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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)
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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

• 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

• Cardi B
• Doja Cat
• Drake
• J. Cole
• Kanye West
• Kendrick Lamar
• Tyler, the Creator

Lyricist of the Year

• Baby Keem
• Benny the Butcher
• Drake
• J. Cole
• Jack Harlow
• Jay-Z
• Kendrick Lamar

Video Director of the Year

• Benny Boom
• Burna Boy
• Cole Bennett
• Colin Tilley
• Director X
• Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free
• Teyana Taylor

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

• ATL Jacob
• Baby Keem
• Hit-Boy
• Hitmaka
• Kanye West
• Metro Boomin
• Pharrell Williams

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

• GloRilla
• Baby Keem
• Blxst
• Doechii
• Fivio Foreign
• Nardo Wick
• Saucy Santana

Hustler of the Year

• 50 Cent
• Cardi B
• DJ Khaled
• Drake
• Jay-Z
• Kanye West
• Megan Thee Stallion

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

• Kodak Black
• Armani White
• GloRilla
• Fivio foreign

References