10th Annual BET Hip Hop Awards Nominees: Check Out the Full List Now
The 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations are here, and can you guess who will walk away a winner?
The list for the show, which airs on Oct. 13, has Drake leading the nominations with 12. Big Sean received 10 nominations, Nicki Minaj earned nine nominations and Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole tied with eight nods. For Best Hip Hop Video, it is really anyone’s ballgame as Sean, Fetty Wap, Kendrick and Nicki are all nominated for the accompanying visuals for their chart-topping singles.
Snoop Dogg returns as host of the show for the third consecutive year, which will be taped at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on Oct. 9.
The nominations were announced through The Associated Press this morning. Check out the full list below.
Best Hip Hop Video
Big Sean, featuring Chris Brown and Ty Dolla $Ign - "Play No Games"
Big Sean, featuring Drake and Kanye West - "Blessings"
Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
Nicki Minaj, featuring Beyoncé - "Feeling Myself"
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Best Collabo, Duo or Group
Big Sean, featuring Drake and Kanye West - "Blessings"
Big Sean, featuring E-40 - "Idfwu"
Fetty Wap, featuring Monty - "My Way"
Nicki Minaj, featuring Beyoncé - "Feeling Myself"
Nicki Minaj, featuring Drake and Lil Wayne - "Truffle Butter"
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Best Live Performer
Drake
J. Cole
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
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Lyricist of the Year
Big Sean
Drake
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
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Video Director of the Year
Alan Ferguson
Benny Boom
Chris Robinson/Lil Chris
Colin Tilley
Director X
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DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Esco
DJ Khaled
DJ Mustard
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Producer of the Year
DJ Mustard
J. Cole
Kanye West
Mike Will Made-It
Pharrell Williams
Timbaland
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MVP of the Year
Big Sean
Drake
Future
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
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Track of The Year
"Alright" - Produced by Pharrell Williams and Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)
"Blessings" - Produced by Boi-1da and Vinylz (Big Sean, Featuring Drake and Kanye West)
"Commas" - Produced by Dj Spinz and Southside (Future)
"Idfwu" - Produced by Dj Dahi, Dj Mustard, Kanye West and Key Wane (Big Sean, Featuring E-40)
"Trap Queen" - Produced by Tony Fadd (Fetty Wap)
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Album of the Year
Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise
Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late
J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint
Wale - The Album About Nothing
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Who Blew Up Award
Bobby Shmurda
Dej Loaf
Fetty Wap
Rae Sremmurd
Tink
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Hustler of the Year
Dr. Dre
Drake
J. Cole
Jay Z
Nicki Minaj
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Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)
A$Ap Rocky
Dej Loaf
Drake
Kanye West
Nicki Minaj
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Best Hip Hop Online Site
Allhiphop.Com
Complex.Com
Hotnewhiphop.Com
Rapradar.Com
Worldstarhiphop.Com
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Best Club Banger
Big Sean featuring E-40 - "Idfwu" (Produced by Dj Dahi, Dj Mustard, Kanye West and Key Wane)
Dej Loaf - "Try Me" (Produced by Dds)
Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen" (Produced by Tony Fadd)
Future - "Commas" (Produced by Dj Spinz and Southside)
Rich Homie Quan - "Flex" (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) (Produced by Dj Spinz and Nitti Beatz)
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Best Mixtape
Future - 56 Nights
Future - Beast Mode
Future - Monster
Lil Wayne - Sorry 4 the Wait 2
Travis Scott - Days Before Rodeo
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Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Drake - "Blessings" (Big Sean, Featuring Drake and Kanye West)
Drake - "My Way Remix" (Fetty Wap, Featuring Drake)
E-40 - "Idfwu" (Big Sean, Featuring E-40)
Kendrick Lamar - "Classic Man Remix" (Jidenna, Featuring Kendrick Lamar)
Lil Wayne - "Truffle Butter" (Nicki Minaj, Featuring Drake and Lil Wayne)
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Impact Track
Big Sean, featuring Kanye West and John Legend - "One Man Can Change the World"
Common and John Legend - "Glory" (From the Motion Picture Selma)
J. Cole - "Apparently"
J. Cole - "Be Free"
Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
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People's Champ Award
Big Sean featuring Drake and Kanye West - "Blessings"
Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
Future - "Commas"
Kendrick Lamar - "I''
Rae Sremmurd - "No Type"
Rich Homie Quan - "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)"
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