2015 BET Hip Hop Awards: Full List of Nominees

  • By Olamide Onipede

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The 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations are here, and can you guess who will walk away a winner?

The list for the show, which airs on Oct. 13, has Drake leading the nominations with 12. Big Sean received 10 nominations, Nicki Minaj earned nine nominations and Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole tied with eight nods. For Best Hip Hop Video, it is really anyone’s ballgame as Sean, Fetty Wap, Kendrick and Nicki are all nominated for the accompanying visuals for their chart-topping singles.

Snoop Dogg returns as host of the show for the third consecutive year, which will be taped at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on Oct. 9.

Check out the full list below…

Best Hip Hop Video

Big Sean, featuring Chris Brown and Ty Dolla $Ign – “Play No Games”

Big Sean, featuring Drake and Kanye West – “Blessings”

Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”

Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”

Nicki Minaj, featuring Beyoncé – “Feeling Myself”

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Best Collabo, Duo or Group

Big Sean, featuring Drake and Kanye West – “Blessings”

Big Sean, featuring E-40 – “Idfwu”

Fetty Wap, featuring Monty – “My Way”

Nicki Minaj, featuring Beyoncé – “Feeling Myself”

Nicki Minaj, featuring Drake and Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter”

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Best Live Performer

Drake

J. Cole

Kanye West

Kendrick Lamar

Nicki Minaj

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Lyricist of the Year

Big Sean

Drake

J. Cole

Kendrick Lamar

Nicki Minaj

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Video Director of the Year

Alan Ferguson

Benny Boom

Chris Robinson/Lil Chris

Colin Tilley

Director X

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DJ of the Year

DJ Drama

DJ Envy

DJ Esco

DJ Khaled

DJ Mustard

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Producer of the Year

DJ Mustard

J. Cole

Kanye West

Mike Will Made-It

Pharrell Williams

Timbaland

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MVP of the Year

Big Sean

Drake

Future

J. Cole

Kendrick Lamar

Nicki Minaj

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Track of The Year

“Alright” – Produced by Pharrell Williams and Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)

“Blessings” – Produced by Boi-1da and Vinylz (Big Sean, Featuring 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, Featuring E-40)

“Trap Queen” – Produced by Tony Fadd (Fetty Wap)

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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

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Who Blew Up Award

Bobby Shmurda

Dej Loaf

Fetty Wap

Rae Sremmurd

Tink

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Hustler of the Year

Dr. Dre

Drake

J. Cole

Jay Z

Nicki Minaj

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Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)

A$Ap Rocky

Dej Loaf

Drake

Kanye West

Nicki Minaj

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Best Hip Hop Online Site

Allhiphop.Com

Complex.Com

Hotnewhiphop.Com

Rapradar.Com

Worldstarhiphop.Com

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Best Club Banger

Big Sean featuring 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)

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Best Mixtape

Future – 56 Nights

Future – Beast Mode

Future – Monster

Lil Wayne – Sorry 4 the Wait 2

Travis Scott – Days Before Rodeo

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Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse

Drake – “Blessings” (Big Sean, Featuring Drake and Kanye West)

Drake – “My Way Remix” (Fetty Wap, Featuring Drake)

E-40 – “Idfwu” (Big Sean, Featuring E-40)

Kendrick Lamar – “Classic Man Remix” (Jidenna, Featuring Kendrick Lamar)

Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter” (Nicki Minaj, Featuring Drake and Lil Wayne)

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Impact Track

Big Sean, featuring 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”

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People’s Champ Award

Big Sean featuring 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)”

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