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It’s that time of the year again, and the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards are on deck. Today (Sept. 9), the official nominees were announced, with Cardi B, Lil Durk and Megan Thee Stallion leading the pack with 9 nominations each.

The 16th annual 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards will be taped on Friday, October 1 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA, on Friday, October 1, but it will premiere on the network on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at 9 PM ET/PT. And if you’re in Africa, it will be simulcast internationally on BET Africa on Wednesday, October 6 AT 3 AM CAT.

The ‘Hip Hop Album of the Year’ category will be highly contested with Moneybagg Yo, Tyler, The Creator, Migos, Megan Thee Stallion, DJ Khaled, J. Cole and team up of 21 Savage & Metro Boomin all getting nominations.  The ‘Hip Hop Artist of the Year’ category is also stacked with Cardi B, Drake, J. Cole, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion and Tyler, the Creator. Last year, Lil Baby taking an L had Twitter vexed.

Cardi and Megan’s other nods all include ‘Song of The Year,’ ‘Best Hip Hop Video,’ ‘Best Collaboration,’ ‘Best Live Performer,’ ‘Hustler of The Year,’ and ‘Sweet 16: Best featured Verse,’ while the latter has a ‘Lyricist of the Year’ nomination. Lil Durk’s nominations also include ‘Song of the Year,’ ‘Best Hip Hop Video,’ ‘Best Collaboration,’ ‘Best Duo or Group,’ and ‘Sweet 16: Best featured Verse.’

Despite Drake only just releasing his new album, Certified Lover Boy, he managed to land 8 nominations, including ‘Lyricist of the Year.’ That aforementioned category is the source of Nas’ sole nomination.

Check out the full list of 2021 BET HIP HOP AWARDS nominees below.

 

HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A GANGSTA’S PAIN                             MONEYBAGG YO

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST                TYLER, THE CREATOR

CULTURE III                                         MIGOS

GOOD NEWS                                       MEGAN THEE STALLION

KHALED KHALED                                 DJ KHALED

SAVAGE MODE II                                 21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN

THE OFF-SEASON                               J. COLE

SONG OF THE YEAR

BACK IN BLOOD                                  PRODUCED BY YC (POOH SHIESTY FEAT. LIL DURK)

LATE AT NIGHT                                   PRODUCED BY MUSTARD (RODDY RICCH)

LAUGH NOW CRY LATER.                   PRODUCED BY G. RY, CARDOGOTWINGS, ROGET CHAHAYED & YUNG EXCLUSIVE (DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK)

UP                                                        PRODUCED BY YUNG DZA, SEAN ISLAND, DJ SWANQO (CARDI B)

WAP                                                     PRODUCED BY AYO & KEYZ (CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION)

WHOLE LOTTA MONEY (REMIX)         PRODUCED BY LONDON JAE, BEATGODZ, TEE ROMANO (BIA FEAT. NICKI MINAJ)

 

HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

CARDI B

DRAKE

J. COLE

LIL BABY

MEGAN THEE STALLION

TYLER, THE CREATOR

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

CARDI B                                                                       UP

CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION                    WAP

CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG                                 GO CRAZY

DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK                                              LAUGH NOW CRY LATER

LIL NAS X                                                                     MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)

SAWEETIE FEAT. DOJA CAT                                       BEST FRIEND

BEST NEW HIP HOP ARTIST

BLXST

COI LERAY

DON TOLIVER

MORRAY

POOH SHIESTY

YUNG BLEU

BEST COLLABORATION

21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN FEAT. DRAKE MR. RIGHT NOW

BIA FEAT. NICKI MINAJ                                                WHOLE LOTTA MONEY (REMIX)

CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION                    WAP

DJ KHALED FEAT. LIL BABY & LIL DURK                     EVERY CHANCE I GET

DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK                                              LAUGH NOW CRY LATER

POOH SHIESTY FEAT. LIL DURK                                 BACK IN BLOOD

BEST DUO OR GROUP

21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN

CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG

CITY GIRLS

FUTURE & LIL UZI VERT

LIL BABY & LIL DURK

MIGOS

BEST LIVE PERFORMER

BUSTA RHYMES

CARDI B

DABABY

DOJA CAT

MEGAN THEE STALLION

TYLER, THE CREATOR

LYRICIST OF THE YEAR

BENNY THE BUTCHER

DRAKE

J. COLE

LIL BABY

MEGAN THEE STALLION

NAS

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW

LADIPOE (NIGERIA)

NASTY C (SOUTH AFRICA)

XAMÃ (BRAZIL)

LAYLOW (FRANCE)

GAZO (FRANCE)

LITTLE SIMZ (UK)

DAVE (UK)

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

COLE BENNETT

COLIN TILLEY

DAVE MEYERS

DIRECTOR X

HYPE WILLIAMS

MISSY ELLIOTT

DJ OF THE YEAR

CHASE B

D NICE

DJ CASSIDY

DJ DRAMA

DJ ENVY

DJ JAZZY JEFF

DJ SCHEME

KAYTRANADA

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

DJ KHALED

HIT-BOY

METRO BOOMIN

MUSTARD

THE ALCHEMIST

TYLER, THE CREATOR

HUSTLER OF THE YEAR

CARDI B

DRAKE

LIL BABY

MEGAN THEE STALLION

SAWEETIE

YUNG BLEU

 

BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM

COMPLEX

GENIUS

HIP HOP DX

HOT NEW HIPHOP

THE BREAKFAST CLUB

THE SHADE ROOM

WORLDSTAR HIPHOP

XXL

 

SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE

CARDI B                                               TYPE SHIT (MIGOS FEAT. CARDI B)

DRAKE                                                 HAVIN’ OUR WAY (MIGOS FEAT. DRAKE)

JAY-Z                                                   WHAT IT FEELS LIKE (NIPSEY HUSSLE FEAT. JAY-Z)

LIL DURK                                             BACK IN BLOOD (POOH SHIESTY FT. LIL DURK)

MEGAN THE STALLION                       ON ME (REMIX) (LIL BABY FT. MEGAN THEE STALLION)

RODDY RICCH                                     LEMONADE (REMIX) (INTERNET MONEY FEAT. DON TOLIVER & RODDY RICCH)

IMPACT TRACK

BLACK THOUGHT                                THOUGHT VS EVERYBODY

LIL NAS X                                             MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)

LIL BABY & KIRK FRANKLIN                 WE WIN

MEEK MILL FEAT. LIL DURK                PAIN AWAY

NIPSEY HUSSLE FEAT. JAY-Z             WHAT IT FEELS LIKE

RAPSODY                                            12 PROBLEMS