The 2019 BET Hip Hop Award Nominations Are Officially Here
BET has officially announced this year’s Hip Hop Award’s nominees a month before the show is to be aired.
For a predominately male-led genre a woman, Cardi B, is leading the pack with 10 nominations. Following closely behind her with at least 8 nominations apiece are Dj Khaled, Travis Scott, and J. Cole. Fellow rapper Drake and the late Nipsey Hussle have grabbed 5 nominations as well.
This year’s awards will include a category entitled “Best Mixtape” which includes musical geniuses such as Kevin Gates, Megan The Stallion, YbnCordae, and many more. Artists such as 21 Savage, Bruno Mars, John Legend, Lil Baby & Gunna and Lil Nas have been nominated for Best Collab, Duo, or Group.
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— Jack Harlow (@jackharlow) September 12, 2019
LETS GOOOOOO!!!! https://t.co/tGqE0jbiXn
— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) September 12, 2019
The awards are set to be televised on October 8th at 8 p.m. from Atlanta, Georgia. Congratulations to all the nominees, and best of luck to everyone.