Cardi B, Kendrick and DJ Khaled Dominate BET 2017 Hip-Hop Award Nominations

The annual BET Hip-Hop Awards ceremony is set to take place in Miami, on October 10th this year and some of the bigger nominations have been announced already.  Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled and Cardi B top the list of nominees with nine nominations apiece.

The first two top nominees were somewhat expected; but the latter however, took the Hip hop community by storm with the release of her breakout hit “Bodak Yellow”

Jay-Z & Chance The Rapper came through with five, setting them up in a battle for lyricist of the year. Jay also managed to land a nomination for album of the year with 4:4 4, putting him head-to-head against both Migos and Future, who have scored four nominations apiece.

Here’s the full list of nominations

Best Hip-Hop Video

Cardi B – Bodak Yellow

DJ Khaled Ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts

French Montana Ft. Swae Lee – Unforgettable

Future – Mask Off

Kendrick Lamar – Humble

 

Best Collabo, Duo or Group

DJ Khaled Ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts

French Montana Ft. Swae Lee – Unforgettable

Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert – Bad And Boujee

Rae Sremmurd Ft. Gucci Mane – Black Beatles

Yo Gotti Ft. Nicki Minaj – Rake It Up

 

Hot Ticket Performer

Cardi B

Chance The Rapper

Drake

J. Cole

Kendrick Lamar

 

Lyricist of the Year

Chance The Rapper

Drake

J. Cole

Jay Z

Kendrick Lamar

 

Video Director of the Year

Benny Boom

Colin Tilley

Dave Meyers & Missy Elliott

Director X

Hype Williams

 

DJ of the Year

DJ Drama

DJ Envy

DJ Esco

DJ Khaled

DJ Mustard

 

Producer of the Year

DJ Khaled & Nasty Beatmakers

DJ Mustard

London On Da Track

Metro Boomin

Mike Will Made-It

Pharrell Williams

 

MVP of the Year

Cardi B

Chance The Rapper

DJ Khaled

Jay Z

Kendrick Lamar

 

Single of the Year

Bad And Boujee – Produced By Metro Boomin (Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert)

Bodak Yellow – Produced By J. White Did It (Cardi B)

HUMBLE. – Produced By Mike Will Made-It (Kendrick Lamar)

Mask Off – Produced By Metro Boomin (Future)

Wild Thoughts – Produced By DJ Khaled & Nasty Beatmakers (DJ Khaled Ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller)

 

Album of the Year

DJ Khaled – Grateful

Future – FUTURE

J. Cole – 4 Your Eyez Only

Jay Z – 4:44

Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.

Migos – Culture

 

Best New Hip-Hop Artist

Aminé

Cardi B

Kodak Black

Playboi Carti

Tee Grizzley

 

Hustler of the Year

Cardi B

Chance The Rapper

Diddy

DJ Khaled

Jay Z

Kendrick Lamar

 

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)

A$AP Rocky

Cardi B

Future

Migos

Nicki Minaj

 

Best Hip-Hop Online Site/App

Complex.com

Hotnewhiphop.com

Theshaderoom.com

Worldstarhiphop.com

XXLMag.com

 

Best Mixtape

Cardi B – Gangsta B*tch Music Vol. 2

Gucci Mane – Droptopwop

Juicy J – Gas Face

Playboi Carti – Playboi Carti

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 Ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne)

Gucci Mane – Black Beatles (Rae Sremmurd Ft. Gucci Mane)

Lil Uzi Vert – Bad And Boujee (Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert)

Nicki Minaj – Rake It Up (Yo Gotti Ft. Nicki Minaj)

Ty Dolla $ign – Ain’t Nothing (Juicy J Ft. Wiz Khalifa & Ty Dolla $ign)

Wiz Khalifa – Ain’t Nothing (Juicy J Ft. Wiz Khalifa & Ty Dolla $ign)

 

Impact Track

Cardi B – Bodak Yellow

Jay Z – Story of O.J.

Kendrick Lamar- HUMBLE.

Kendrick Lamar – DNA.

Lecrae – Blessings Ft. Ty Dolla $Ign

Tyler, The Creator – Who Dat Boy Ft. A$AP Rocky