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Nominees for the upcoming BET Hip-Hop Awards are unveiled. Drake receives 12 nods, becoming the top nominees at the event for the second consecutive year. Big Sean follows Drizzy's domination with 10 nominations and Nicki Minaj trails closely behind with 9. Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole get eight each.

Those five stars are pitted against one another in the categories of Lyricist of the Year, MVP of the Year, and Album of the Year. Drake and Sean add five more nominations, thanks to their team-up with Kanye West on "Blessings". Meanwhile, Minaj's collaboration with Beyonce Knowles earns her two more nods.

Common and John Legend's Oscar-winning collaboration "Glory" From the Martin Luther King movie "Selma" is nominated for Impact Track. It faces off Sean's "One Man Can Change the World" in which Legend is featured with Kanye, two of Cole's songs "Apparently" and "Be Free", as well as Lamar's "Alright".

The winners will be feted at a ceremony taped October 9 at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center. Snoop Dogg returns as a host for the third year in a row.

Best Hip Hop Video:

• Big Sean ft. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $Ign - "Play No Games"
• Big Sean ft. Drake & Kanye West - "Blessings"
• Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
• Nicki Minaj ft. Beyonce Knowles - "Feeling Myself"

• Big Sean ft. Drake & Kanye West - "Blessings"
• Big Sean ft. E-40 - "Idfwu"
• Fetty Wap ft. Monty - "My Way"
• Nicki Minaj ft. Beyonce Knowles - "Feeling Myself"
• Nicki Minaj ft. Drake & Lil Wayne - "Truffle Butter"

• Drake
• J. Cole
• Kanye West
• Kendrick Lamar
• Nicki Minaj

• Big Sean
• Drake
• J. Cole
• Kendrick Lamar
• Nicki Minaj

• Alan Ferguson
• Benny Boom
• Chris Robinson/Lil Chris
• Colin Tilley
• Director X

• DJ Drama
• DJ Envy
• DJ Esco
• DJ Khaled
• DJ Mustard

• DJ Mustard
• J. Cole
• Kanye West
• Mike WiLL Made It
• Pharrell Williams
• Timbaland

• Big Sean
• Drake
• Future
• J. Cole
• Kendrick Lamar
• Nicki Minaj

• "Alright" - Produced by Pharrell Williams & Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)
• "Blessings" - Produced by Boi-1da & Vinylz (Big Sean ft. Drake & Kanye West)
• "Commas" - Produced by Dj Spinz & Southside (Future)
• "Idfwu" - Produced by Dj Dahi, Dj Mustard, Kanye West & Key Wane (Big Sean ft. E-40)
• "Trap Queen" - Produced by Tony Fadd (Fetty Wap)

• "Dark Sky Paradise" - Big Sean
• "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" - Drake
• "2014 Forest Hills Drive" - J. Cole
• "To Pimp a Butterfly" - Kendrick Lamar
• "The Pinkprint" - Nicki Minaj
• "The Album About Nothing" - Wale

• Bobby Shmurda
• Dej Loaf
• Fetty Wap
• Rae Sremmurd
• Tink

• Dr. Dre
• Drake
• J. Cole
• Jay-Z
• Nicki Minaj

• A$Ap Rocky
• Dej Loaf
• Drake
• Kanye West
• Nicki Minaj

• Big Sean ft. E-40 - "Idfwu" (Produced by Dj Dahi, Dj Mustard, Kanye West & Key Wane)
• Dej Loaf - "Try Me" (Produced by Dds)
• Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen" (Produced by Tony Fadd)
• Future - "Commas" (Produced by Dj Spinz & Southside)
• Rich Homie Quan - "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)" (Produced by Dj Spinz & Nitti Beatz)

• Future - "56 Nights"
• Future - "Beast Mode"
• Future - "Monster"
• Lil Wayne - "Sorry 4 The Wait 2"
• Travis Scott (II) - "Days Before Rodeo"

• Drake - "Blessings" (Big Sean ft. Drake & Kanye West)
• Drake - "My Way Remix" (Fetty Wap ft. Drake)
• E-40 - "Idfwu" (Big Sean ft. E-40)
• Kendrick Lamar - "Classic Man Remix" (Jidenna ft. Kendrick Lamar)
• Lil Wayne - "Truffle Butter" (Nicki Minaj ft. Drake & Lil Wayne)

• Big Sean ft. Kanye West & John Legend - "One Man Can Change the World"
• Common & John Legend - "Glory" From "Selma"
• J. Cole - "Apparently"
• J. Cole - "Be Free"
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"

• Big Sean ft. Drake & Kanye West - "Blessings"
• Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
• Future - "Commas"
• Kendrick Lamar - "I''
• Rae Sremmurd - "No Type"
• Rich Homie Quan - "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)"