.)

Djonga (Brazil)