2018 has
been quite a triumphant year for Canadian-American rapper Drake - dominating Billboard charts, streaming
services, and expectedly leading the nominations for the 2018 BET Hip Hop
Awards with 11 nominations. Drizzy is nominated in categories like MVP of the
Year, Album of the Year, Lyricist of the Year, and two nominations for Best Hip
Hop Video and Single of the Year. Coming second in nominations is last year's
ceremony's biggest winner Cardi B with 10 nominations. Childish Gambino follows
with six nominations, then Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar, at five nominations
each. BlocBoy JB, late rapper XXXTentacion, Rich the Kid, Lil Baby AND Juice
WRLD feature in this year's Best New Hip Hop Artist category.
The
awards ceremony will be held at The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason
Theater (for the second consecutive year) on October 6, 2018. The awards
ceremony will be aired by BET Networks on October 16, 2018. The complete list
of nominees is thus:
Best Hip-Hop Video
Cardi B - "I Like It" feat. Bad Bunny & J
Balvin
Childish Gambino - "This Is America"
Drake - "God's Plan"
Kendrick Lamar – "Loyalty" feat. Rihanna
Migos - "Walk It Talk It" feat. Drake
Hot Ticket Performer
Cardi B
Childish Gambino
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott
Album of the Year
Cardi B - Invasion
of Privacy
Drake - Scorpion
J. Cole - KOD
Migos - Culture
II
The Carters - Everything
Is Love
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Dave Meyers & The Little Homies
Director X
Eif Rivera
Hiro Murai
Karena Evans
Lyricist of the Year
Childish Gambino
Drake
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott
MVP of the Year
Cardi B
Childish Gambino
Drake
J. Cole
Travis Scott
Producer of the Year
Ben Billions
DJ Esco
DJ Mustard
Metro Boomin
Pharrell Williams
Best Collabo, Duo or Group
21 Savage & Offset & Metro Boomin - "Ric
Flair Drip"
Blocboy JB - "Look Alive" feat. Drake
Cardi B - "I Like It" feat. Bad Bunny & J
Balvin
Post Malone – "Rockstar" feat. 21 Savage
The Carters – "Apes**t"
Single of the Year
"Apesh*t" - Produced by Pharrell (The
Carters)
"God's Plan" - Produced by Cardo, Young
Exclusive and Boi-1da (Drake)
"I Like It" - Produced by Craig Kallman,
JWhiteDidIt and Tainy (Cardi B Feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin)
"Nice for What" - Produced by Murda Beatz
(Drake)
"This Is America" - Produced by Donald Glover
& Ludwig Goransson (Childish Gambino)
Best New Hip Hop Artist
Blocboy JB
Juice Wrld
Lil Baby
Rich the Kid
XXXTentacion
Best Mixtape
BlocBoy JB - Simi
Future - Beast
Mode 2
Juicy J – Shut Da
F* Up
Lil Wayne - Dedication
6: Reloaded
Zoey Dollaz - Sorry Not
Sorry
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
21 Savage - “Bartier Cardi” (Cardi B feat. 21 Savage)
Cardi B - “Motorsport” (Migos feat. Cardi B & Nicki
Minaj)
Drake - “Look Alive” (Blocboy JB feat. Drake)
Kendrick Lamar - “New Freezer” (Rich the Kid feat.
Kendrick Lamar)
Nicki Minaj - “Big Bank” (YG feat. 2 Chainz, Big Sean
& Nicki Minaj)
Impact Track
Childish Gambino - "This Is America"
Dej Loaf & Leon Bridges - "Liberated"
Lecrae - "I'll Find You" feat. Tori Kelly
Meek Mill – "Stay Woke" feat. Miguel
N.E.R.D - "1,000" feat. FUTURE
DJ of the Year
Calvin Harris
DJ Envy
DJ Drama
DJ Khaled
DJ Mustard
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)
Cardi B
Migos
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma
Travis Scott
Best Hip Hop Online Site/App
ALLHIPHOP
Complex
Hot New Hip Hop
Worldstar
XXL
Hustler of the Year
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
Drake
Jay Z
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott
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