The 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards, held at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Tuesday, 3 October 2023 and broadcasted on 10 October 2023, celebrated the best of the Hip-Hop genre, with Kendrick Lamar taking the spotlight as the night’s biggest winner.
Kendrick Lamar snatches four big categories
Lamar clinched four awards including Hip-Hop Artist of the Year, Lyricist of the Year, Best Live Performer, and Video Director of the Year, sharing the latter with Dave Free.
Several artists bagged two awards each, among them were Drake and 21 Savage for Hip-Hop Album of the Year with Her Loss and Best Duo or Group. Lil Durk and J. Cole won Best Collaboration and Impact Track for All My Life, Lil Uzi Vert clinched Song of the Year and Best Hip-Hop Video for Just Wanna Rock, and Metro Boomin took home the Producer of the Year and DJ of the Year awards.
Despite entering the show as a lead nominee, Cardi B didn’t win any awards, whereas 21 Savage walked away with two.
The Fat Joe-hosted event was adorned with performances by Sexyy Red, GloRilla, City Girls, DaBaby, and others.
LL Cool J and Rakim made notable tributes of the night to honour Marley Marl, the night’s I Am Hip Hop Award recipient, and a So So Def 30th-anniversary tribute featuring a star-studded line-up.
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How to watch BET Hip-Hop Awards in South Africa
For those in South Africa keen on reliving the spectacle, the awards show can be watched live on BET Africa (channel 129 on DStv) on Wednesday, 11 October 2023, at 18:00.
The platform allows Hip-hop enthusiasts to catch up on the memorable performances, the winners, and the tributes that marked the event.
2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards winners list
Speaking of winners, here is the full list of 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards victors:
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
- Lil Uzi Vert, “Just Wanna Rock” — *WINNER!
- Coi Leray, “Players (DJ Smallz 732 – Jersey Club Remix)”
- Latto Feat. Cardi B, “Put It On Da Floor Again”
- Dababy, “Shake Sumn”
- Burna Boy Feat. 21 Savage, “Sittin’ On Top Of The World”
- Drake & 21 Savage, “Spin Bout U”
- Glorilla & Cardi B, “Tomorrow 2”
BEST COLLABORATION
- Lil Durk Feat. J. Cole, “All My Life” — *WINNER!
- DJ Khaled Feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend & Fridayy, “God Did”
- Coi Leray Feat. Busta Rhymes, “Players (DJ Saige Remix)”
- Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj, “Princess Diana”
- Latto Feat. Cardi B, “Put It On Da Floor Again”
- Burna Boy Feat. 21 Savage, “Sittin’ On Top Of The World”
- Glorilla & Cardi B, “Tomorrow 2”
BEST DUO OR GROUP
- City Girls
- DJ Drama & Jeezy
- Drake & 21 Savage — *WINNER!
- Earthgang
- Larry June & The Alchemist
- Quavo & Takeoff
- Rae Sremmurd
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
- Burna Boy
- Busta Rhymes
- Cardi B
- Coi Leray
- Dababy
- Drake
- Kendrick Lamar — *WINNER!
- Megan Thee Stallion
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
- 21 Savage
- André 3000
- Burna Boy
- Cardi B
- Conway The Machine
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Kendrick Lamar — *WINNER!
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
- Anderson .Paak
- Cole Bennett
- Colin Tilley
- Dababy & Reel Goats
- Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar — *WINNER!
- Dave Meyers
- Travis Scott
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Lil Durk Feat. J. Cole, “All My Life”
- DJ Khaled Feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend & Fridayy, “God Did”
- Lil Uzi Vert, “Just Wanna Rock” — *WINNER!
- Coi Leray, “Players”
- Latto Feat. Cardi B, “Put It On Da Floor Again”
- Drake & 21 Savage, “Rich Flex”
- Burna Boy Feat. 21 Savage, “Sittin’ On Top Of The World”
- Glorilla & Cardi B, “Tomorrow 2”
HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Glorilla, Anyways, Life’s Great…
- Coi Leray, Coi
- DJ Khaled, God Did
- Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss — *WINNER!
- Metro Boomin, Heroes & Villains
- Jack Harlow, Jackman
- Lil Uzi Vert, Pink Tape
- Megan Thee Stallion, Traumazine
HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- 21 Savage
- Burna Boy
- Cardi B
- Drake
- Glorilla
- J. Cole
- Kendrick Lamar — *WINNER!
- Lil Uzi Vert
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
- ATL Jacob
- DJ Khaled
- Dr. Dre
- Hit-boy
- Hitmaka
- Kaytranada
- London On Da Track
- Metro Boomin — *WINNER!
- The Alchemist
BEST BREAKTHROUGH HIP-HOP ARTIST
- Armani White
- Central Cee
- Doechii
- Finesse2tymes
- Ice Spice — *WINNER!
- Kaliii
- Lola Brooke
- Sexyy Redd
DJ OF THE YEAR
- Chase B
- D-NICE
- DJ Cassidy
- DJ Clark Kent
- DJ Drama
- DJ Jazzy Jeff
- DJ Khaled
- Kaytranada
- Metro Boomin — *WINNER!
BEST HIP-HOP PLATFORM
- All Hip Hop
- Caresha Please — *WINNER!
- Drink Champs
- Hiphop DX
- Million Dollaz Worth Of Game
- Rap Caviar
- The Breakfast Club
- The Joe Budden Podcast
- XXL
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
- 21 Savage
- 50 Cent — *WINNER!
- Burna Boy
- Cardi B
- Caresha
- DJ Khaled
- Drake
- Jay-Z
SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
- 21 Savage, “Creepin'” (Metro Boomin Feat. The Weeknd & 21 Savage)
- 21 Savage, “Peaches & Eggplants” (Young Nudy Feat. 21 Savage)
- André 3000, “Scientists & Engineers” (Killer Mike & André 3000 Feat. Future & Eryn Allen Kane)
- Cardi B, “Tomorrow 2” (Glorilla & Cardi B)
- Cardi B, “Put It On Da Floor Again” (Latto Feat. Cardi B)
- Drake, “Oh U Went” (Young Thug Feat. Drake)
- J. Cole, “All My Life” (Lil Durk Feat. J. Cole)
- JAY-Z, “God Did” (DJ Khaled Feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend & Fridayy) — *WINNER!
IMPACT TRACK
- Nas, “30”
- Lil Durk Feat. J. Cole, “All My Life” — *WINNER!
- Megan Thee Stallion, “Anxiety”
- Symba, “Can’t Win For Nothing”
- Nle Choppa, “Champions”
- DJ Khaled Feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend & Fridayy, “God Did”
- Killer Mike & André 3000 Feat. Future & Eryn Allen Kane, “Scientists & Engineers”
- Robert Glasper Feat. Mac Miller, “Therapy Pt. 2”
BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
- AKA (South Africa)
- Black Sherif (Ghana) — *WINNER!
- Central Cee (Uk)
- Gazo (France)
- J Hus (Uk)
- K.O (South Africa)
- Major Rd (Brazil)
- Ninho (France)
- Sampa The Great (Zambia)
- Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)