Drake, Kanye, And Kendrick Score Big Numbers At The BET Hip Hop Awards

Last night the annual BET Hip Hop Awards aired with big scores from Drake, Kanye, Kendrick Lamar, and more.

BET Hip Hop Awards 2022

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The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards gave flowers to some of rap culture's biggest acts and shined a light on the upcoming stars of the genre. Drake led the way with 14 nominations; however, Kendrick took home the most wins with six. The likes of Ye, J. Cole, and others also had six or more nominations. Upcoming stars such as Glorilla stole the show with her performance, while Jayson Cash held the crown as the best cypher. 

Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist

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Baby Keem
Blxst
Doechii
Fivio Foreign
Nardo Wick
Saucy Santana  

Glorilla – *WINNER*

Best Collaboration

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, "Family Ties"
City Girls feat. Usher, "Good Love"
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, "Hot Shit"
Drake feat. 21 Savage, "Jimmy Cooks"
Benny the Butcher & J. Cole, "Johnny P's Caddy"
Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, "Way 2 Sexy"  

Future feat. Drake & Tems, "Wait for You" – *WINNER*

Song of the Year

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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 feat. Drake & Tems, "Wait for You"
Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, "Way 2 Sexy"  

Latto, "Big Energy" – *WINNER*  

Best Duo or Group

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42 Dugg & EST Gee
Big Sean & Hit-Boy
Birdman & Youngboy Never Broke Again
Blxst & Bino Rideaux
DaBaby & Youngboy Never Broke Again
Styles P & Havo  

Earthgang -- *WINNER*

Best Hip Hop Platform

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Big Boy’s Neighborhood 
Breakfast Club
Complex
HipHopDX
Million Dollaz Worth of Game
NPR Tiny Desk
Verzuz 

Caresha Please – *WINNER*

Drink Champs – **WINNER*

Best Live Performer

Cardi B
Doja Cat
Drake
J. Cole
Kanye West
Tyler, the Creator  

Kendrick Lamar – *WINNER*

Best Hip Hop Video

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A$AP Rocky, "D.M.B."
City Girls feat. Usher, "Good Love"
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, "Hot Shit"
BIA & J. Cole, "London"
Future feat. Drake & Tems, "Wait for You"
Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, "Way 2 Sexy"  

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, "Family Ties" – *WINNER*

Lyricist of the Year

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Baby Keem
Benny the Butcher
Drake
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
Jay-Z

Kendrick Lamar – *WINNER*

HipHop 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 

Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – *WINNER*

Video Director of the Year

Benny Boom
Burna Boy
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
Director X
Teyana Taylor  

Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free – *WINNER*

Hip Hop Artist of the Year

Cardi B
Doja Cat
Drake
Future
Kanye West
Megan Thee Stallion  

Kendrick Lamar – *WINNER*

Producer of the Year

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ATL Jacob
Baby Keem
Hit-Boy
Kanye West
Metro Boomin
Pharrell Williams  

Hitmaka – *WINNER*  

Hustler of the Year

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Cardi B
DJ Khaled
Drake
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Megan Thee Stallion  

50 Cent – *WINNER*

Performance by Jeezy and EST Gee

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Fat Joe, Wu-Tang Clan, David Banner, Juicy J, and more.

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Glorilla Steals the Show

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Jayson Cash Takes the Crown for Best Cypher

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