Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion Lead The 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominations

BET released the official nominees for the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards set to air on BET on October 5.

‘Tis the season, and the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards are quickly approaching. The show will go down next month and will be taped at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta on Friday, October 1 before premiering on BET on Tuesday, October 5, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Now, ahead of the ceremony, BET has blessed us with a full list of nominees. The ladies dominated the nods with Cardi B and Meghan Thee Stallion leading the pack with 9 nominations each. Of course, Drake is right on their heels with 8 of his own. Lil Nas X, 21 Savage, Metro Boomin’, Nicki Minaj, and Bia also dominated as well with a few nods each.

You can check out the full list of nominees down below.

HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A GANGSTA’S PAIN – MONEYBAGG YO

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST – TYLER, THE CREATOR

CULTURE III – MIGOS

GOOD NEWS – MEGAN THEE STALLION

KHALED KHALED – DJ KHALED

SAVAGE MODE II – 21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN

THE OFF-SEASON – J. COLE

SONG OF THE YEAR

BACK IN BLOOD – PRODUCED BY YC (POOH SHIESTY FEAT. LIL DURK)

LATE AT NIGHT – PRODUCED BY MUSTARD (RODDY RICCH)

LAUGH NOW CRY LATER – PRODUCED BY G. RY, CARDOGOTWINGS, ROGET CHAHAYED & YUNG EXCLUSIVE (DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK)

UP – PRODUCED BY YUNG DZA, SEAN ISLAND, DJ SWANQO (CARDI B)

WAP – PRODUCED BY AYO & KEYZ (CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION)

WHOLE LOTTA MONEY (REMIX) – PRODUCED BY LONDON JAE, BEATGODZ, TEE ROMANO (BIA FEAT. NICKI MINAJ)

HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

CARDI B

DRAKE

J. COLE

LIL BABY

MEGAN THEE STALLION

TYLER, THE CREATOR

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

CARDI B – UP

CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION – WAP

CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG – GO CRAZY

DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK – LAUGH NOW CRY LATER

LIL NAS X – MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)

SAWEETIE FEAT. DOJA CAT – BEST FRIEND

BEST NEW HIP HOP ARTIST

BLXST

COI LERAY

DON TOLIVER

MORRAY

POOH SHIESTY

YUNG BLEU

BEST COLLABORATION

21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN FEAT. DRAKE – MR. RIGHT NOW

BIA FEAT. NICKI MINAJ – WHOLE LOTTA MONEY (REMIX)

CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION – WAP

DJ KHALED FEAT. LIL BABY & LIL DURK – EVERY CHANCE I GET

DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK – LAUGH NOW CRY LATER

POOH SHIESTY FEAT. LIL DURK – BACK IN BLOOD

BEST DUO OR GROUP

21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN

CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG

CITY GIRLS

FUTURE & LIL UZI VERT

LIL BABY & LIL DURK

MIGOS

BEST LIVE PERFORMER

BUSTA RHYMES

CARDI B

DABABY

DOJA CAT

MEGAN THEE STALLION

TYLER, THE CREATOR

LYRICIST OF THE YEAR

BENNY THE BUTCHER

DRAKE

J. COLE
L

IL BABY

MEGAN THEE STALLION

NAS

BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW

LADIPOE (NIGERIA)

NASTY C (SOUTH AFRICA)

XAMÃ (BRAZIL)

LAYLOW (FRANCE)

GAZO (FRANCE)

LITTLE SIMZ (UK)

DAVE (UK)

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

COLE BENNETT

COLIN TILLEY

DAVE MEYERS

DIRECTOR X

HYPE WILLIAMS

MISSY ELLIOTT

DJ OF THE YEAR

CHASE B

D NICE

DJ CASSIDY

DJ DRAMA

DJ ENVY

DJ JAZZY JEFF

DJ SCHEME

KAYTRANADA

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

DJ KHALED

HIT-BOY

METRO BOOMIN

MUSTARD

THE ALCHEMIST

TYLER, THE CREATOR

HUSTLER OF THE YEAR

CARDI B

DRAKE

LIL BABY

MEGAN THEE STALLION

SAWEETIE

YUNG BLEU

BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM

COMPLEX

GENIUS

HIP HOP DX

HOT NEW HIP HOP

THE BREAKFAST CLUB

THE SHADE ROOM

WORLDSTAR HIP HOP

XXL

SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE

CARDI B – TYPE SHIT (MIGOS FEAT. CARDI B)

DRAKE – HAVIN’ OUR WAY (MIGOS FEAT. DRAKE)

JAY-Z – WHAT IT FEELS LIKE (NIPSEY HUSSLE FEAT. JAY-Z)

LIL DURK – BACK IN BLOOD (POOH SHIESTY FT. LIL DURK)

MEGAN THE STALLION – ON ME (REMIX) (LIL BABY FT. MEGAN THEE STALLION)

RODDY RICCH – LEMONADE (REMIX) (INTERNET MONEY FEAT. DON TOLIVER & RODDY RICCH)

IMPACT TRACK

BLACK THOUGHT – THOUGHT VS EVERYBODY

LIL NAS X – MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)

LIL BABY & KIRK FRANKLIN – WE WIN

MEEK MILL FEAT. LIL DURK – PAIN AWAY

NIPSEY HUSSLE FEAT. JAY-Z – WHAT IT FEELS LIKE

RAPSODY – 12 PROBLEMS