BET HIP HOP AWARDS: Megan & Kendrick Lead Nominees

BET announced nominees for the 19th annual Hip Hop Awards. The ceremony will be held in Las Vegas on October 8. BET will air the Hip Hop Awards one week later. Fat Joe hosts for the third straight year.

Megan Thee Stallion earned 12 nominations followed by 11 for Kendrick Lamar and Drake is nominated in eight Hip Hop Award categories. Several artists are nominated seven times: Cardi B, GloRilla, Metro Boomin and Nicki Minaj. See the complete list of nominations.

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

• 21 Savage
• Cardi B
• Drake
• Future
• GloRilla
• Kendrick Lamar
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Nicki Minaj

Song of the Year

• “Agora Hills,” Doja Cat
• “Bent,” 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)
• “Fe!N,” Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti
• “FTCU,” Nicki Minaj
• “Get It Sexyy,” Sexyy Red
• “Like That,” Metro Boomin, Future, Kendrick Lamar
• “Mamushi,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba
• “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar
• “Yeah Glo!,” GloRilla

Hip-Hop Album of the Year

• American Dream, 21 Savage
• Ehhthang Ehhthang, GloRilla
• For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition, Drake
• In Sexyy We Trust, Sexyy Red
• Megan, Megan Thee Stallion
• One of Wun, Gunna
• Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj
• Utopia, Travis Scott
• We Don’t Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin