2022 BET Hip Hop Awards

Annual edition of the awards show

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)

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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]

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

Hip Hop Artist of the Year

Cardi B
Doja Cat
Drake
Future
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion

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
Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers

Best Hip Hop Video

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

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

Best Live Performer

Lyricist of the Year

Video Director of the Year

DJ of the Year

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

Song of the Year

"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

Hustler of the Year

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse

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

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

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

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

Trina

Performers

References

^ "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.