{"id":13020,"date":"2015-09-16T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ohsodj.com\/?p=13020"},"modified":"2015-09-16T10:00:19","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T14:00:19","slug":"drake-and-big-sean-lead-bet-hip-hop-award-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/?p=13020","title":{"rendered":"Drake and Big Sean Lead BET Hip-Hop Award Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"big-sean-oneman\"<\/a>The 2015 BET Hip-Hop Awards are a month away, and Drake is leading the nomination pack with 12 nods. He received nods in categories including Lyricist of the Year, MVP of the Year, Album of the Year and the People\u2019s Champ Award.<\/p>\n

Right behind Drake is Big Sean, who lands 10 nominations. Nicki Minaj lands nine nods, while Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole each earn eight nominations. Returning to the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2015 will be taped on October 9, airing on October 13 at 8 p.m. EST. Snoop Dogg will serve as host at this year\u2019s show once again.<\/p>\n

Check out the full nominations list below:<\/p>\n

Best Hip-Hop Video<\/strong>:
\nBig Sean (Feat. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign) \u2013 \u201cPlay No Games\u201d
\nBig Sean (Feat. Drake & Kanye West) \u2013 \u201cBlessings\u201d
\nFetty Wap \u2013 \u201cTrap Queen\u201d
\nKendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cAlright\u201d
\nNicki Minaj (Feat. Beyonc\u00e9) \u2013 \u201cFeeling Myself\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Collabo, Duo or Group<\/strong>:
\nBig Sean (Feat. Drake & Kanye West) \u2013 \u201cBlessings\u201d
\nBig Sean (Feat. E-40) \u2013 \u201cIDFWU\u201d
\nFetty Wap (Feat. Monty) \u2013 \u201cMy Way\u201d
\nNicki Minaj (Feat. Beyonc\u00e9) \u2013 \u201cFeeling Myself\u201d
\nNicki Minaj (Feat. Drake & Lil\u2019 Wayne) \u2013 \u201cTruffle Butter\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Live Performer<\/strong>:
\nDrake
\nJ. Cole
\nKanye West
\nKendrick Lamar
\nNicki Minaj<\/p>\n

Lyricist of the Year<\/strong>:
\nBig Sean
\nDrake
\nJ. Cole
\nKendrick Lamar
\nNicki Minaj<\/p>\n

MVP of the Year<\/strong>:
\nBig Sean
\nDrake
\nFuture
\nJ. Cole
\nKendrick Lamar
\nNicki Minaj<\/p>\n

Track of the Year<\/strong>:
\n\u201cAlright\u201d \u2013 Produced by Pharrell Williams and Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)
\n\u201cBlessings\u201d \u2013 Produced by Boi-1da and Vinylz (Big Sean Feat. Drake and Kanye West)
\n\u201cCommas\u201d \u2013 Produced by DJ Spinz and Southside (Future)
\n\u201cIDFWU\u201d \u2013 Produced by DJ Dahi, DJ Mustard, Kanye West and Key Wane (Big Sean Feat. E-40)
\n\u201cTrap Queen\u201d \u2013 Produced by Tony Fadd (Fetty Wap)<\/p>\n

Album of the Year<\/strong>:
\nBig Sean \u2013 Dark Sky Paradise
\nDrake \u2013 If You\u2019re Reading This It\u2019s Too Late
\nJ. Cole \u2013 2014 Forest Hills Drive
\nKendrick Lamar \u2013 To Pimp A Butterfly
\nNicki Minaj \u2013 The Pinkprint
\nWale \u2013 The Album About Nothing<\/p>\n

Who Blew Up Award<\/strong>:
\nBobby Shmurda
\nDeJ Loaf
\nFetty Wap
\nRae Sremmurd
\nTink<\/p>\n

Hustler of the Year<\/strong>:
\nDr. Dre
\nDrake
\nJ. Cole
\nJay Z
\nNicki Minaj<\/p>\n

Best Club Banger<\/strong>:
\nBig Sean (Feat. E-40) \u2013 \u201cIDFWU\u201d (Produced by DJ Dahi, DJ Mustard, Kanye West & Key Wane)
\nDeJ Loaf \u2013 \u201cTry Me\u201d (Produced by Dds)
\nFetty Wap \u2013 \u201cTrap Queen\u201d (Produced by Tony Fadd)
\nFuture \u2013 \u201cCommas\u201d (Produced by DJ Spinz & Southside)
\nRich Homie Quan \u2013 \u201cFlex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)\u201d (Produced by DJ Spinz & Nitti Beatz)<\/p>\n

Best Mixtape<\/strong>:
\nFuture \u2013 56 Nights
\nFuture \u2013 Beast Mode
\nFuture \u2013 Monster
\nLil\u2019 Wayne \u2013 Sorry 4 The Wait 2
\nTravis Scott \u2013 Days Before Rodeo<\/p>\n

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse:<\/strong>
\nDrake \u2013 \u201cBlessings\u201d (Big Sean Feat. Drake & Kanye West)
\nDrake \u2013 \u201cMy Way (Remix)\u201d (Fetty Wap Feat. Drake)
\nE-40 \u2013 \u201cIDFWU\u201d (Big Sean Feat. E-40)
\nKendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cClassic Man (Remix)\u201d (Jidenna Feat. Kendrick Lamar)
\nLil Wayne \u2013 \u201cTruffle Butter\u201d (Nicki MinajFfeat. Drake & Lil\u2019 Wayne)<\/p>\n

Impact Track<\/strong>:
\nBig Sean (Feat. Kanye West & John Legend) \u2013 \u201cOne Man Can Change The World\u201d
\nCommon and John Legend \u2013 \u201cGlory\u201d (From The Motion Picture \u201cSelma\u201d)
\nJ. Cole \u2013 \u201cApparently\u201d
\nJ. Cole \u2013 \u201cBe Free\u201d
\nKendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cAlright\u201d<\/p>\n

People\u2019s Champ Award<\/strong>:
\nBig Sean (Feat. Drake & Kanye West) \u2013 \u201cBlessings\u201d
\nFetty Wap \u2013 \u201cTrap Queen\u201d
\nFuture \u2013 \u201cCommas\u201d
\nKendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201ci\u201d
\nRae Sremmurd \u2013 \u201cNo Type\u201d
\nRich Homie Quan \u2013 \u201cFlex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)\u201d<\/p>\n

DJ of the Year<\/strong>:
\nDJ Drama
\nDJ Envy
\nDJ Esco
\nDJ Khaled
\nDJ Mustard<\/p>\n

Producer of the Year<\/strong>:
\nDJ Mustard
\nJ. Cole
\nKanye West
\nMike Will Made-It
\nPharrell Williams
\nTimbaland<\/p>\n

Video Director of the Year<\/strong>:
\nAlan Ferguson
\nBenny Boom
\nChris Robinson\/Lil Chris
\nColin Tilley
\nDirector X<\/p>\n

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)<\/strong>:
\nA$AP Rocky
\nDeJ Loaf
\nDrake
\nKanye West
\nNicki Minaj<\/p>\n

My two-cents: These categories though… how does one even begin to gauge the attributes around how a winner is chosen? I see why artists don’t show for this. Popularity contest.<\/em> <\/p>\n

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