BET Hip Hop Awards: Full nominations list

BET has announced the nominees for the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards taking place at an iconic new location in Las Vegas, NV on Tuesday 8 October.

BET HIP HOP AWARDS 2024: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

South African artists Maglera Doe Boy and Blxckie, have each secured nominations for this year’s award along with Nigerian stars, Burna Boy and ODUMODUBLVCK. The BET Awards celebrates the best in Hip Hop from the past year across 17 categories and chosen by a prestigious voting academy of industry experts.

This year’s show will be taped in an exciting, iconic new location in Las Vegas, NV, on Tuesday 8 October 8. Fat Joe returns as co-executive producer and host this year. The awards ceremony will air on BET DStv Channel 129 on Wednesday 16 October, 2024, at 03:00 CAT.

Burna Boy has earned a nod in the ‘Best Live Performance’ category, while ODUMODUBLVCK, Maglera Doe Boy, and Blxckie are competing in the ‘Best International Flow’ category.

Megan Thee Stallion leads this year’s nominations with an outstanding twelve nods. Kendrick Lamar follows with eleven nods. Drake rounds out the top three nominees with an impressive eight nods. Cardi B, GloRilla, Metro Boomin, and Nicki Minaj each score seven nods. Future and Travis Scott tie with six nods each.

This comes after The Emmys Awards aired earlier this week.

FULL NOMINEES LIST

• BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
• ODUMODUBLVCK                NIGERIA
• MAGLERA DOE BOY             SOUTH AFRICA
• BLXCKIE                                  SOUTH AFRICA
• SDM                                        FRANCE
• LEYS MC                                FRANCE
• RACIONAIS MCS                   BRAZIL
• BUDAH                                   BRAZIL
• GHETTS                                   UK
• BASHY                                    UK
• STEFFLON DON                      UK
• BEST LIVE PERFORMER
• BURNA BOY
• BUSTA RHYMES
• CARDI B
• DRAKE
• GLORILLA
• KENDRICK LAMAR
• MEGAN THEE STALLION
• MISSY ELLIOTT
• NICKI MINAJ
• TRAVIS SCOTT
• BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
• 8 AM IN CHARLOTTE DRAKE
• BAND4BAND                         CENTRAL CEE FEAT. LIL BABY
• BENT                                        41 (KYLE RICHH, JENN CARTER, TATA)
• BIG MAMA                             LATTO
• BOA                                        MEGAN THEE STALLION
• ENOUGH (MIAMI)                 CARDI B
• NOT LIKE US                            KENDRICK LAMAR
• TYPE SHIT                                FUTURE, METRO BOOMIN, TRAVIS SCOTT &  PLAYBOI CARTI
• BEST COLLABORATION
• AT THE PARTY                         KID CUDI FEAT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS & TRAVIS SCOTT
• BAND4BAND                         CENTRAL CEE FEAT. LIL BABY
• BONGOS                                CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION
• EVERYBODY                           NICKI MINAJ FEAT. LIL UZI VERT
• FIRST PERSON SHOOTER       DRAKE FEAT. J.COLE
• LIKE THAT                                METRO BOOMIN, FUTURE, KENDRICK LAMAR
• MAMUSHI                               MEGAN THEE STALLION FEAT. YUKI CHIBA
• WANNA BE                             GLORILLA FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION
• BEST DUO OR GROUP
• ¥$, KANYE WEST & TY DOLLA $IGN
• 2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE
• 41 (KYLE RICHH, JENN CARTER, TATA)
• COMMON & PETE ROCK
• EARTHGANG
• FLYANA BOSS
• FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN
• RICK ROSS & MEEK MILL
• LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
• 21 SAVAGE
• CARDI B
• COMMON
• DRAKE
• KENDRICK LAMAR
• LIL WAYNE
• MEGAN THEE STALLION
• NICKI MINAJ
• VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
• 20K VISUALS
• A$AP ROCKY
• CACTUS JACK
• COLE BENNETT
• DAVE FREE & KENDRICK LAMAR
• DAVE MEYERS & TRAVIS SCOTT
• DOJA CAT & NINA MCNEELY
• OFFSET
• SONG OF THE YEAR
• AGORA HILLS                                    DOJA CAT
• BENT                                                    41 (KYLE RICHH, JENN CARTER, TATA)
• FE!N                                                    TRAVIS SCOTT FEAT. PLAYBOI CARTI
• FTCU                                                   NICKI MINAJ
• GET IT SEXYY                                      SEXYY RED
• LIKE THAT                                            METRO BOOMIN, FUTURE, KENDRICK LAMAR
• MAMUSHI                                           MEGAN THEE STALLION FEAT. YUKI CHIBA
• NOT LIKE US                                        KENDRICK LAMAR
• YEAH GLO!                                        GLORILLA
• HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• AMERICAN DREAM                                                  21 SAVAGE
• EHHTHANG EHHTHANG                                            GLORILLA
• FOR ALL THE DOGS SCARY HOURS EDITION          DRAKE
• IN SEXYY WE TRUST                                                    SEXYY RED
• MEGAN                                                                      MEGAN THEE STALLION
• ONE OF WUN                                                            GUNNA
• PINK FRIDAY 2                                                            NICKI MINAJ
• UTOPIA                                                                       TRAVIS SCOTT
• WE DON’T TRUST YOU                                               FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN
• HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• 21 SAVAGE
• CARDI B
• DRAKE
• FUTURE
• GLORILLA
• KENDRICK LAMAR
• MEGAN THEE STALLION
• NICKI MINAJ
• PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
• ATL JACOB
• CASH COBAIN
• HIT-BOY
• HITMAKA
• METRO BOOMIN
• PETE ROCK
• Q-TIP
• THE ALCHEMIST
• BEST BREAKTHROUGH HIP HOP ARTIST
• 41
• 310BABII
• BOSSMAN DLOW
• CASH COBAIN
• LADY LONDON
• SEXYY RED
• SKILLA BABY
• TOMMY RICHMAN
• DJ OF THE YEAR
• BIG VON
• DJ D-NICE
• DJ DRAMA
• DJ KHALED
• KAYTRANADA
• METRO BOOMIN
• MUSTARD
• THE ALCHEMIST
• BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
• BOOTLEG KEV
• CLUB SHAY SHAY
• COMPLEX
• DRINK CHAMPS
• MILLION DOLLAZ WORTH OF GAME
• ON THE RADAR
• THE BREAKFAST CLUB
• THE JOE BUDDEN PODCAST
• THE SHADE ROOM
• XXL
• HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
• 50 CENT
• A$AP ROCKY
• CAM’RON & MA$E
• CARDI B
• DRAKE
• FAT JOE
• GLORILLA
• KENDRICK LAMAR
• MEGAN THEE STALLION
• SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
• 21 SAVAGE                            GOOD GOOD (USHER, 21 SAVAGE & SUMMER WALKER)
• A$AP ROCKY                         GANGSTA (FREE NATIONALS, A$AP ROCKY & ANDERSON .PAAK)
• CARDI B                                 WANNA BE REMIX (GLORILLA, MEGAN THEE STALLION & CARDI B)
• DRAKE                                    MELTDOWN (TRAVIS SCOTT FEAT. DRAKE)
• J.COLE                                   FIRST PERSON SHOOTER (DRAKE FEAT. 21 SAVAGE)
• KENDRICK LAMAR                LIKE THAT (FUTURE, METRO BOOMIN & KENDRICK LAMAR)
• LIL WAYNE                              BRAND NEW (TYGA, YG & LIL WAYNE)
• MEGAN THEE STALLION        WANNA BE (GLORILLA, MEGAN THEE STALLION)
• IMPACT TRACK
• BLESSINGS                              NICKI MINAJ FEAT. TASHA COBBS LEONARD
• FORTUNATE                            COMMON & PETE ROCK
• GET IN WITH ME                     BOSSMAN DLOW
• HISS                                         MEGAN THEE STALLION
• HUMBLE ME                            KILLER MIKE
• NOT LIKE US                            KENDRICK LAMAR
• PRECISION                             BIG SEAN
• YEAH GLO!                            GLORILLA

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