(Music Biz) 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominations Are Here #HipHopAwards

(Music Biz) 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominations Are Here #HipHopAwards

Drake leads the nomination pool with 11 nominations, followed by Cardi B who has 10. Rounding out the Top 3 is Childish Gambino, who raked in six of his own.

Drake is up for an award in the Best Hip Hop Video category for “God’s Plan” from the Scorpion album, which is also nominated in the Album Of The Year category.

The awards ceremony returns to The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami on October 6.

BET will premiere the annual Hip Hop Awards on October 16th at 8 p.m. ET.

Check out the full list of nominees below.

Best Hip Hop Video

Cardi B – “I Like It” f. Bad Bunny & J Balvin

Childish Gambino – “This Is America”

Drake – “God’s Plan”

Kendrick Lamar – “Loyalty” f. Rihanna

Migos – “Walk It Talk It” f. Drake

Hot Ticket Performer

Cardi B

Childish Gambino

Drake

Kendrick Lamar

Travis Scott

Album of the Year

Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy

Drake – Scorpion

J. Cole – KOD

Migos – Culture II

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

Childish Gambino

Drake

J. Cole

Kendrick Lamar

Travis Scott

MVP of the Year

Cardi B

Childish Gambino

Drake

J. Cole

Travis Scott

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” f. Drake

Cardi B – “I Like It” f. Bad Bunny & J Balvin

Post Malone – “Rockstar” f. 21 Savage

The Carters – “Apeshit”

Single of the Year

“Apesh*t” – Produced by Pharrell (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 & Ludwig Goransson (Childish Gambino)

Best New Hip Hop Artist

Blocboy JB

Juice Wrld

Lil Baby

Rich the Kid

XXXTENTACION

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 f. Cardi B & Nicki Minaj)

Drake – “Look Alive” (Blocboy JB f. Drake)

Kendrick Lamar – “New Freezer” (Rich the Kid f. Kendrick Lamar)

Nicki Minaj – “Big Bank” (YG f. 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Nicki Minaj)

Impact Track

Childish Gambino – “This Is America”

Dej Loaf & Leon Bridges – “Liberated”

Lecrae – “I’ll Find You” f. Tori Kelly

Meek Mill – “Stay Woke” f. Miguel

N.E.R.D – “1,000” f. FUTURE

DJ of the Year

Calvin Harris

DJ Envy

DJ Drama

DJ Khaled

DJ Mustard

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)

Cardi B

Migos

Nicki Minaj

Remy Ma

Travis Scott

Best Hip Hop Online Site/App

ALLHIPHOP

Complex

Hot New Hip Hop

Worldstar

XXL

Hustler of the Year

Cardi B

DJ Khaled

Drake

JAY-Z

Kendrick Lamar

Travis Scott