While the 'God's Plan' hitmaker receives eleven nods, the 'Bodak Yellow' raptress is nominated in ten categories.
- Sep 13, 2018
AceShowbiz - Drake leads the nominations in this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards with 11 nods.
The 31-year-old rapper's career is going from strength to strength, and the list of nominations released by Billboard on Wednesday, September 12 revealed that he is nominated in categories including Best Hip-Hop Video and Single of the Year for "God's Plan", as well as Album of the Year for "Scorpion".
He faces some tough competition from the likes of Cardi B, who will be hoping to emulate last year's success in which she took home five awards. Receiving ten nominations, the "Bodak Yellow" hitmaker will be battling Drake to win Best Hip-Hop Video and Single of the Year for I Like It, and Album of the Year for Invasion of Privacy. She's additionally been recognised for her eclectic fashion sense in the Made-You-Look-Award (Best Hip-Hop Style Category), where she'll go head to head with rival Nicki Minaj and rap trio Migos, featuring her husband Offset.
Childish Gambino a.k.a. Donald Glover is next in the list of top nominees, having been nominated in six categories, while Travis Scott (II) and Kendrick Lamar will be hoping to take home a maximum of five gongs. J. Cole, Post Malone and Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z's The Carters have also received nominations at the awards, which will return to The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater on 6 October, and BET Networks will premiere the annual telecast on 16 October.
The full list of nominations for the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2018 is:
Best Hip-Hop Video
- Cardi B - I Like It feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin
- Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino - This Is America
- Drake - God's Plan
- Kendrick Lamar – Loyalty feat. Rihanna
- Migos - Walk It Talk It feat. Drake
Hot Ticket Performer
- Cardi B
- Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino
- Drake
- Kendrick Lamar
- Travis Scott (II)
Album of the Year
- Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
- Drake - Scorpion
- J. Cole - KOD
- Migos - Culture II
- Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z a.k.a. The Carters - Everything Is Love
Video Director of the Year
- Benny Boom
- Dave Meyers & The Little Homies
- Director X
- Eif Rivera
- Hiro Murai
- Karena Evans
Lyricist of the Year
- Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Kendrick Lamar
- Travis Scott (II)
MVP of the Year
- Cardi B
- Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Travis Scott (II)
Producer of the Year
- Ben Billions
- DJ Esco
- DJ Mustard
- Metro Boomin
- Pharrell Williams
Best Collabo, Duo or Group
- 21 Savage & Offset & Metro Boomin - Ric Flair Drip
- Blocboy JB - Look Alive feat. Drake
- Cardi B - I Like It feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin
- Post Malone – Rockstar feat. 21 Savage
- Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z a.k.a. The Carters – Apes**t
Single of the Year
- Apesh*t - Produced by Pharrell Williams (Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z a.k.a. The Carters)
- God's Plan - Produced by Cardo, Young Exclusive and Boi-1da (Drake)
- I Like It - Produced by Craig Kallman, JWhiteDidIt and Tainy (Cardi B Feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin)
- Nice for What - Produced by Murda Beatz (Drake)
- This Is America - Produced by Donald Glover and Ludwig Goransson (Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino)
Best New Hip-Hop Artist
Best Mixtape
- BlocBoy JB - Simi
- Future - Beast Mode 2
- Juicy J – Shut Da F* Up
- Lil Wayne - Dedication 6: Reloaded
- Zoey Dollaz - Sorry Not Sorry
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
- 21 Savage - Bartier Cardi (Cardi B feat. 21 Savage)
- Cardi B - Motorsport (Migos feat. Cardi B & Nicki Minaj)
- Drake - Look Alive (Blocboy JB feat. Drake)
- Kendrick Lamar - New Freezer (Rich the Kid feat. Kendrick Lamar)
- Nicki Minaj - Big Bank (YG feat. 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Nicki Minaj)
Impact Track
- Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino - This Is America
- DeJ Loaf & Leon Bridges - Liberated
- Lecrae - I'll Find You feat. Tori Kelly
- Meek Mill – Stay Woke feat. Miguel
- N.E.R.D - 1,000 feat. Future
DJ of the Year
- Calvin Harris
- DJ Envy
- DJ Drama
- DJ Khaled
- DJ Mustard
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
Best Hip-Hop Online Site/App
- ALLHIPHOP
- Complex
- Hot New Hip Hop
- Worldstar
- XXL
Hustler of the Year