With BET’s Hip Hop Awards drawing closer, the network has released a list of this year’s nominees. One of the most mentioned names on the list is Kanye West, who has earned 16 nominations. West is gaining recognition for solo work and collaborative efforts with Jay-Z and his G.O.O.D. Music family. He’s mentioned in nearly every category and he is sometimes named twice in a category.
One of West’s collaborators, 2 Chainz, is also being recognized for his work throughout the year. Chainz is up for 10 nominations including one with Drake for Best Hip Hop Video. According to Soul Culture, Drake also earned 8 nominations this year including Best Live Performer and A$AP Rocky is holding steady with 6 nods, including one for Rookie of the Year.
Other nominees, including HipHopDX for Best Hip Hop Online Site, can be seen below.
Best Hip-Hop Video
2 Chainz f/ Drake – “No Lie”
A$AP Rocky – “Goldie”
Drake f/ Lil’ Wayne – “HYFR”
Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”
Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean x Pusha T – “Mercy”
Reese’s Perfect Combo Award
2 Chainz f/ Drake – “No Lie”
Drake f/ Lil’ Wayne x Tyga – “The Motto”
J. Cole f/ Missy Elliott – “Nobody’s Perfect”
Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”
Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean x Pusha T – “Mercy”
Best Live Performer
A$AP Rocky
Drake
J. Cole
The Throne (Jay-Z x Kanye West)
Kanye West
Lyricist of the Year
J. Cole
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Nas
Kanye West
Video Director of the Year
A$AP Rocky x Sam Lecca
Benny Boom
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams
Producer of the Year
Hit-Boy
J. Cole
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
No I.D.
Kanye West
MVP of the Year
2 Chainz
J. Cole
Jay-Z
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Track of the Year
“Cashin’ Out” (Ca$h Out)
“I’ma Boss” (Meek Mill f/ Rick Ross)
“N–gas In Paris” (The Throne)
“No Lie” (2 Chainz f/ Drake)
“The Motto” (Drake f/ Lil’ Wayne x Tyga)
CD of the Year
The Dreamer, The Believer (Common)
Take Care (Drake)
Cole World: The Sideline Story (J. Cole)
Watch The Throne (Jay-Z x Kanye West)
TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition (Young Jeezy)
DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Envy
Funkmaster Flex
DJ Khaled
Rookie of the Year
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Ca$h Out
Future
Meek Mill
Made You Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Big Sean
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Best Club Banger
“Cashin’ Out” (Ca$h Out)
“The Motto” (Drake f/ Lil’ Wayne x Tyga)
“Same Damn Time” (Future)
“Ni–as In Paris” (The Throne)
“Mercy” (Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean x Pusha T)
Best Mixtape
LiveLoveA$AP (A$AP Rocky)
1999 (Joey Bada$$)
Dreamchasers 2 (Meek Mill)
Rich Forever (Rick Ross)
Taylor Allderdice (Wiz Khalifa)
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
2 Chainz – “Mercy”
Diddy – “Same Damn Time (Remix)”
Drake – “Stay Schemin’”
Ludacris – “Same Damn Time (Remix)”
T.I. – “Magic (Remix)”
Hustler of the Year
2 Chainz
Jay-Z
Lil’ Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Impact Track
“Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)” (Lupe Fiasco)
“Bitch Bad” (Lupe Fiasco)
“Daughters” (Nas)
“Murder To Excellence” (The Throne)
People’s Champ Award
2 Chainz f/ Drake – “No Lie”
Driicky Graham – “Snapbacks & Tattoos”
Meek Mill f/ Rick Ross – “I’ma Boss”
The Throne – “Ni–as In Paris”
Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean x Pusha T – “Mercy”
Best Hip-Hop Online Site
2DopeBoyz.com
AllHipHop.com
Complex.com
HipHopDX.com
NahRight.com
RapRadar.com
WorldstarHipHop.com
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Hustler of the Year Awards, yes, this is the kind of lifestyle fantasy BET want to peddle to black youngsters. Pathetic. Will NOT be wathing the BET awards this year.
i’m sure a lot of people here care if you watch the awards or not.
It is a ridiculous category though.
That award probably won’t be televised along with club banger of the year.Then again it probably will. #that’s ratchet
I judge, by the tenements established in hip hop history, “the hustle” is a valid catagory. It has been an important part of hip hop culture from the origins of hip hop and doesn’t necessarily pertain to drugs. If you want, replace the word with “entrepreneurial spirit.”
wtf is a hustler of the year award lmao seriously
lol guess they just had space for one more award.
Nas not up for album of the year?
cosign
How is 2 Chainz a rookie? Cuz he changed his name this year?
solo debut
bullshit.
Perfect Cobo – J.cole/Missy
Live Performer – The throne
Lyricist – K.dot/Nas
Producer – JUSTICE league
MVP – K.dot u foools! Jcole/rick ross
CD of the year – Section.80 foools! Sideline story
Rookie – A$AP Rookie
Style – A$AP Rocky
Club – niggas in paris
mixtape – LiveLoveA$AP
Hustler – Dr. Dre fool (beats is the biggest music hustle)/Rick Ross (has become figurehead of modern game for some reasons)
Impact – murder to excellence/daughters
Online site – Anythin but DX. Due to some awful reviews and weird fuckin “news” stories.
Kendrick and Nas were stabbed in the back here……losing repsect for BET.
Then get of this site you idoit dx is a great site and if you dont like it you can F*ck off simpple as that and get over k dot let him go back to chool and get some education rap is the ;ast thing he needs right now
best mixtape 1999 (Joey Bada$$)
best club banger (smh bet)
basically ymcmb and good music
worst list ever…talk about dick riding the mainstream radio shit…Drake? 2chainz? Rick Ross? You gotta be kidding me. These are the artists getting awards for hip hop? People need to educate themselves and listen to something with some substance.
WAYNE FREE IS THE WAY TO BE
2 chhhaaaiinnnzzzzz, da nigga 2 chianz deserves the plaudits coming his way, hope he wins a couple of dem awards. even tho he’s not the best lyricist,u gotta respect his grind this year
Based on this year alone and not my personal opinions the winners will be:
Best Video: HYFR or Mercy
Perfect Combo: Mercy
Live Performer: The Throne
Lyricist:Kendrick or Nas
Video Director: IDK
Producer: Hit Boy
MVP: 2chainz
Track of the year: No lie or Niggas in Paris… maybe the motto
CD of the Year: Take Care or Watch the Throne
Dj: DJ DRAMA
Rookie: 2 Chainz or Meek Mill
Made You Look: Nicki Minaj or Kanye West
Club Banger: The Motto
Mixtape: Dreamchasers 2 or Rich Forever
Sweet 16: 2chainz or Drake
Hustler: 2chainz
Impact: Bitch Bad
Peoples champ: No lie
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dude like every category has the same the songs and artists nominated over and over again. way to bring some diversity to it! how in the hell is hotnewhiphop not nominated for best hip hop site?
The Dreamer, The Believer (Common)
Take Care (Drake)
Cole World: The Sideline Story (J. Cole)
Watch The Throne (Jay-Z x Kanye West)
TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition (Young Jeezy)
Really No R.E.D. Album…man niggas in BET are some serious haters…
yeah red should be there
joke
what the fuck, 2chainz ain’t a fuckin rookie
2chains ain’t a rookie!
and how is Nas’ album not up for album of the year??
btw to the commenter about Game, R.E.D. album was last year..
Same goes for Watch the Throne and TM103 but they’re on it.
He’s a rookie as a solo artist. Like when Lauryn took Best New Artist at the Grammy’s, it was a debut as a solo artist.
Good Music, MMG, YMCMB these are the award categories we’ll split them at the show, also write down which website, and DJ likes you the most that’s how those are gonna be chosen.
Comment sections are filled with single minded cats! I can’t with most of y’all man…
Answers: I’m sure BET Based the release off of June or July of last year to June or July of this year. That’s why Nas, Ross, or 2Chainz albums are mentioned or nominated.
2 Chainz is a Rookie for this is his SOLO DEBUT!!!
Club Banger is something a lot of you can’t relate to, since all you do is talk crazy on comment sections and never live real life in society and clubs!!
How much advertising and ratings do you think they would get nominating the underground for the majority?
You closed minded cats kill Hip Hop, not the people that are commercial that YOU swear do it. Support your taste and keep it moving!
i agree with everything you said, except 2 chainz. i even like 2 chainz, but its not fair for other nominees. he’s been around the block. did pusha t get a nom a couple yrs back?
OK that makes sense for the June to June cuz now I look at it, most of those albums were from late 2011 too.. don’t know why I didn’t see that before.
and I don’t have a prob with the mainstream nominations, theres gotta be diff kinds of hip-hop for diff moods.. having multiple sides to the genre will ensure that it always appeals to someone.
All wack mainstream stuff. NO THANKS
How did Slaughterhouse not make it in lyricist of the year?????
how the fuck is the mercy video a nomoniee for best hiphop video. All they were doing was standing around in a garage… get off their dicks already goddamn