The 2022 BET Hip Hop Music Awards aired on Tuesday with a slew of big acts celebrated.
UPDATE: This article has been updated with information on winners.
Drake had the lead with 14 nominations, while Kanye West came in second with 10 nods, and Kendrick Lamar followed closely behind with nine. Future came in fourth with eight nominations, while Baby Keem, Cardi B and J. Cole tied for six nods each.
Nominees across 17 categories were selected by a voting body of music industry insiders.
Fat Joe hosted this year’s ceremony at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Here is a complete list of the nominees
The 2022 BET Hip Hop Music Awards winners are:
Best Hip-Hop Video
- A$AP Rocky – D.M.B.
- Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties – WINNER
- City Girls feat. Usher –Good Love
- Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk – Hot Shit
- BIA & J. Cole –London
- Future feat. Drake & Tems – Wait for You
- Drake feat. Future & Young Thug –Way 2 Sexy
Best Collaboration
- Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
- City Girls feat. Usher – Good Love
- Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk –Hot S***
- Drake feat. 21 Savage – Jimmy Cooks
- Benny The Butcher & J. Cole –Johnny P’s Caddy
- Future feat. Drake & Tems – Wait for You – WINNER
- Drake feat. Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy
Best Duo Or Group
- 42 Dugg and Est Gee
- Big Sean and Hit-Boy
- Birdman and Youngboy Never Broke Again
- Blxst and Bino Rideaux
- DaBaby and Youngboy Never Broke Again
- EarthGang – WINNER
- Styles P and Havoc
Best Live Performer
- Cardi B
- Doja Cat
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Kanye West
- Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
- Tyler, The Creator
Lyricist of the Year
- Baby Keem
- Benny The Butcher
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Jack Harlow
- Jay-Z
- Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
Video Director of the Year
- Benny Boom
- Burna Boy
- Cole Bennett
- Colin Tilley
- Director X
- Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free – WINNER
- Teyana Taylor
Song of the Year
- Latto – Big Energy – WINNER
- Hitkidd and Glorilla – F.N.F (Let’s Go)
- Jack Harlow – First Class
- Cardi B, Kanye West and Lil Durk – Hot S***
- Kodak Black –Super Gremlin
- Future feat. Drake & Tems – Wait for You
- Drake feat. Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy
Hip Hop Album of the Year
- Latto – 777
- Drake – Certified Lover Boy
- Kanye West – Donda
- Future – I Never Liked You
- Pusha T – It’s Almost Dry
- Nas – King’s Disease II
- Kendrick Lamar – Mr Morale and The Big Steppers – WINNER
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
- Cardi B
- Doja Cat
- Drake
- Future
- Kanye West
- Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
- Megan Thee Stallion
Producer of the Year
- ATL Jacob
- Baby Keem
- Hit-Boy
- Hitmaka – WINNER
- Kanye West
- Metro Boomin
- Pharrell Williams
Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist
- Baby Keem
- BLXST
- Doechii
- Fivio Foreign
- Glorilla – WINNER
- Nardo Wick
- Sauch Santana
DJ of the Year
- D-Nice
- DJ Cassidy
- DJ Drama – WINNER
- DJ Kay Slay
- DJ Premiere
- Kaytranada
- Musturd
- Nyla Simone
- LA Leakers: DJ Sourmilk and Justin Incredible
Best Hip Hop Platform
- Big Boy’s Neighbourhood
- Breakfast Club
- Caresha Please – WINNER
- Complex
- Drink Champs – WINNER
- Hiphop DX
- Milion Dollaz Worth Of Game
- NPR Tiny Desk
- Verzuz
Hustler of the Year
- 50 Cent – WINNER
- Cardi B
- DJ Khaled
- Drake
- Jay-Z
- Kanye West
- Megan The Stallion
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
- Drake – Churchill Downs (Jack Harlow feat. Drake) – WINNER
- J. Cole – Poke It Out Wale (feat. J. Cole)
- J. Cole – London (Bia and J. Cole)
- Lil Baby – Girls Want Girls (Drake feat. Lil Baby)
- Kanye West – City Of Gods (Fivio Foreign, Kanye West and Alicia Keys)
- Drake – Wait For U (Future feat. Drake and Tems) – WINNER
- Jadakiss – Black Illumanti (Freddie Gibbs feat. Jadakiss)
Impact track
- Lizzo –About Damn Time – WINNER
- Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys, – City of Gods
- Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, – Family Ties
- Nas feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill, – Nobody
- Latto – Pxssy
- Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
- Doja Cat – Woman
Best International Flow
WINNER: Benjamin Epps (France)
Black Sherif (Ghana)
Blxckie (South Africa)
Central Cee (UK)
Haviah Mighty (Canada)
Knucks (UK)
Le Juiice (France)
Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe)
Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)