BET Hip Hop Awards 2015 Nominations
T.I., Fetty Wap, Rich Homie Quan, Dej Loaf, Kid Ink, Young Dro, DJ Mustard and DJ Premier are the first performers confirmed for the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards. Returning as host for the third consecutive time is Snoop Dogg, aka Uncle Snoop.
Also announced as this year’s “I Am Hip Hop” Award honoree: legendary rapper Scarface. The Houston native first came to prominence with the Geto Boys on the 1991 top 10 hit “Mind Playing Tricks on Me.” Scarface has since released 12 solo albums, including chart-toppers The World is Yours, The Untouchable and My Homies. Deeply Rooted, which was released on Sept. 4, debuted and peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 -- his highest charting album since 2002's The Fix reached No. 4.
Deeply Rooted also launched at No. 2 on the Rap Albums chart. Scarface, whose Diary of a Madman memoir was published earlier this year, joins such previous "I Am Hip Hop" honorees as Doug E. Fresh, MC Lyte and LL Cool J.
Drake heads the BET Hip Hop Awards nominations tally with 12 nods. Close behind is Big Sean (10 nominations), followed by Nicki Minaj (nine) and Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole (eight apiece).
The awards show will be taped at Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta on Oct. 9 and premiere on Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. ET.
_BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO_
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown and Ty Dolla $ign – “Play No Games”
Big Sean feat. Drake and Kanye West – “Blessings”
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
Nicki Minaj feat. Beyoncé – “Feeling Myself”
_BEST COLLABO, DUO OR GROUP_
Big Sean feat. Drake and Kanye West – “Blessings”
Big Sean feat. E-40 – “IDFWU”
Fetty Wap feat. Monty – “My Way”
Nicki Minaj feat. Beyoncé – “Feeling Myself”
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake and Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter”
_BEST LIVE PERFORMER_
Drake
J. Cole
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
_LYRICIST OF THE YEAR_
Big Sean
Drake
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
_VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR_
Alan Ferguson
Benny Boom
Chris Robinson/Lil Chris
Colin Tilley
Director X
_DJ OF THE YEAR_
DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Esco
DJ Khaled
DJ Mustard
_PRODUCER OF THE YEAR_
DJ Mustard
J. Cole
Kanye West
Mike Will Made-It
Pharrell Williams
Timbaland
_MVP OF THE YEAR_
Big Sean
Drake
Future
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
_TRACK OF THE YEAR
“Alright” – Produced by Pharrell Williams and Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)
“Blessings” – Produced by Boi-1da and Vinylz (Big Sean feat. Drake and Kanye West)
“Commas” – Produced by DJ Spinz and Southside (Future)
“IDFWU” – Produced by Dj Dahi, Dj Mustard, Kanye West and Key Wane (Big Sean feat. E-40)
“Trap Queen” – Produced by Tony Fadd (Fetty Wap)
_ALBUM OF THE YEAR_
Big Sean – Dark Sky Paradise
Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint
Wale – The Album About Nothing
_WHO BLEW UP AWARD_
Bobby Shmurda
DeJ Loaf
Fetty Wap
Rae Sremmurd
Tink
_HUSTLER OF THE YEAR_
Dr. Dre
Drake
J. Cole
Jay Z
Nicki Minaj
_MADE-YOU-LOOK AWARD (BEST HIP-HOP STYLE)_
A$AP Rocky
DeJ Loaf
Drake
Kanye West
Nicki Minaj
_BEST CLUB BANGER_
Big Sean feat. E-40 – “IDFWU” (Produced by Dj Dahi, Dj Mustard, Kanye West and Key Wane)
Dej Loaf – “Try Me” (Produced by Dds)
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen” (Produced by Tony Fadd)
Future – “Commas” (Produced by DJ Spinz and Southside)
Rich Homie Quan – “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)” (Produced by DJ Spinz and Nitti Beatz)
_BEST MIXTAPE_
Future – 56 Nights
Future – Beast Mode
Future – Monster
Lil Wayne – Sorry 4 The Wait 2
Travis Scott – Days Before Rodeo
_SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE_
Drake – “Blessings” (Big Sean feat. Drake and Kanye West)
Drake – “My Way (Remix)” (Fetty Wap feat. Drake)
E-40 – “IDFWU” (Big Sean feat. E-40)
Kendrick Lamar – “Classic Man (Remix)” (Jidenna feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter” (Nicki Minaj feat. Drake and Lil Wayne)
_IMPACT TRACK_
Big Sean feat. Kanye West and John Legend – “One Man Can Change The World”
Common and John Legend – “Glory” (From The Motion Picture “Selma”)
J. Cole – “Apparently”
J. Cole – “Be Free”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
_PEOPLE’S CHAMP AWARD_
Big Sean feat. Drake and Kanye West – “Blessings”
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
Future – “Commas”
Kendrick Lamar – “i”
Rae Sremmurd – “No Type”
Rich Homie Quan – “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)”
