Megan Thee Stallion leads the pack with a dominant 12 nominations at the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards. In a groundbreaking shift, for the first time since the “hip-hop artist of the year” category was introduced in 2020, women have achieved equal representation with men. The nominees this year feature a balanced field, with Megan, Cardi B, GloRilla, and Nicki Minaj going toe-to-toe with 21 Savage, Drake, Future, and Kendrick Lamar.
Kendrick Lamar closely follows Megan with 11 nominations, while Drake, a perennial contender, secured eight. Cardi B, GloRilla, Metro Boomin, and Minaj each earned seven nominations, with Future and Travis Scott receiving six apiece. Other notable nominees include 21 Savage and 41, who landed four nods each, and A$AP Rocky, Common, Lil Wayne, Pete Rock and rising star Sexyy Red, each scoring three.
Drake remains a fixture in the “hip-hop artist of the year” category, earning a nomination for the fifth consecutive year—an unmatched record. Megan picks up her fourth nod in the same category, with Cardi B, Future, and Lamar collecting their third, 21 Savage his second, and, somewhat surprisingly, Nicki Minaj earning her first nomination.
Megan’s presence is particularly felt in the best collaboration category, where she racked up three nods for her contributions to Cardi B’s “Bongos,” GloRilla’s “Wanna Be,” and her own chart-topping hit “Mamushi,” featuring Yuki Chiba.
Returning for his third year as host and co-executive producer, Fat Joe will once again helm the show, which is set to tape in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and air a week later on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET. This will make Fat Joe the second-most frequent host in the show’s history, trailing only Mike Epps, who holds the record with four consecutive years (2009-12). Snoop Dogg previously hosted three times from 2013 to 2015, tying Joe’s current run.
“This year’s nominees are a testament to the creativity and diversity that define both hip-hop and its ever-evolving culture,” Connie Orlando, EVP of specials, music programming and music strategy at BET, said in a statement.
Orlando will oversee the production of the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards, serving as executive producer alongside Jamal Noisette, BET’s SVP of specials and music programming. Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, will return as an executive producer, with Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Dionne Harmon from Jesse Collins Entertainment also joining the executive production team.
Notably, Collins and Harmon took home Primetime Emmys for their work on the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, which featured a star-studded lineup of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent, and won the award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live).
This year’s show marks only the fourth time the BET Hip Hop Awards have been held outside of Atlanta since their inception in 2006. The event shifted to Miami in 2017 and 2018 and was produced from multiple locations during the pandemic in 2020.
Fans can weigh in on key categories, with voting for DJ of the year, producer of the year, and best hip-hop platform opening Friday, Sept. 20, at noon ET on BET.com.
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
8 AM IN CHARLOTTE – DRAKE
BAND4BAND – CENTRAL CEE FEAT. LIL BABY
BENT – 41 (KYLE RICHH, JENN CARTER, TATA)
BIG MAMA – LATTO
BOA – MEGAN THEE STALLION
ENOUGH (MIAMI) – CARDI B
NOT LIKE US – KENDRICK LAMAR
TYPE SHIT – FUTURE, METRO BOOMIN, TRAVIS SCOTT & PLAYBOI CARTI
BEST COLLABORATION
AT THE PARTY – KID CUDI FEAT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS & TRAVIS SCOTT
BAND4BAND – CENTRAL CEE FEAT. LIL BABY
BONGOS – CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION
EVERYBODY – NICKI MINAJ FEAT. LIL UZI VERT
FIRST PERSON SHOOTER – DRAKE FEAT. J. COLE
LIKE THAT – METRO BOOMIN, FUTURE, KENDRICK LAMAR
MAMUSHI – MEGAN THEE STALLION FEAT. YUKI CHIBA
WANNA BE – GLORILLA FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION
BEST DUO OR GROUP
¥$, KANYE WEST & TY DOLLA $IGN
2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE
41 (KYLE RICHH, JENN CARTER, TATA)
COMMON & PETE ROCK
EARTHGANG
FLYANA BOSS
FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN
RICK ROSS & MEEK MILL
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
BURNA BOY
BUSTA RHYMES
CARDI B
DRAKE
GLORILLA
KENDRICK LAMAR
MEGAN THEE STALLION
MISSY ELLIOTT
NICKI MINAJ
TRAVIS SCOTT
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
21 SAVAGE
CARDI B
COMMON
DRAKE
KENDRICK LAMAR
LIL WAYNE
MEGAN THEE STALLION
NICKI MINAJ
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
20K VISUALS
A$AP ROCKY
CACTUS JACK
COLE BENNETT
DAVE FREE & KENDRICK LAMAR
DAVE MEYERS & TRAVIS SCOTT
DOJA CAT & NINA MCNEELY
OFFSET
SONG OF THE YEAR
AGORA HILLS – DOJA CAT
BENT – 41 (KYLE RICHH, JENN CARTER, TATA)
FE!N – TRAVIS SCOTT FEAT. PLAYBOI CARTI
FTCU – NICKI MINAJ
GET IT SEXYY – SEXYY RED
LIKE THAT – METRO BOOMIN, FUTURE, KENDRICK LAMAR
MAMUSHI – MEGAN THEE STALLION FEAT. YUKI CHIBA
NOT LIKE US – KENDRICK LAMAR
YEAH GLO! – GLORILLA
HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
AMERICAN DREAM – 21 SAVAGE
EHHTHANG EHHTHANG – GLORILLA
FOR ALL THE DOGS SCARY HOURS EDITION – DRAKE
IN SEXYY WE TRUST – SEXYY RED
MEGAN – MEGAN THEE STALLION
ONE OF WUN – GUNNA
PINK FRIDAY 2 – NICKI MINAJ
UTOPIA – TRAVIS SCOTT
WE DON’T TRUST YOU – FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN
HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
21 SAVAGE
CARDI B
DRAKE
FUTURE
GLORILLA
KENDRICK LAMAR
MEGAN THEE STALLION
NICKI MINAJ
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
ATL JACOB
CASH COBAIN
HIT-BOY
HITMAKA
METRO BOOMIN
PETE ROCK
Q-TIP
THE ALCHEMIST
BEST BREAKTHROUGH HIP HOP ARTIST
41
310BABII
BOSSMAN DLOW
CASH COBAIN
LADY LONDON
SEXYY RED
SKILLA BABY
TOMMY RICHMAN
DJ OF THE YEAR
BIG VON
DJ D-NICE
DJ DRAMA
DJ KHALED
KAYTRANADA
METRO BOOMIN
MUSTARD
THE ALCHEMIST
BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
BOOTLEG KEV
CLUB SHAY SHAY
COMPLEX
DRINK CHAMPS
MILLION DOLLAZ WORTH OF GAME
ON THE RADAR
THE BREAKFAST CLUB
THE JOE BUDDEN PODCAST
THE SHADE ROOM
XXL
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
50 CENT
A$AP ROCKY
CAM’RON & MA$E
CARDI B
DRAKE
FAT JOE
GLORILLA
KENDRICK LAMAR
MEGAN THEE STALLION
SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
21 SAVAGE – GOOD GOOD (USHER, 21 SAVAGE & SUMMER WALKER)
A$AP ROCKY – GANGSTA (FREE NATIONALS, A$AP ROCKY & ANDERSON .PAAK)
CARDI B – WANNA BE REMIX (GLORILLA, MEGAN THEE STALLION & CARDI B)
DRAKE – MELTDOWN (TRAVIS SCOTT FEAT. DRAKE)
J.COLE – FIRST PERSON SHOOTER (DRAKE FEAT. 21 SAVAGE)
KENDRICK LAMAR – LIKE THAT (FUTURE, METRO BOOMIN & KENDRICK LAMAR)
LIL WAYNE – BRAND NEW (TYGA, YG & LIL WAYNE)
MEGAN THEE STALLION – WANNA BE (GLORILLA, MEGAN THEE STALLION)
IMPACT TRACK
BLESSINGS – NICKI MINAJ FEAT. TASHA COBBS LEONARD
FORTUNATE – COMMON & PETE ROCK
GET IN WITH ME – BOSSMAN DLOW
HISS – MEGAN THEE STALLION
HUMBLE ME – KILLER MIKE
NOT LIKE US – KENDRICK LAMAR
PRECISION – BIG SEAN
YEAH GLO! – GLORILLA
BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
SDM – FRANCE
LEYS MC – FRANCE
RACIONAIS MCS – BRAZIL
BUDAH – BRAZIL
GHETTS – UK
BASHY – UK
STEFFLON DON – UK
MAGLERA DOE BOY – SOUTH AFRICA
BLXCKIE – SOUTH AFRICA
ODUMODUBLVCK – NIGERIA
