Drake is nominated in various categories including Best Hip Hop Video, Best Live Performer, MVP of the Year, Album of the Year and People's Champ Award.
- September 5, 2014
AceShowbiz -
For the first time, Drake leads the nominees of the upcoming 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards. According to an announcement made by BET on Thursday, September 4, the rapper has eight nominations in various categories including Best Hip Hop Video for "Worst Behavior", Best Live Performer and MVP of the Year.
His chart-topping album "Nothing Was the Same" is also nominated for Album of the Year award alongside Eminem's "MMLP2", Future's "Honest", Rick Ross' "Mastermind", SchoolBoy Q's "Oxymoron" and Yo Gotti's "I Am". Additionally, the Toronto MC is once again up for this year's People's Champ Award.
Trailing closely behind Drizzy are Jay-Z, Future and Pharrell Williams who score six nominations apiece. Meanwhile, Nicki Minaj, YG and Rich Homie Quan bag five nods each.
Other notable nominees include Iggy Azalea (Best Hip-Hop Video for Charli XCX-assisted "Fancy", Who Blew Up Award and People's Champ Award), J. Cole (Best Hip Hop Video for "Crooked Smile" ft. TLC and Lyricist of the Year) and Kendrick Lamar (Lyricist of the Year, Best Featured Verse for "Control").
This year's ceremony will be taped at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta on September 20 with Snoop Dogg as the host. The show will then air on BET on October 14 at 08:00 P.M. ET/PT.
2014 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominees
Best Hip-Hop Video
- Drake - "Worst Behavior"
- Future f/ Pharrell, Pusha T & Casino - "Move That Doh"
- Iggy Azalea f/ Charli XCX - "Fancy"
- J. Cole f/ TLC - "Crooked Smile"
- Nicki Minaj - "Pills N Potions"
- Wiz Khalifa - "We Dem Boyz"
- Eminem f/ Rihanna - "The Monster"
- Future f/ Pharrell Williams, Pusha T & Casino - "Move That Doh"
- Jay-Z f/ Justin Timberlake - "Holy Grail"
- ScHoolboy Q f/ BJ The Chicago Kid - "Studio"
- YG f/ Young Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan - "My Hitta"
- Benny Boom
- Chris Robinson
- Director X
- Dre Films
- Hype Williams
- DJ Drama
- DJ Envy
- DJ Khaled
- DJ Mustard
- DJ Scream
- DJ Mustard
- Drumma Boy
- Hit-Boy
- Mike WiLL Made It
- Pharrell Williams
- Timbaland
- "Cut Her Off (Remix)" - Produced by Will-A-Fool (K Camp f/ Lil Boosie, YG & Too Short)
- "Move That Doh" - Produced by Mike WiLL Made It (Future f/ Pharrell Williams, Pusha T & Casino)
- "My Hitta" - Produced by DJ Mustard (YG f/ Young Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan)
- "Studio" - Produced by Swiff D (ScHoolBoy Q f/ BJ The Chicago Kid)
- "Worst Behavior" - Produced by DJ Dahi (Drake)
- Drake - "Nothing Was the Same"
- Eminem - "MMLP2"
- Future - "Honest"
- Rick Ross- "Mastermind"
- ScHoolBoy Q - "Oxymoron"
- Yo Gotti - "I Am"
- Future f/ Pharrell Williams, Pusha T & Casino - "Move That Doh" (Produced by Mike WiLL Made It)
- K Camp f/ Lil Boosie, YG & Too Short - "Cut Her Off" (Remix) (Produced by Will-A-Fool)
- Migos - "Fight Night" (Produced by Stack Boy Twaun)
- Wiz Khalifa - "We Dem Boyz" (Produced by Detail)
- YG f/ Young Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan - "My Hitta" (Produced by DJ Mustard)
- Young Thug - "Stoner" (Produced by Dun Deal)
- Action Bronson - "Blue Chips 2"
- Fabolous - "The Soul Tape 3"
- Migos - "No Label 2"
- Rich Homie Quan - "I Promise I Will Never Stop Going In"
- Wiz Khalifa - "28 Grams"
- B.o.B - "Paranoid" (Ty Dolla $ign f/ B.o.B)
- B.o.B - "Up Down" (Do This All Day) (T-Pain f/ B.o.B)
- Drake - "Who Do You Love" (YG f/ Drake)
- Kendrick Lamar - "Control" (Big Sean f/ Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica)
- Pharrell Williams - "Move That Doh" (Future f/ Pharrell Williams, Pusha T & Casino)
- Common f/ Vince Staples - "Kingdom"
- Lecrae - "Nuthin"
- Lupe Fiasco - "Mission"
- The Roots f/ Patty Cash - "Never"
- Talib Kweli f/ Abby Dobson - "State of Grace"
- Drake - "Worst Behavior"
- Future f/ Pharrell Williams, Pusha T & Casino - "Move That Doh"
- Iggy Azalea f/ Charli XCX - "Fancy"
- Wiz Khalifa - "We Dem Boyz"
- YG f/ Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill & Rich Homie Quan - "My Hitta" (Remix)
