BET has announced the nominees for the 16th annual “BET HIP HOP AWARDS,” honouring the past year in Hip Hop music across 17 categories, selected by a voting academy of esteemed music industry insiders. With the theme of unity as expressed by its tagline In Hip Hop We Stand, the 2021 “BET HIP HOP AWARDS" will air from the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA, and will premiere on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at 03:00 CAT. “Best International Flow” is a category that will recognise artists from around the world, with nominees from South Africa, Nigeria, UK, France and Brazil. This year’s nominees for the Best International Flow category are South Africa’s rapper, song writer and producer Nasty C alongside Nigerian hip hop artist Ladipoe. This is Nasty C’s 3rd nomination, having been previously recognised in the same category in 2019 & 2020. The two African artists are set to compete with rappers Laylow and Gazo both from France, from the UK, British rappers Little Simz & Dave and Brazil’s popular musician and rapper, Xama. Cardi B, Lil Durk, and Megan Thee Stallion lead this year’s nominations with an impressive nine nods each. Cardi B’s nods include ‘Song of The Year,’ ‘Hip Hop Artist of The Year,’ ‘ Best Hip Hop Video,’ ‘Best Collaboration,’ ‘Best Live Performer,’ ‘Hustler of The Year,’ and ‘Sweet 16: Best featured Verse’. Lil Durk’snods include ‘Song of the Year,’ ‘ Best Hip Hop Video,’ ‘Best Collaboration,’ ‘Best Duo or Group,’ and ‘Sweet 16: Best featured Verse’. Megan Thee Stallion’s nods include ‘Hip Hop Album of the Year,’ ‘Song of the Year,’ ‘Hip Hop Artist of the Year,’ ‘ Best Hip Hop Video,’ ‘Best Collaboration,’ ‘Best Live Performer,’ ‘Lyricist of the Year,’ ‘Hustler of the Year,’ and ‘Sweet 16: Best featured Verse’. Drake takes second place with an impressive eight nods. Tyler The Creator and Metro Boomin tied for third-most nominations securing four nods each. Other notable nominations include 21 Savage, DJ Khaled, J. Cole, and Pooh Shiesty, who received three nominations each. Bia, Chris Brown, Doja Cat, Jay Z, Lil Nas X, Migos, Nicki Minaj, Roddy Ricch, Saweetie, Young Thug, and Yung Bleu received two nominations each. Additionally, the ‘Best New Hip Hop Artist’ Award nominees include Blxst, Coi Leray, Don Toliver, Morray, Pooh Shiesty, and Yung Bleu. Voting for the 2021 “BET HIP HOP AWARDS'' DJ of the Year and Best Hip Hop Platform is now open: https://www.votehiphopawards.com
See below for the complete list of 2021 “BET HIP HOP AWARDS” Official Nominees:
BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
LADIPOE (NIGERIA)
NASTY C (SOUTH AFRICA)
XAMÃ (BRAZIL)
LAYLOW (FRANCE)
GAZO (FRANCE)
LITTLE SIMZ (UK)
DAVE (UK)
HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A GANGSTA’S PAINMONEYBAGG YO
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOSTTYLER, THE CREATOR
CULTURE IIIMIGOS
GOOD NEWSMEGAN THEE STALLION
KHALED KHALEDDJ KHALED
SAVAGE MODE II21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN
THE OFF-SEASONJ. COLE
SONG OF THE YEAR
BACK IN BLOOD PRODUCED BY YC (POOH SHIESTY FEAT. LIL DURK)
LATE AT NIGHT PRODUCED BY MUSTARD (RODDY RICCH)
LAUGH NOW CRY LATER.PRODUCED BY G. RY, CARDOGOTWINGS, ROGET CHAHAYED & YUNG EXCLUSIVE (DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK)
UP PRODUCED BY YUNG DZA, SEAN ISLAND, DJ SWANQO (CARDI B)
WAP PRODUCED BY AYO & KEYZ (CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION)
WHOLE LOTTA MONEY (REMIX) PRODUCED BY LONDON JAE, BEATGODZ, TEE ROMANO (BIA FEAT. NICKI MINAJ)
HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
CARDI B
DRAKE
J. COLE
LIL BABY
MEGAN THEE STALLION
TYLER, THE CREATOR
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
CARDI BUP
CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLIONWAP
CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG GO CRAZY
DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURKLAUGH NOW CRY LATER
LIL NAS XMONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)
SAWEETIE FEAT. DOJA CATBEST FRIEND
BEST NEW HIP HOP ARTIST
BLXST
COI LERAY
DON TOLIVER
MORRAY
POOH SHIESTY
YUNG BLEU
BEST COLLABORATION
21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN FEAT. DRAKEMR. RIGHT NOW
BIA FEAT. NICKI MINAJWHOLE LOTTA MONEY (REMIX)
CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLIONWAP
DJ KHALED FEAT. LIL BABY & LIL DURKEVERY CHANCE I GET
DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURKLAUGH NOW CRY LATER
POOH SHIESTY FEAT. LIL DURKBACK IN BLOOD
BEST DUO OR GROUP
21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN
CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG
CITY GIRLS
FUTURE & LIL UZI VERT
LIL BABY & LIL DURK
MIGOS
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
BUSTA RHYMES
CARDI B
DABABY
DOJA CAT
MEGAN THEE STALLION
TYLER, THE CREATOR
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
BENNY THE BUTCHER
DRAKE
J. COLE
LIL BABY
MEGAN THEE STALLION
NAS
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
COLE BENNETT
COLIN TILLEY
DAVE MEYERS
DIRECTOR X
HYPE WILLIAMS
MISSY ELLIOTT
DJ OF THE YEAR
CHASE B
D NICE
DJ CASSIDY
DJ DRAMA
DJ ENVY
DJ JAZZY JEFF
DJ SCHEME
KAYTRANADA
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
DJ KHALED
HIT-BOY
METRO BOOMIN
MUSTARD
THE ALCHEMIST
TYLER, THE CREATOR
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
CARDI B
DRAKE
LIL BABY
MEGAN THEE STALLION
SAWEETIE
YUNG BLEU
BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
COMPLEX
GENIUS
HIP HOP DX
HOT NEW HIPHOP
THE BREAKFAST CLUB
THE SHADE ROOM
WORLDSTAR HIPHOP
XXL
SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
CARDI BTYPE SHIT (MIGOS FEAT. CARDI B)
DRAKEHAVIN' OUR WAY (MIGOS FEAT. DRAKE)
JAY-ZWHAT IT FEELS LIKE (NIPSEY HUSSLE FEAT. JAY-Z)
LIL DURKBACK IN BLOOD (POOH SHIESTY FT. LIL DURK)
MEGAN THE STALLIONON ME (REMIX) (LIL BABY FT. MEGAN THEE STALLION)
RODDY RICCHLEMONADE (REMIX) (INTERNET MONEY FEAT. DON TOLIVER & RODDY RICCH)
IMPACT TRACK
BLACK THOUGHTTHOUGHT VS EVERYBODY
LIL NAS XMONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)
LIL BABY & KIRK FRANKLIN WE WIN
MEEK MILL FEAT. LIL DURKPAIN AWAY
NIPSEY HUSSLE FEAT. JAY-ZWHAT IT FEELS LIKE
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