2019 BET Hip Hop Awards

2019 BET Hip Hop Awards
Date	October 08 2019
Location	Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, Georgia
Hosted by	Lil Duval

The 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards are a recognition ceremony which will be held on TV October 08 from the Atlanta's Cobb Energy Center. The nominations were announced on September 12, 2019.

After notching four wins at last year’s festivities, Cardi looks to clinch more victories this time around with her 10 nominations including MVP of the Year, hot ticket performer, hustler of the year, best collab, single of the year, made-you-look award, and two nods for the best hip-hop video, & sweet 16 categories.

There's a three-way tie for second as DJ Khaled, Travis Scott and J. Cole each nab eight nominations. Despite his passing earlier this year, Nipsey Hussle pulls away with a handful of nods, netting five. As for newcomers, Megan Thee Stallion snags five, while DaBaby closes shop with four.

Nominations

Best Hip Hop Video

• 21 Savage featuring J. Cole – "A Lot"
• Cardi B – "Money"
• City Girls featuring Cardi B – "Twerk"
• DaBaby – "Suge"
• Meek Mill featuring Drake – "Going Bad"
• Travis Scott featuring Drake – "Sicko Mode"

Best Collabo, Duo or Group

• 21 Savage featuring J. Cole – "A Lot"
• Cardi B and Bruno Mars – "Please Me"
• DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend – "Higher"
• Lil Baby and Gunna – "Drip Too Hard"
• Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)"
• Travis Scott featuring Drake – "Sicko Mode"

Hot Ticket Performer

• Cardi B
• DaBaby
• Drake
• Megan Thee Stallion
• The Carters
• Travis Scott

Lyricist of the Year

• 2 Chainz
• Drake
• J. Cole
• Meek Mill
• Nipsey Hussle
• YBN Cordae

Video Director of the Year

• Benny Boom
• Bruno Mars and Florent Dechard
• Calmatic
• Dave Meyers
• Eif Rivera
• Travis Scott

DJ of the Year

• Chase B
• DJ Drama
• DJ Envy
• DJ Esco
• DJ Khaled
• Mustard

Producer of the Year

• DJ Khaled
• London On Da Track
• Metro Boomin
• Mustard
• Swizz Beatz
• Tay Keith

MVP of the Year

• Cardi B
• DJ Khaled
• Drake
• J. Cole
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Nipsey Hussle

Single of the Year

Only the producer of the track nominated in this category.

• "Act Up" – Produced by EarlThePearll (City Girls)
• "Big Ole Freak" – Produced by LilJuMadeDaBeat (Megan Thee Stallion)
• "Money" – Produced by J. White Did It (Cardi B)
• "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Produced by YoungKio (Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)
• "Sicko Mode" – Produced by Rogét Chahayed, CuBeatz, OZ, Hit-Boy and Tay Keith (Travis Scott featuring Drake)
• "Suge" – Produced by Pooh Beatz and JetsonMade (DaBaby)

Album of the Year

• Travis Scott – Astroworld
• Meek Mill – Championships
• Lizzo – Cuz I Love You
• DJ Khaled – Father of Asahd
• Tyler, the Creator – Igor
• Dreamville – Revenge of the Dreamers 3

Best New Hip Hop Artist

Megan Thee Stallion

• Blueface
• DaBaby
• Lil Nas X
• Roddy Ricch
• YBN Cordae

Hustler of the Year

• Cardi B
• DJ Khaled
• JAY-Z
• Nipsey Hussle
• Rick Ross
• Travis Scott

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)

• Cardi B
• DJ Khaled
• French Montana
• Meek Mill
• dRAY KICKZ
• Travis Scott

Best Mixtape

• Jack Harlow – Loose
• Kevin Gates – Luca Brasi 3
• Megan Thee Stallion – Fever
• Roddy Ricch – Feed Tha Streets II
• Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y – 2009
• YBN Almighty Jay, YBN Cordae and YBN Nahmir – YBN: The Mixtape

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse

• 21 Savage – "Wish Wish" (DJ Khaled featuring Cardi B and 21 Savage)
• Cardi B – "Clout" (Offset featuring Cardi B)
• Cardi B – "Twerk" (City Girls featuring Cardi B)
• J. Cole – "A Lot" (21 Savage featuring J. Cole)
• Rick Ross – "Money in the Grave" (Drake featuring Rick Ross)
• Rick Ross – "What's Free" (Meek Mill featuring JAY-Z and Rick Ross)

Impact Track

• 21 Savage featuring J. Cole – "A Lot"
• DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend – "Higher"
• J. Cole – "Middle Child"
• Kap G – "A Day Without a Mexican"
• Lizzo featuring Missy Elliott – "Tempo"
• YoungBoy Never Broke Again featuring Quando Rondo and Kevin Gates – "I Am Who They Say I Am"

Best International Flow

Sarkodie (Ghana)

• Falz (Nigeria)
• Ghetts (UK)
• Kalash (France)
• Little Simz (UK)
• Nasty C (South Africa)
• Tory Lanez (Canada)

Best Hip-Hop Online Site/App

• All Hip-Hop
• Complex
• HotNewHipHop
• The Shade Room
• WorldStar
• XXL