DaBaby, Roddy Ricch Lead BET Hip-Hop Awards Nominees
DaBaby and Roddy Ricch led the nominees for BET’s 15th annual “Hip Hop Awards” with 12 and 11 nominations respectively, the network announced. Drake and Megan Thee Stallion followed with eight nods each. The awards will air on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 9 p.m ET/PT.
The full list of nominees appears below.
Other notable nominations include Future, who received six, Lil Baby with four, and Beyoncé, DJ Khaled, Travis Scott and Mustard, each with three.
Best New Hip-Hop Artist nominees include Flo Milli, Jack Harlow, Mulatto, NLE Choppa, Pop Smoke, and Rod Wave.
Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET will oversee the annual show, with Jesse Collins serving as executive producer with Jeannae Rouzan–Clay.
Internationally, the show will simulcast on BET Africa at 3:00am CAT on October 28th, followed by international broadcasts in France on October 30th at 9:55pm CEST, the UK on October 31st at 9:00pm BST, and in South Korea on October 31st at 9:00pm KST.” Additionally, the show will simulcast on BET Her, VH1, MTV2.
See the complete list of nominees below:
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
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)
ROCKSTAR – 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 YEA
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 ANTISOCIAL
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
BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
COMPLEX
HIPHOPDX
HOTNEWHIPHOP
THE BREAKFAST CLUB
THE JOE BUDDEN PODCAST
THE SHADE ROOM
XXL
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)
COLE – SNOW ON THA BLUFF
LIL BABY – THE BIGGER PICTURE
RAPSODY FEAT. PJ MORTON – AFENI
WALE FEAT. KELLY PRICE – SUE ME
BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
MERYL (FRANCE)
KAARIS (FRANCE)
NASTY C (SOUTH AFRICA)
KHALIGRAPH JONES (KENYA)
STORMZY (UK)
MS BANKS (UK)
DJONGA (BRAZIL)
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