The BET Hip Hop Awards is an annual awards show that celebrates hip-hop culture. In this article, we are going to look at the winners from each category and the other nominees.
Although the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards were held on October 4, 2022, as the 17th instalment of the BET Hip Hop Awards, the nominations were announced on September 12, 2022.
Fat Joe hosted the recently concluded BET Hip Hop award show live from The Cobb Energy Center, bringing all of Hip Hop’s biggest names to Atlanta. It aired on BET, VH1, BET Her, and MTV2.
Eventually, the audience applauded as the BET Hip Hop Awards, a night honouring black excellence and the black experience, came to a close.
BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 Winners and Snubs
In typical Vibeblogs fashion, we’re going to spare you all that glitz and glamour and get right into what you really want—the night’s BET Hip Hop Awards winners and nominations.
To begin, it is worth noting K.dot’s big steps at the awards show, grabbing the most number of Ws with 6 wins out of 9 nominations in hotly contested categories.
Kendrick Lamar pulled off these major wins at the BET Hip Hop Awards despite competing against other industry heavyweights like Drake and Kanye in highly competitive categories like Best Live Performer, Hip-Hop Album of the Year, and Hip-Hop Artist of the Year.
In terms of major Ws, he was closely followed by Drake, who took home the most nominations, taking home 14 almost-wins with 3 awards to his name, as opposed to his former rival and previous collaborative partner, Kanye, who received only a snub with 10 nominations and no awards.
Trina, described by XXL as “the most consistent female rapper of all time,” was also honoured with the I Am Hip-Hop Award at the event.
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Kendrick Lamar
● Cardi B
● Doja Cat
● Drake
● Future
● Kanye West
● Megan Thee Stallion
Hip-Hop Album of the Year
Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
● Latto – 777
● Drake – Certified Lover Boy
● Kanye West – Donda
● Future – I Never Liked You
● Pusha T – It’s Almost Dry
● Nas – King’s Disease II
Song of the Year
Big Energy – Latto
● F.N.F. (Let’s Go) – Hitkidd & Glorilla
● First Class – Jack Harlow
● Hot Shit – Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk
● Super Gremlin – Kodak Black
● Wait For U – Future Feat. Drake & Tems
● Way 2 Sexy – Drake Feat. Future & Young Thug
Best Hip Hop Video
Family Ties – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar
● ASAP Rocky – “D.M.B.”
● City Girls featuring Usher – “Good Love”
● Cardi B, Kanye West, & Lil Durk – “Hot Shit”
● Bia & J. Cole – “London”
● Future Feat. Drake & Tems “Wait for You”
● Drake Feat. Future & Young Thug “Way 2 Sexy”
Best Live Performer
Kendrick Lamar
● Cardi B
● Doja Cat
● Drake
● J. Cole
● Kanye West
● Tyler, The Creator
Lyricist Of The Year
Kendrick Lamar
● Baby Keem
● Benny The Butcher
● Drake
● J. Cole
● Jack Harlow
● Jay-z
Video Director Of The Year
Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free
● Benny Boom
● Burna Boy
● Cole Bennett
● Colin Tilley
● Director X
● Teyana Taylor
Producer of the Year
Hitmaka
● ATL Jacob
● Baby Keem
● Hit-Boy
● Kanye West
● Metro Boomin
● Pharrell Williams
Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist
Glorilla
● Baby Keem
● Blxst
● Doechii
● Fivio Foreign
● Glorilla
● Nardo Wick
● Saucy Santana
DJ of the Year
DJ DRAMA
● D-Nice
● Dj Cassidy
● Dj Kay Slay
● Dj Premier
● Kaytranada
● Mustard
● Nyla Symone
● La Leakers: Dj Sourmilk And Justin Incredible
Best Hip Hop Platform (tie)
CARESHA PLEASE & DRINK CHAMPS
● Big Boy’s Neighborhood
● Breakfast Club
● Complex
● Hip-hop Dx
● Million Dollaz Worth Of Game
● NPR Tiny Desk
● Verzuz
Hustler of the Year
50 CENT
● Cardi B
● Dj Khaled
● Drake
● Jay-z
● Kanye West
● Megan Thee Stallion
Best Collaboration
Future featuring Drake & Tems – Wait for U
● Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
● City Girls featuring Usher – Good Love
● Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk – Hot Shit
● Drake featuring 21 Savage – Jimmy Cooks
● Benny the Butcher & J. Cole – Johnny P’s Caddy
● Drake featuring Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy
Best Duo/Group
EarthGang
● 42 Dugg & EST Gee
● Big Sean & Hit-Boy
● Birdman & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
● Blxst & Bino Rideaux
● DaBaby & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Drake – Churchill Downs (Jack Harlow Feat. Drake)
● J. Cole – Poke It Out (Wale)
● J. Cole – London (Bia)
● Lil Baby – Girls Want Girls (Drake)
● Kanye West – City of Gods (Fivio Foreign & Alicia Keys)
● Drake – Wait for U (Future & Tems)
● Jadakiss – Black Illuminati (Freddie Gibbs)
Impact Track
About Damn Time – Lizzo
● City Of Gods – Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys
● Family Ties – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar
● Nobody – Nas Feat. Ms Lauryn Hill
Best International Flow
Benjamin Epps (France)
● Black Sherif (Ghana)
● BLXCKIE (South Africa)
● Central Cee (UK)
● Haviah Mighty (Canada)
● Knucks (UK)
● Le Juiice (France)
● Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe)
● Fazari Big Jue SZN (Liberia)
Who were you rooting for, eh? Let us know in the comment section!
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