Hip Hop's heavyweights are converging for the 2015 edition of BET's Hip Hop Awards. With Drake and Big Sean at the head of the nomination pack with 12 and 10 respectively, there are some pretty interesting nominations this year.
See the nominees for the most prestigious hip hop awards
The nominees for the BET Awards slated for October 13 has been announced.
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Future has a lock on the "Mixtape of The Year" category with his Monster,Beast Mode,and 56 Nights all being nominated in the same category. The award for "Lyricist of The Year" will be a hotly debated tussle between Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, Drake, and J.Cole, which will probably going to generate a lot of arguments and counter-arguments, no matter who wins. Check out the nominees below while we await the winners of the categories on October 13:
Best Hip Hop VideoBig Sean featuring Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign – “Play No Games”Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West – “Blessings”Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”Nicki Minaj featuring Beyoncé – “Feeling Myself”
Best Collabo, Duo or GroupBig Sean f/ Drake & Kanye West – “Blessings”Big Sean f/ E-40 – “IDFWU”Fetty Wap f/ Monty – “My Way”Nicki Minaj f/ Beyoncé – “Feeling Myself”Nicki Minaj f/ Drake & Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter”Best Live PerformerDrakeJ. ColeKanye WestKendrick LamarNicki Minaj
Lyricist of the YearBig SeanDrakeJ. ColeKendrick LamarNicki Minaj
Video Director of the YearAlan FergusonBenny BoomChris Robinson/Lil ChrisColin TilleyDirector X
DJ of the YearDJ DramaDJ EnvyDJ EscoDJ KhaledDJ Mustard
Producer of the YearDJ MustardJ. ColeKanye WestMike Will Made-ItPharrell WilliamsTimbaland
MVP of the YearBig SeanDrakeFutureJ. ColeKendrick LamarNicki Minaj
Track Of The Year“Alright” – Produced By Pharrell Williams & Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)“Blessings” – Produced By Boi-1da & Vinylz (Big Sean f/ Drake & Kanye West)“Commas” – Produced By Dj Spinz & Southside (Future)“IDFWU” – Produced By Dj Dahi, Dj Mustard, Kanye West & Key Wane (Big Sean f/ E-40)“Trap Queen” – Produced By Tony Fadd (Fetty Wap)
Album Of The YearBig Sean – Dark Sky ParadiseDrake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too LateJ. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills DriveKendrick Lamar – To Pimp A ButterflyNicki Minaj – The PinkprintWale – The Album About Nothing
Who Blew Up AwardBobby ShmurdaDej LoafFetty WapRae SremmurdTink
Hustler Of The YearDr. DreDrakeJ. ColeJay ZNicki Minaj
Made-You-Look Award ("Best Hip Hop Style")A$AP RockyDej LoafDrakeKanye WestNicki Minaj
Best Hip Hop Online SiteAllhiphop.ComComplex.ComHotnewhiphop.ComRapradar.ComWorldstarhiphop.Com
Best Club BangerBig Sean featuring E-40 – “Idfwu” (Produced By Dj Dahi, Dj Mustard, Kanye West & Key Wane)Dej Loaf – “Try Me” (Produced By Dds)Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen” (Produced By Tony Fadd)Future – “Commas” (Produced By Dj Spinz & Southside)Rich Homie Quan – “Flex” (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) (Produced By Dj Spinz & Nitti Beatz)
Best MixtapeFuture – 56 NightsFuture – Beast ModeFuture – MonsterLil Wayne – Sorry 4 The Wait 2Travis Scott – Days Before Rodeo
Sweet 16: Best Featured VerseDrake – “Blessings” (Big Sean f/ Drake & Kanye West)Drake – “My Way Remix” (Fetty Wap f/ Drake)E-40 – “IDFWU” (Big Sean f/ E-40)Kendrick Lamar – “Cla$$ic Man Remix” (Jidenna f/ Kendrick Lamar)Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter” (Nicki Minaj f/ Drake & Lil Wayne)
Impact TrackBig Sean f/ Kanye West & John Legend – “One Man Can Change The World”Common & John Legend – “Glory” (From The Motion Picture “Selma”)J. Cole – “Apparently”J. Cole – “Be Free”Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
People’s Champ AwardBig Sean f/ Drake & Kanye West – “Blessings”Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”Future – “Commas”Kendrick Lamar – “I”Rae Sremmurd – “No Type”Rich Homie Quan – “Flex
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