Full List of Winners 👇 Kendrick Lemar carted away six BET Hip Hop award trophies, emerging the biggest winner at the event.
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| Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, during her performance at the Global Citizens Festival 2022 in Ghana. Photo: @temsbaby |
The rapper beat the likes of Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat to win the Artist Of The Year.
He went ahead to win the Lyricist Of The Year | Album Of The Year | Best Live Performer | Best Video | Video Director categories.
Nigerian songwriter Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as Tems won Best Collaboration award of the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022.
Tems’ contribution to American rapper, Future’s song ‘Wait For You’, featuring Drake, earned her the prize.
The Nigerian record producer was nominated in two other categories – Song Of The Year | Best Hip Hop Video, however, she won just one.
Another Nigerian is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly called Burna Boy, earned a nomination in the Video Director Of The Year category for his music video ‘Last Last’, however, the award went to Kendrick Lemar and Dave Free.
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| Nigerian songwriter and record producer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, performing in Windhoek, Namibia. Photo: @burnaboygram |
Drake was also successful, won 14 nominations and bagged three awards.
The Hip Hop Awards are just a by-product of the main BET Awards. The focus of the BET Awards is to celebrate black entertainment.
Others who won awards on the night include; Latto, EarthGang, Curtis Jackson, popularly known as 50 Cent won the Hustler Of The Year Award. Big names nominated alongside 50 Cent on the category encompasses; Cardi B, DJ Khaled, Drake, Jay Z, Kanye West and Megan Thee Stallion.
Kanye West, despite being nominated 10 times, did not receive any award.
Full List Of Winners ⬇️
• Best Hip Hop Video
A$AP Rocky – D.M.B.
WINNER: Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
City Girls Featuring Usher – Good Love
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk – Hot Shit
Bia & J. Cole – London
Future Featuring Drake & Tems – Wait for U
Drake Featuring Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy
• Best Collaboration
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
City Girls Featuring Usher – Good Love
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk – Hot Shit
Drake Featuring 21 Savage – Jimmy Cooks
Benny the Butcher & J. Cole – Johnny P’s Caddy
WINNER: Future Featuring Drake & Tems – Wait for U
Drake Featuring Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy
• Best Duo or Group
42 Dugg & EST Gee
Big Sean & Hit-Boy
Birdman & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Blxst & Bino Rideaux
DaBaby & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
WINNER: EarthGang
Styles P & Havoc
• Best Live Performer
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Drake
J. Cole
Kanye West
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
Tyler, the Creator
• Lyricist Of The Year
Baby Keem
Benny the Butcher
Drake
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
Jay-Z
WINNER: Kendrick Lemar
• Video Director Of The Year
Benny Boom
Burna Boy
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
Director X
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free
Teyana Taylor
• Song Of The Year
WINNER: Latto – Big Energy
Hitkidd & Glorilla – F.N.F. (Let’s Go)
Jack Harlow – First Class
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk – Hot Shit
Kodak Black – Super Gremlin
Future Featuring Drake & Tems – Wait for U
Drake Featuring Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy
• Hip Hop Album Of The Year
Latto – 777
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
Kanye West – Donda
Future – I Never Liked You
Pusha T – It’s Almost Dry
Nas – King’s Disease II
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
• Producer Of The Year
ATL Jacob
Baby Keem
Hit-Boy
WINNER: Hitmaka
Kanye West
Metro Boomin
Pharrell Williams
• Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist
Baby Keem
Blxst
Doechii
Fivio Foreign
WINNER: Glorilla
Nardo Wick
Saucy Santana
• DJ Of The Year
D-Nice
DJ Cassidy
WINNER: DJ Drama
DJ Kay Slay
DJ Premier
Kaytranada
Mustard
Nyla Symone
L.A. Leakers: DJ Sour Milk & Justin Credible
• Best Hip Hop Platform
Big Boy’s Neighborhood
Breakfast Club
WINNER: Caresha Please
Complex
WINNER: Drink Champs
HipHopDX
Million Dollaz Worth of Game
NPR Tiny Desk
Verzuz
• Hustler Of The Year
WINNER: 50 Cent
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
Drake
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Megan Thee Stallion
• Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
WINNER: Drake – Churchill Downs (Jack Harlow Featuring Drake)
J. Cole – Poke It Out (Wale Featuring J. Cole)
J. Cole – London (Bia & J. Cole)
Lil Baby – Girls Want Girls (Drake Featuring Lil Baby)
Kanye West – City of Gods (Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys)
WINNER: Drake – Wait for U (Future Featuring Drake & Tems)
Jadakiss – Black Illuminati (Freddie Gibbs Featuring Jadakiss)
• Impact Track
WINNER: Lizzo – About Damn Time
Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys – City of Gods
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
Nas Featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill – Nobody
Latto – Pxssy
Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
Doja Cat – Woman
• Best International Flow
WINNER: Benjamin Epps (France)
Black Sherif (Ghana)
Blxckie (South Africa)
Central Cee (United Kingdom)
Haviah Mighty (Canada)
Knucks (United Kingdom)
Le Juiice (France)
Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe)
Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)
