Cardi B and 21 Savage lead the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards nominees pool with 12 nominations each, followed by Drake who racked up nine nominations at this year’s upcoming awards.
Cardi B and 21 Savage Have Been Nominated for 12 Awards Each
Cardi B and 21 Savage were each nominated for Lyricist of the Year, Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Hustler Of The Year, Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse and Song of the Year. 21 Savage was also nominated twice for Best Hip Hop Video, while Cardi was nominated twice for Best Collaboration. The Slaughter Gang leader also secured additional nominations for Hip Hop Album of the Year and Best Duo or Group.
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Who Else Was Nominated at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards?
Drake then follows close behind with nine nominations, which include Best Hip Hop Video, Best Duo or Group, Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Song of the Year, Hip Hop Album of the Year, Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Hustler of the Year, and Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse.
Drizzy is then followed by Burna Boy and DJ Khaled with seven nods each, along with J. Cole with six nods and Coi Leray, GloRilla and Jay-Z with five nods each. Lil Uzi Vert tags close behind with four, followed by DaBaby, Kendrick Lamar, Latto, Lil Durk, Megan Thee Stallion and Metro Boomin who each have three.
“This year’s BET Hip Hop Awards will mark the culmination of our yearlong celebration of hip-hop’s storied creation and the art form’s sonic and cultural expansion,” said Connie Orlando, BET’s EVP special and music programming music strategy, in a statement. “We are honored by this year’s roster of nominees as they continue to carry the creativity and diversity of hip-hop into the future. We congratulate each nominee on their accomplishments as they take hip-hop artistry to new heights.”
The 2023 nominations come after Drake and Kanye West led last year’s show with 14 and 10 nods, respectively. However, it was Kendrick Lamar who won big, scooping six awards thanks to his latest album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.
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Check out the full list of nominations for the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards below.
2023 BET Hip Hop Award Nominees
Hip Hop Artist Of The Year21 SavageBurna BoyCardi BDrakeGloRillaJ. ColeKendrick LamarLil Uzi Vert
Song of the YearLil Durk featuring J. Cole, “All My Life”DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy, “God Did”Lil Uzi Vert, “Just Wanna Rock”Coi Leray, “Players”Latto featuring Cardi B, “Put It On Da Floor Again”Drake and 21 Savage, “Rich Flex”Burna Boy featuring 21 Savage, “Sittin’ On Top Of The World”GloRilla and Cardi B, “Tomorrow 2”
Hip Hop Album of the YearGloRilla, Anyways, Life’s Great…Coi Leray, CoiDJ Khaled, God DidDrake and 21 Savage, Her Loss Metro Boomin, Heroes & VillainsJack Harlow, JackmanLil Uzi Vert, Pink TapeMegan Thee Stallion, Traumazine
Best Hip Hop VideoLil Uzi Vert, “Just Wanna Rock”Coi Leray, “Players (DJ Smallz 732 – Jersey Club Remix)”Latto featuring Cardi B, “Put It On Da Floor Again”DaBaby, “Shake Sumn”Burna Boy featuring 21 Savage, “Sittin’ On Top Of The World”Drake and 21 Savage, “Spin Bout U”GloRilla and Cardi B, “Tomorrow 2”
Best CollaborationLil Durk featuring J. Cole, “All My Life”DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy, “God Did”Coi Leray featuring Busta Rhymes, “Players” (DJ Saige Remix)”Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj, “Princess Diana”Latto featuring Cardi B, “Put It On Da Floor Again”Burna Boy featuring 21 Savage, “Sittin’ On Top Of The World”GloRilla and Cardi B, “Tomorrow 2”
Impact TrackNas, “30”Lil Durk featuring J. Cole, “All My Life”Megan Thee Stallion, “Anxiety”Symba, “Can’t Win for Nothing”NLE Choppa, “Champions”DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy, “God Did”Killer Mike and André 3000 featuring Future and Eryn Allen Kane, “Scientists & Engineers”Robert Glasper featuring Mac Miller, “Therapy Pt. 2”
Best Duo or GroupCity GirlsDJ Drama and JeezyDrake and 21 SavageEarthgangLarry June and The AlchemistQuavo and TakeoffRae Sremmurd
Best Live PerformerBurna BoyBusta RhymesCardi BCoi LerayDaBabyDrakeKendrick LamarMegan Thee Stallion
Best Breakthrough Hip-Hop ArtistArmani WhiteCentral CeeDoechiiFinesse2tymesIce SpiceKaliiiLola BrookeSexyy Red
Lyricist of the Year21 SavageAndré 3000Burna BoyCardi BConway The MachineDrakeJ. ColeKendrick Lamar
Producer of the YearATL JacobDJ KhaledDr. DreHit-BoyHitmakaKaytranadaLondon On Da TrackMetro BoominThe Alchemist
Video Director of the YearAnderson .PaakCole BennettColin TilleyDaBaby & Reel GoatsDave Free & Kendrick LamarDave MeyersTravis Scott
DJ of the YearChase BD-NiceDJ CassidyDJ Clark KentDJ DramaDJ Jazzy JeffDJ KhaledKaytranadaMetro Boomin
Best Hip Hop PlatformAllHipHopCaresha PleaseDrink ChampsHiphop DXMillion Dollaz Worth Of GameRap CaviarThe Breakfast ClubThe Joe Budden PodcastXXL
Hustler of the Year21 Savage50 CentBurna BoyCardi BYung MiamiDJ KhaledDrakeJay-Z
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse21 Savage, “Creepin’”21 Savage, “Peaches & Eggplants”André 3000, “Scientists & Engineers”Cardi B, “Tomorrow 2″Cardi B, “Put It On Da Floor Again”Drake, “Oh U Went”J. Cole, “All My Life”Jay-Z, “God Did”
Best International FlowAka (South Africa)Black Sherif (Ghana)Central Cee (UK)Gazo (France)J Hus (UK)K.O (South Africa)Major Rd (Brazil)Ninho (France)Sampa The Great (Zambia)Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)
