Nominees announced Tuesday in the top categories for the 10th annual BET Hip-Hop Awards:
Best Hip Hop Video
- Big Sean featuring Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $Ign – “Play No Games”
- Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West – “Blessings”
- Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
- Nicki Minaj featuring Beyoncé – “Feeling Myself”
Best Collabo, Duo or Group
- Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West – “Blessings”
- Big Sean featuring E-40 – “Idfwu”
- Fetty Wap featuring Monty – “My Way”
- Nicki Minaj featuring Beyoncé – “Feeling Myself”
- Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter”
Best Live Performer
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Kanye West
- Kendrick Lamar
- Nicki Minaj
Lyricist of the Year
- Big Sean
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Kendrick Lamar
- Nicki Minaj
Video Director of the Year
- Alan Ferguson
- Benny Boom
- Chris Robinson/Lil Chris
- Colin Tilley
- Director X
DJ of the Year
- DJ Drama
- DJ Envy
- DJ Esco
- DJ Khaled
- DJ Mustard
Producer of the Year
- DJ Mustard
- J. Cole
- Kanye West
- Mike Will Made-It
- Pharrell Williams
- Timbaland
MVP of the Year
- Big Sean
- Drake
- Future
- J. Cole
- Kendrick Lamar
- Nicki Minaj
Track Of The Year
- “Alright” – Produced By Pharrell Williams & Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)
- “Blessings” – Produced By Boi-1da & Vinylz (Big Sean FEATURING Drake & Kanye West)
- “Commas” – Produced By Dj Spinz & Southside (Future)
- “Idfwu” – Produced By Dj Dahi, Dj Mustard, Kanye West & Key Wane (Big Sean FEATURING E-40)
- “Trap Queen” – Produced By Tony Fadd (Fetty Wap)
Album Of The Year
- Big Sean – Dark Sky Paradise
- Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
- J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive
- Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
- Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint
- Wale – The Album About Nothing
Who Blew Up Award
- Bobby Shmurda
- Dej Loaf
- Fetty Wap
- Rae Sremmurd
- Tink
Hustler Of The Year
- Dr. Dre
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Jay Z
- Nicki Minaj
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)
- A$Ap Rocky
- Dej Loaf
- Drake
- Kanye West
- Nicki Minaj
Best Hip Hop Online Site
- Allhiphop.Com
- Complex.Com
- Hotnewhiphop.Com
- Rapradar.Com
- Worldstarhiphop.Com
Best Club Banger
- Big 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 Mixtape
- Future – 56 Nights
- Future – Beast Mode
- Future – Monster
- Lil Wayne – Sorry 4 The Wait 2
- Travis Scott – Days Before Rodeo
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
- Drake – “Blessings” (Big Sean Featuring Drake & Kanye West)
- Drake – “My Way Remix” (Fetty Wap Featuring Drake)
- E-40 – “Idfwu” (Big Sean Featuring E-40)
- Kendrick Lamar – “Classic Man Remix” (Jidenna featuring Kendrick Lamar)
- Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter” (Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne)
Impact Track
- Big Sean featuring 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 Award
- Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West – “Blessings”
- Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
- Future – “Commas”
- Kendrick Lamar – “I”
- Rae Sremmurd – “No Type”
- Rich Homie Quan – “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)”
– Associated Press
