The 'Kirk' rapper and 'The Box' hitmaker dominate this year's BET Hip Hop Awards with twelve and eleven nominations respectively, followed by Drake and Megan Thee Stallion among others.
- Sep 30, 2020
AceShowbiz - Rapper DaBaby will lead the way at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards after landing 12 nominations.
He has already made history by becoming the first artist to score two nods in the Hip Hop Album of the Year category in the same year for "Kirk" and "Blame It on Baby" while he also has double mentions in three other categories - Best Hip Hop Video, Song of the Year, and Best Collaboration.
DaBaby's "Rockstar" collaborator, Roddy Ricch, boasts 11 nominations while Drake and Megan Thee Stallion follow with eight nods apiece. All four stars will face off with Future and Lil Baby for the Hip Hop Artist of the Year prize.
Meanwhile, Pop Smoke, who was killed in February (20), will be among the names competing for the title of Best New Hip Hop Artist.
The winners of the 15th annual Hip Hop Awards will be unveiled on 27 October (20).
The nominations list is:
Hip Hop Artist of the Year:
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"
Song of the Year:
- "Bop" (DaBaby) Produced by JetsonMade & Starboy
- "Life Is Good" (Future feat. Drake) Produced by Ambezza, D. Hill & OZ
- "Rockstar" (DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch) Produced by SethinTheKitchen
- "Savage" (Remix) (Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyonce Knowles) Produced by J. White Did It
- "The Box" (Roddy Ricch) Produced by 30 Roc & DatBoiSqueeze
- "Toosie Slide (Drake)" Produced by OZ]
Hip Hop Album of the Year:
- 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 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. Beyonce Knowles - "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 New Hip Hop Artist:
- Flo Milli
- Jack Harlow
- Mulatto
- NLE Choppa
- Pop Smoke
- Rod Wave
Best Live Performer:
Lyricist of the Year:
- Big Sean
- DaBaby
- Drake
- J. 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:
Producer of the Year:
- 9th Wonder
- DJ Khaled
- Hit-Boy
- JetsonMade
- Mike Will Made-It
- Mustard
Hustler of the Year:
Best Hip Hop Platform:
- Complex
- HipHopDX
- HotNewHipHop
- The Breakfast Club
- The Joe Budden Podcast
- The Shade Room
- XXL
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse:
- Beyonce Knowles - "Savage" (Remix) (Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyonce Knowles)
- 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)
- J. 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 (U.K.)
- Ms Banks (U.K.)
- Djonga (Brazil)
