Burna Boy Scores Seven Nominations at the BET Hip-Hop Awards

Burna Boy is the only Nigerian artist to be nominated this year for the BET Hip-Hop Awards, and he is competing in the various categories, including Lyricist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Hip-Hop Artist of the Year with American acts like Cardi B, Drake, 21 Savage, J. Cole, and Lil Durk.

American rappers 21 Savage and Cardi B top the leaderboard with 12 nominations each, not too far behind is Drake with 9 nods, then Burna Boy and DJ Khaled with seven nods each.

The show will tape in Atlanta on Oct.3, but it will premiere on the BET Network on Oct.10.

On the award show, Connie Orlando, BET’s EVP specials, music programming, & music strategy said in a statement: “This year’s BET Hip Hop Awards will mark the culmination of our yearlong celebration of hip-hop’s storied creation and the art form’s sonic and cultural expansion. We are honored by this year’s roster of nominees as they continue to carry the creativity and diversity of hip hop into the future. We congratulate each nominee on their accomplishments as they take hip hop artistry to new heights.”

More information on voting, live performances, and other honors will be announced on the BET website.

Below is the complete list of nominees.

Hip-hop artist of the year

• 21 Savage
• Burna Boy
• Cardi B
• Drake
• Glorilla
• Cole
• Kendrick Lamar
• Lil Uzi Vert

Song of the year

• “All My Life,” Lil Durk feat. J. Cole
• “God Did,” DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
• “Just Wanna Rock,” Lil Uzi Vert
• “Players,” Coi Leray
• “Put It On Da Floor Again,” Latto feat. Cardi B
• “Rich Flex,” Drake & 21 Savage
• “Sittin’ On Top Of The World,” Burna Boy feat. 21 Savage
• “Tomorrow 2,” GloRilla & Cardi B

Hip hop album of the year

• Anyways, Life’s Great…, Glorilla
• Coi, Coi Leray
• God Did, DJ Khaled
• Her Loss, Drake & 21 Savage
• Heroes & Villains, Metro Boomin
• Jackman, Jack Harlow
• Pink Tape, Lil Uzi Vert
• Traumazine, Megan Thee Stallion

Best hip-hop video

• “Just Wanna Rock,” Lil Uzi Vert
• “Players” (DJ Smallz 732 – Jersey Club Remix), Coi Leray
• “Put It On Da Floor Again,” Latto feat. Cardi B
• “Shake Sumn,” DaBaby
• “Sittin’ On Top Of The World,” Burna Boy feat. 21 Savage
• “Spin Bout U,” Drake & 21 Savage
• “Tomorrow 2,” Glorilla & Cardi B

Best collaboration

• “All My Life,” Lil Durk feat. J. Cole
• “God Did,” DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
• “Players” (DJ Saige Remix), Coi Leray feat. Busta Rhymes
• “Princess Diana,” Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj
• “Put It On Da Floor Again,” Latto feat. Cardi B
• “Sittin’ On Top Of The World,” Burna Boy feat. 21 Savage
• “Tomorrow 2,” Glorilla & Cardi B

Impact track

• “30,” Nas
• “All My Life,” Lil Durk Feat. J. Cole
• “Anxiety,” Megan Thee Stallion
• “Can’t Win for Nothing,” Symba
• “Champions,” NLE Choppa
• “God Did,” DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
• “Scientists & Engineers,” Killer Mike & André 3000 feat. Future & Eryn Allen Kane
• “Therapy Pt. 2,” Robert Glasper feat. Mac Miller

Best duo or group

• City Girls
• DJ Drama & Jeezy1
• Drake & 21 Savage
• Earthgang
• Larry June & The Alchemist
• Quavo & Takeoff
• Rae Sremmurd

Best live performer

• Burna Boy
• Busta Rhymes
• Cardi B
• Coi Leray
• Dababy
• Drake
• Kendrick Lamar
• Megan Thee Stallion

Best breakthrough hip-hop artist

• Armani White
• Central Cee
• Doechii
• Finesse2tymes
• Ice Spice
• Kaliii
• Lola Brooke
• Sexyy Redd

Lyricist of the year

• 21 Savage
• André 3000
• Burna Boy
• Cardi B
• Conway The Machine
• Drake
• Cole
• Kendrick Lamar

Producer of the year

• Atl Jacob
• DJ Khaled
• Dre
• Hit-Boy
• Hitmaka
• Kaytranada
• London On Da Track
• Metro Boomin
• The Alchemist

Video director of the year

• Paak
• Cole Bennett
• Colin Tilley
• DaBaby & Reel Goats
• Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
• Dave Meyers
• Travis Scott

DJ of the year

• Chase B
• D-Nice
• DJ Cassidy
• DJ Clark Kent
• DJ Drama
• DJ Jazzy Jeff
• DJ Khaled
• Kaytranada
• Metro Boomin

Best hip-hop platform

• AllHipHop
• Caresha Please
• Drink Champs
• Hiphop Dx
• Million Dollaz Worth Of Game
• Rap Caviar
• The Breakfast Club
• The Joe Budden Podcast
• XXL

Hustler of the year

• 21 Savage
• 50 Cent
• Burna Boy
• Cardi B
• Caresha
• DJ Khaled
• Drake
• Jay-Z

Sweet 16: best featured verse

• 21 Savage, “Creepin’” (Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd & 21 Savage)
• 21 Savage, “Peaches & Eggplants” (Young Nudy feat. 21 Savage)
• André 3000, “Scientists & Engineers” (Killer Mike & André 3000 feat. Future & Eryn Allen Kane)
• Cardi B, “Tomorrow 2” (Glorilla & Cardi B)
• Cardi B, “Put It On Da Floor Again” (Latto feat. Cardi B)
• Drake, “Oh U Went” (Young Thug feat. Drake)
• Cole, “All My Life” (Lil Durk feat. J. Cole)
• Jay-Z, “God Did” (DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)

• Best international flow
• Aka (South Africa)
• Black Sherif (Ghana)
• Central Cee (UK)
• Gazo (France)
• J Hus (UK)
• O (South Africa)
• Major Rd (Brazil)
• Ninho (France)
• Sampa The Great (Zambia)
• Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)