Rapper DaBaby leads the 15th annual BET Hip Hop Awards with twelve nominations. Roddy Ricch follows with eleven. Megan Thee Stallion and Drake are tied for third place, with eight nominations each. Future received six nominations. Lil Baby grabbed four. Beyonce, DJ Khaled, Travis Scott and Mustard each received three. DaBaby has double nominations in four categories: Best Hip Hop Video, Song Of The Year, Hip Hop Album of the Year, and Best Collaboration. According to BET, this is the first time an artist has had two nominations for Hip Hop Album of the Year in the same year. DaBaby won Best New Hip Hop Artist last year. Ricch was nominated in that category last year. This year’s nominees in that category are Flo Milli, Jack Harlow, Mulatto, NLE Choppa, Rod Wave and the late Pop Smoke, who died on Feb. 19 at the age of 20. The BET Hip Hop Awards will air on Tuesday, October 27 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Here’s the complete list of nominations.
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
DABABY, “BOP”
DABABY FEAT. RODDY RICCH, “ROCKSTAR”
DRAKE, “TOOSIE SLIDE”
FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE, “LIFE IS GOOD”
LIL BABY, “THE BIGGER PICTURE”
RODDY RICCH, “THE BOX”
BEST COLLABORATION
DABABY FEAT. RODDY RICCH, “ROCKSTAR”
FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE, “LIFE IS GOOD”
JACK HARLOW FEAT. TORY LANEZ, DABABY & LIL WAYNE, “WHATS POPPIN (REMIX)”
MEGAN THEE STALLION FEAT. BEYONCÉ, “SAVAGE (REMIX)”
MEGAN THEE STALLION FEAT. NICKI MINAJ & TY DOLLA $IGN, “HOT GIRL SUMMER”
MUSTARD FEAT. RODDY RICCH, “BALLIN’”
BEST DUO OR GROUP
CHRIS BROWN AND YOUNG THUG
CITY GIRLS
EARTHGANG
JACKBOYS
MIGOS
RUN THE JEWELS
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
BIG SEAN
DABABY
DRAKE
MEGAN THEE STALLION
RODDY RICCH
TRAVIS SCOTT
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
BIG SEAN
DABABY
DRAKE
J. COLE
MEGAN THEE STALLION
RAPSODY
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
CACTUS JACK & WHITE TRASH TYLER
COLE BENNETT
COLIN TILLEY
DAVE MEYERS
DIRECTOR X
TEYANA “SPIKE TEE” TAYLOR
DJ OF THE YEAR
CHASE B
D-NICE
DJ DRAMA
DJ ENVY
DJ KHALED
MUSTARD
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
9TH WONDER
DJ KHALED
HIT-BOY
JETSONMADE
MIKE WILL MADE-IT
MUSTARD
HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
DABABY
DRAKE
FUTURE
LIL BABY
MEGAN THEE STALLION
RODDY RICCH
SONG OF THE YEAR
“BOP” – Produced By JetsonMade & Starboy (DABABY)
“LIFE IS GOOD” – Produced by Ambezza, D. Hill & OZ (FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE)
“ROCKSTA”R – Produced by SethInTheKitchen (DABABY FEAT. RODDY RICCH)
“SAVAGE (REMIX)” – Produced by J. White Did It (MEGAN THEE STALLION FEAT. BEYONCÉ)
“THE BOX” – Produced by 30 Roc & DatBoiSqueeze (RODDY RICCH)
“TOOSIE SLIDE” – Produced by OZ (DRAKE)
HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
DABABY – BLAME IT ON BABY
DABABY – KIRK
FUTURE – HIGH OFF LIFE
LIL BABY – MY TURN
MEGAN THEE STALLION – SUGA
RODDY RICCH – PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING ANTISOCIA
BEST NEW HIP HOP ARTIST
FLO MILLI
JACK HARLOW
MULATTO
NLE CHOPPA
POP SMOKE
ROD WAVE
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
CARDI B
DJ KHALED
JAY-Z
MEGAN THEE STALLION
RICK ROSS
TRAVIS SCOTT
SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
BEYONCÉ, “SAVAGE (REMIX)” (MEGAN THEE STALLION FEAT. BEYONCÉ)
BIA, “BEST ON EARTH” (RUSS FEAT. BIA)
CARDI B, “WRITING ON THE WALL” (FRENCH MONTANA FEAT. POST MALONE, CARDI B & RVSSIAN)
FUTURE, “ROSES (REMIX)” (SAINT JHN FEAT. FUTURE)
RODDY RICCH, “ROCKSTAR” (DABABY FEAT. RODDY RICCH)
TRAVIS SCOTT HOT (REMIX) (YOUNG THUG FEAT. GUNNA & TRAVIS SCOTT)
IMPACT TRACK
ANDERSON .PAAK & JAY ROCK, “LOCKDOWN”
DABABY FEAT. RODDY RICCH, “ROCKSTAR (BLM REMIX)”
J. COLE, “SNOW ON THA BLUFF”
LIL BABY, “THE BIGGER PICTURE”
RAPSODY FEAT. PJ MORTON, “AFENI”
WALE FEAT. KELLY PRICE, “SUE ME”
BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
DJONGA (BRAZIL)
KAARIS (FRANCE)
KHALIGRAPH JONES (KENYA)
MERYL (FRANCE)
MS BANKS (UK)
NASTY C (SOUTH AFRICA)
STORMZY (UK)