The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards was a recognition ceremony that was held on October 4, 2022, as the 17th installment of the BET Hip Hop Awards. The nominations were announced on September 12, 2022.[1] The awards were hosted by Fat Joe.[2]
| 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 4, 2022 |
| Location | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Hosted by | Fat Joe |
| Most awards | Kendrick Lamar (6) |
| Most nominations | Drake (14) |
Kendrick Lamar won the most awards at the ceremony, with six. Drake had the most nominations with 14, followed by Kanye West with 10 and Lamar with nine.[3] Trina received the I Am Hip Hop Award.[4]
Nominees
editHip Hop Artist of the Year
edit- 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
Best Hip Hop Video
edit- ASAP Rocky – "D.M.B."
- 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
edit- 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"
- Future featuring Drake & Tems – "Wait for U"
- Drake featuring Future & Young Thug – "Way 2 Sexy"
Best Duo/Group
edit- 42 Dugg & EST Gee
- Big Sean & Hit-Boy
- Birdman & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
- Blxst & Bino Rideaux
- DaBaby & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
- EarthGang
- Styles P & Havoc
Best Live Performer
editLyricist of the Year
editVideo Director of the Year
editDJ of the Year
edit- D-Nice
- DJ Cassidy
- DJ Drama
- DJ Kay Slay
- DJ Premier
- Kaytranada
- Mustard
- Nyla Symone
- LA Leakers: DJ Sourmilk & Justin Incredible
Producer of the Year
editSong of the Year
edit- "Big Energy" – Produced by Dr. Luke & Vaughn Oliver (Latto)
- "F.N.F. (Let's Go)" – Produced by Hitkidd (Hitkidd & GloRilla)
- "First Class" – Produced by Rogét Chahayed, Jack Harlow, Jasper Harris, & Charlie Handsome (Jack Harlow)
- "Hot Shit" – Produced by Tay Keith & BanBwoi (Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk)
- "Super Gremlin" – Produced by ATL Jacob & Jambo (Kodak Black)
- "Wait for U" – Produced by FnZ & ATL Jacob (Future featuring Drake & Tems)
- "Way 2 Sexy" – Produced by TM88 & Too Dope (Drake featuring Future & Young Thug)
Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist
editHustler of the Year
editSweet 16: Best Featured Verse
edit- Drake – "Churchill Downs" (Jack Harlow)
- J. Cole – "Poke It Out" (Wale)
- J. Cole – "London" (Bia)
- Lil Baby – "Girls Want Girls" (Drake)
- Kanye West – "City of Gods" (Fivio Foreign & Alicia Keys)
- Drake – "Wait for U" (Future & Tems)
- Jadakiss – "Black Illuminati" (Freddie Gibbs)
Impact Track
edit- Lizzo – "About Damn Time"
- Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys – "City of Gods"
- Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – "Family Ties"
- Nas featuring Lauryn Hill – "Nobody"
- Latto – "Pussy"
- Kendrick Lamar – "The Heart Part 5"
- Doja Cat – "Woman"
Best Hip-Hop Platform
edit- Caresha Please
- Drink Champs
- Big Boy's Neighborhood
- The Breakfast Club
- Complex
- HipHopDX
- Million Dollaz Worth of Game
- NPR Tiny Desk
- WorldStarHipHop
- Verzuz
Best International Flow
edit- Benjamin Epps (France)
- Black Sherif (Ghana)
- BLXCKIE (South Africa)
- Central Cee (UK)
- Haviah Mighty (Canada)
- Knucks (UK)
- Le Juiice (France)
- Nadia Nakai (South Africa)
- Fazari Big Jue SZN (Liberia)
- DMD BIG BABY ( LIBERIA)
I Am Hip-Hop Award
editPerformers
edit- Kodak Black
- Armani White
- GloRilla
- Fivio foreign
References
edit- ^ "Kanye West, Drake & Kendrick Lamar Lead 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominations". HipHopDX. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ "Fat Joe to Host 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ "Kanye West and Drake Lead BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 Nominations". Complex. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ "Trina Gets Emotional While Accepting 'I Am Hip-Hop' Honor At BET Hip-Hop Awards 2022". Essence. Retrieved 2022-10-05.