Royce Da 5’9 Reacts To BET Hip Hop Awards Lyricist Of The Year Snub

    Royce Da 5’9 consistently delivers well polished bars. From his work on 2018’s Book of Ryan to his most recent album The Allegory, Nickle Nine’s catalog is a shining example of what many MCs aspire to be. But evidently not everybody recognizes his lyrical genius — and certainly not the BET Hip Hop Awards.

    On Tuesday (September 29), the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations were announced and Royce’s name was noticeably absent from the Lyricist of the Year category. Instead,  J. Cole, Big Sean, Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby and Rapsody nabbed the honor.

    Not long after the nominations were revealed, Royce took his thoughts to Instagram along with a list of the 2020 nominees, many of whom are affiliated with JAY-Z’s label Roc Nation.

    “I been congregating in the wrong buildings, obviously,” he wrote in the caption.”I’m ciphering with a big ass @bumpboxx outside the next @rocnation brunch with the doorway blocked.”

    The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards are expected to air on October 27. Charlotte, North Carolina-raised rapper DaBaby leads the nominations with 12 in categories such as Album of the Year, Hip Hop Artist of the Year and Best Hip Hop video for “Bop.” Roddy Ricch also racked up 11 nominations, while Drake and Megan Thee Stallion notched eight.

    Meanwhile, the late Pop Smoke posthumously earned a nomination in the Best New Artist category alongside Rod Wave, Flo Milli, Jack Harlow, Mulatto and NLE Choppa.

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

    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. The ceremony begins at 9 p.m. ET on the BET network.

    62 thoughts on “Royce Da 5’9 Reacts To BET Hip Hop Awards Lyricist Of The Year Snub

      1. I couldn’t agree more bet hip hop awards bet awards all these award shows period is. Nothing but a popularity contest it’s like high school who’s the popular clicks who’s the most popular sports jock the most popular girl these shows are a joke it’s used to be about talent and originality and you knew who was who and what was what now in the this modern day x files works we live in why everything is fucked up it’s about who makes the most hits on spins a day and how many people on your social media twitter and face book account this list is beyond trash Megan the stallion get the fuck outta here the golden era 90s era of real female mcs bahamadia rah digga lady of rage lil Kim foxy brown Jane blaze Sonya blade. Mother superia Charli Baltimore would eat Megan the Stallions ass on the mic bar for bar rhyme for rhyme straight up

      1. List is terrible….Gibbs was snubbed…he’s having the best run of his career….with that being said…word for word…bar for bar…line for line….Royce is better….They also snubbed Benny, Conway, Black Thought, and Elzhi just to name a few

    1. It’s no secret that the hip hop industry has been on Jay- Z’s jock since forever . BET isn’t just another puppet in a long line of strings held by Hov.

    2. Does Royce do anything but bitch and complain? Maybe he’d be more celebrated if he just his fake woke social justice warrior ass up.

      1. Finally someone else who feels this way! He really needs to stfu already He has his clout chasing ass involved in anything that will give him attn – the good and the bad

    3. Rappers like Rapsody, Wale, Pusha T, and Royce won’t get their comeuppance until they die like Nipsey and Mac Miller.

    4. Joel Ortiz and king crooked with their joint album could have been listed, Royce, Jadakiss..they always pick the same radio artist over artists who actually put out albums with lyrically rhyme schemes in their songs but never picked..the category is for lyricist of the year, not hottest song on the radio

      1. I agree, but you, none of the awards shows are real and true anymore. They are all puppets on strings, manipulated and sometimes try to be politically correct (especially when it comes to artists like Royce, who stay true to themselves and the culture). I am done with them!!!

    5. All those fire lyrics wasted on a shitty individual who doesn’t understand the phrase “personal responsibility”

      1. Best lyricist by a country mile is Eminem. Love him or hate him but no-one can see him lyrically and the entire industry knows it. If you’re going to bring up a white lyricist being hated for color of their skin, start with the man sitting on the throne. Hell, Lil Dicky is better than NF too.

    6. Guys like Royce and other lyrically inclined rappers of similar caliber will never get recognized by outlets like BET because being able to comprehend lot of their lyrics requires a certain degree of intellectual capacity and patience to repeatedly loop through verses to catch everything said . This level of intellectual capacity and patience is generally lacked by BET and the vast majority of it viewers.

      1. Preach. Same thing when BET stopped showing Little Brother’s video for the song Lovin It years ago. They claimed their audience wouldn’t understand it.

      2. It’s based on audience and they want to focus on newer artists cause only those fans care and watch the awards crap

    7. Why is Megan the Stallion on a list for the “Lyricist of the Year” ? Is WAP or Girls in Da Hood a lyrical masterpiece ? I get it, you gotta throw a female in there to be politically correct ? But shouldbt the female actually be a lyricist ? That spot should have gone to Young M.A.

      1. They already have Rapsody in there to cover the female thing. That must mean the Stallion is a certified lyrical beast 🙂

    8. I hope ock being sarcastic because EBT is white owned. If Bob Johnson wasn’t there, it doesn’t count. RIP to Video Soul, Rap City and Teen Summit

    9. I like how Megan Thee Stallion is nominated for “lyricist of the year”. The term “lyricist” sure has experienced quite the inflation throughout the years.

    10. Why are artists pressed about these nomination who tf is even deciding? Bunch of old white people or whoever no one ever heard of.. thats why these awards dont mean much to real ones

      1. BET awards are being decided by old white ppl as well? Just keep blaming white ppl for everything and I’m sure things will work out just fine.

    11. Lmao the irony..wasn’t he defending Meg and actually getting upset at a grown man defending himself through art. Keep riding that WAP tho apparently her bars went over your head

      1. U don’t know what you talking about..
        U are cold boi..Very cold new freezer.
        That’s not a good look either..To say that Royce is not good. Is almost comical..

    12. Cmon Royce your time is over, let the young kids win some awards! When it was your time you dropped a weak ass rock city album that nobody liked! So shut the fuck up !

    13. Hip Hop Album of the Year Award goes to the rapper who is dumbing down society the most and who is borderline about to be homo/passed around to the industry leaders. Js.

      1. Man Royce speaks facts but his album was not the only best album.. Da Baby or Lil Baby and Pop Smoke..Was playing in every state or place that I went to

        1. That’s called marketing. Doesn’t mean it’s better. The majors just throw more money around and blanket the airways.

    14. I get they need a female artist in the listing but really!! What about SNOW THE PRODUCT!
      Book of ryan was a masterpiece. Idk how Royce is not on this list. But none of the best rapper ever are:/

    15. Royce is fxxked over by these big entertainment trends which em always was haswell…an da dude with the life of Ryan weren’t only the good album of da yr so was da baby an blah blah …its about best lyricist shame ppl don’t know what it means no more !

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