Kendrick Lamar Leads BET Hip Hop Awards Nominations
Few rappers have had as big a 2012 as Kendrick Lamar. MTV ranked him No. 1 on their annual Hottest MCs in the Game list. Jay Z hopped on his remixes. Dr. Dre gave him ASCAP Awards. And last week, the rapper launched a call-to-arms against his peers on his verse on Big Sean's "Control."
Now, the annual BET Awards announced their nominee list, with the Compton rapper leading the way with 14 nominations, including People's Champ Award, Best Hip Hop Video, Album of the Year and Lyricist of the Year.
Lamar wasn't the only big nominee. Drake scored 13 nominations, with J. Cole earning 10. The award show, hosted by Snoop Dogg, will be taped in Atlanta on Saturday, September 28 and premieres Tuesday, October 15 at 8 PM.
"I’m excited to be hosting this year’s 'BET Hip Hop Awards 2013,’" said Snoop. "We’re going to have fun this year and I will make it a show to remember, ya dig?! I’ll be giving a ton of surprises, showcasing my exclusive GGN News clips and bringing all my nieces and nephews to the stage for an exciting night of hip-hop."
Here's the full nominee list for you rap award completists:
Best Hip Hop Video
o A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – Problems
o B.o.B f/ T.I. & Juicy J – We Still In This
o J. Cole f/ Miguel – Power Trip
o Drake – Started From The Bottom
o Kendrick Lamar – Don’t Kill My Vibe
Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collabo, Duo or Group)
o Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Future – Bugatti
o A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – Problems
o J. Cole f/ Miguel – Power Trip
o French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne – Pop That
o Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – Poetic Justice
o Wale f/ Tiara Thomas – Bad
Best Live Performer
o 2 Chainz
o J. Cole
o JAY Z
o Kendrick Lamar
o Kanye West
Lyricist of the Year
o J. Cole
o Drake
o JAY Z
o Kendrick Lamar
o Wale
Video Director of the Year
o A$AP Rocky & A$AP Ferg
o Benny Boom
o Director X
o Dre Films
o Hype Williams
DJ of the Year
o DJ Drama
o DJ Envy
o DJ Funkmaster Flex
o DJ Khaled
o DJ Scream
Producer of the Year
o J. Cole
o Hit-Boy
o DJ Mustard
o Mike WiLL Made It
o Pharrell Williams
MVP of the Year
o 2 Chainz
o J. Cole
o Drake
o JAY Z
o Kendrick Lamar
Track of the Year
o Power Trip – Produced by J. Cole (J. Cole f/ Miguel)
o Problems – Produced by Noah “40” Shebib (A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
o Don’t Kill My Vibe – Produced by Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)
o Bugatti – Produced by Mike WiLL Made It (Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Future)
o Started From The Bottom – Produced by Mike Zombie & Noah “40” Shebib (Drake)
Album of the Year
o J. Cole – Born Sinner
o JAY Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail
o Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city
o Nas – Life Is Good
o Wale – The Gifted
Who New? Rookie of the Year
o Action Bronson
o A$AP Ferg
o Earl Sweatshirt
o Joey Bada$$
o Trinidad Jame$
Hustler of the Year
o Diddy
o JAY Z
o Kendrick Lamar
o T.I.
o Kanye West
Made-You-Look Award
o 2 Chainz
o A$AP Rocky
o JAY Z
o Kendrick Lamar
o Nicki Minaj
o Kanye West
Best Hip Hop Online Site
o Allhiphop.com
o Complex.com
o GlobalGrind.com
o RapRadar.com
o WorldStarHipHop.com
Best Club Banger
o Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Future – Bugatti (Produced by Mike WiLL Made It)
o A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – Problems (Produced by Noah “40” Shebib)
o Drake – Started From The Bottom (Produced by Mike Zombie & Noah “40” Shebib)
o French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne – Pop That (Produced by Lee on the Beats)
o Trinidad Jame$ - All Gold Everything (Produced by M.e. (Devon Gallaspy)
Best Mixtape
o Big Sean – Detroit
o Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap
o Travi$ Scott – Owl Pharaoh
o Stalley – Honest Cowboy
o Trinidad Jame$ - Don’t Be S.A.F.E.
Sweet 16 (Best Featured Verse)
o Diddy – Same Damn Time (Remix) (Future f/ Diddy & Ludacris)
o Drake – Versace (Remix) (Migos f/ Drake)
o Future – Bugatti (Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Future)
o Kendrick Lamar – Problems (A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
o Wiz Khalifa – U.O.E.N.O. (Remix) (Rocko f/ Future & Wiz Khalifa)
Impact Track
o J. Cole f/ TLC – Crooked Smile
o JAY Z f/ Justin Timberlake – Holy Grail
o Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Same Love
o Wale f/ Sam Dew – LoveHate Thing
o Kanye West – BLKKK SKKKNHEAD
People’s Champ Awardo A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – Problems
o J. Cole f/ Miguel – Power Trip
o Drake – Started From The Bottom
o Kendrick Lamar – Don’t Kill My Vibe
o Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Mary Lambert – Can’t Hold Us
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