BET 2016 nominations

The 2016 BET hip-hop nominations are out, and for the third time in a row, Drake leads the BET nominations. The 6 God was able to get 14 nominations, which include album of the year, Track of the Year, and MVP of the Year.

DJ Khaled and Kanye West follow Drake and Future with nine and eight nominations, respectively.

                   

The BET awards will hold at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta on September 17th, but the show will air on October 4.

The host for the event is yet to be announced.

BET HIP-HOP AWARDS 2016 NOMINEES

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO

2 Chainz – “Watch Out”

Desiigner – “Panda”

DJ Khaled feat. Jay Z & Future – “I Got the Keys”

Drake – “Hotline Bling”

Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. French Montana & Infared – “All the Way Up”

Kanye West feat. Rihanna – “Famous”

 

BEST COLLABO, DUO OR GROUP

DJ Khaled feat. Drake – “For Free”

DJ Khaled feat. Jay Z & Future – “I Got the Keys”

Drake & Future – “Jumpman”

Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla – “One Dance”

Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. French Montana & Infared – “All the Way Up”

 

BEST LIVE PERFORMER

Drake

Future

J. Cole

Kanye West

Kendrick Lamar

 

LYRICIST OF THE YEAR

Chance the Rapper

Drake

J. Cole

Kanye West

Kendrick Lamar

 

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Benny Boom

Colin Tilley

Director X

Hype Williams

Kanye West

 

DJ OF THE YEAR

DJ Drama

DJ Envy

DJ Esco

DJ Khaled

DJ Mustard

 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

DJ Mustard

Dr. Dre

Metro Boomin

Mike WiLL Made-It

Pharrell Williams

 

MVP OF THE YEAR

DJ Khaled

Drake

Future

Kanye West

Kendrick Lamar

 

TRACK OF THE YEAR

“All the Way Up” – Produced by Cool & Dre and Edsclusive (Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. French Montana & Infared)

“Controlla” – Produced by Boi-1da (Drake)

“Hotline Bling” – Produced by Nineteen85 (Drake)

“I Got the Keys” – Produced by Southside (DJ Khaled feat. Jay Z & Future)

“Panda” – Produced by Menace (Desiigner)

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

DJ Khaled – I Changed A Lot

Dr. Dre – Compton

Drake – Views

Fetty Wap – Fetty Wap

Future –DS2

Kanye West – The Life of Pablo

 

BEST NEW HIP-HOP ARTIST

Anderson .Paak

Bryson Tiller

Chance the Rapper

Desiigner

Tory Lanez

 

HUSTLER OF THE YEAR

DJ Khaled

Drake

Future

Jay Z

Kanye West

 

MADE-YOU-LOOK AWARD (BEST HIP-HOP STYLE)

A$AP Rocky

Drake

Future

Kanye West

Nicki Minaj

 

BEST MIXTAPE

Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book

French Montana – Wave Gods (Hosted By Max B)

Future – Purple Reign

Lil Uzi Vert – Lil Uzi Vert Vs. The World

Young Thug – Slime Season 3

 

SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE

2 Chainz – “No Problem” (Chance the Rapper feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)

Drake – “Work” (Rihanna feat. Drake)

Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom” (Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar)

Kodak Black – “Lockjaw” (French Montana feat. Kodak Black)

Nicki Minaj – “Down in the DM” – Remix (Yo Gotti feat. Nicki Minaj)

 

IMPACT TRACK

J. Cole – “Love Yourz”

Jay Z – “Spiritual”

Jidenna – “Long Live the Chief”

Raury feat. Key – “Trap Tears”

Sir The Baptist feat. ChuchPeople – “Raise Hell”

 

PEOPLE’S CHAMP AWARD

Desiigner – “Panda”

DJ Khaled feat. Drake – “For Free”

Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. French Montana & Infared – “All the Way Up”

O.T. Genasis feat. Young Dolph – “Cut It”

Travis Scott – “Antidote”

Young Thug – “Best Friend”