It's been quite the year for Drake. The Canadian superstar has dominated the Billboard charts, the radio, streaming services and everything else since the beginning of the year. Now, the rapper is leading the nominations for the 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards.
The 2018 BET Hip Hop Award nominations are finally in and Drizzy Drake is leading the way with eleven nominations including Lyricist Of The Year, MVP Of the Year, Album Of The Year as well as two nominations for Best Hip Hop Video and Single Of The Year categories for "God's Plan" and "Nice For What.
Cardi B's Invasion Of Privacy is a contender for album of the year. She follows Drake with ten nominations which include Best Hip Hop Video, Single Of The Year, among others. Cardi took home several awards last year, even though she didn't have an album to her name at the time. She's competing with Drake in several categories Childish Gambino is right behind Cardi B with six nominations while Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar tie with five nominations each.
In addition to Cardi, the Best New Hip Hop Artist nominees include XXXTENTACION, BlocBoy JB, Lil Baby, Rich The Kid and Juice WRLD.
The 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards will take place at The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Fleason Theatre on October 6th. BET Networks will air the awards ceremony on October 16th.
Peep the full nominee list below via Billboard
Best Hip-Hop Video
Cardi B - "I Like It" feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin
Childish Gambino - "This Is America"
Drake - "God's Plan"
Kendrick Lamar – "Loyalty" feat. Rihanna
Migos - "Walk It Talk It" feat. 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" feat. Drake
Cardi B - "I Like It" feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin
Post Malone – "Rockstar" feat. 21 Savage
The Carters – "Apes**t"
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 feat. Cardi B & Nicki Minaj)
Drake - “Look Alive” (Blocboy JB feat. Drake)
Kendrick Lamar - “New Freezer” (Rich the Kid feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Nicki Minaj - “Big Bank” (YG feat. 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Nicki Minaj)
Impact Track
Childish Gambino - "This Is America"
Dej Loaf & Leon Bridges - "Liberated"
Lecrae - "I'll Find You" feat. Tori Kelly
Meek Mill – "Stay Woke" feat. Miguel
N.E.R.D - "1,000" feat. 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