BET Hip Hop Awards 2024: Megan Thee Stallion Leads with 12 Nominations

The 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards have announced their nominations, with Megan Thee Stallion taking the lead with an impressive 12 nods. The show is set to take place in Las Vegas on October 8, 2024, and will air on BET channel exactly one week later, on October 15, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Fat Joe will host the show for the third year in a row, following in the footsteps of Snoop Dogg, who hosted from 2013 to 2015. In a statement, Fat Joe expressed his excitement to be hosting the awards again, saying, "Joe Crack is back for the three-peat, night baby. It’s been a dream to host the BET Hip Hop Awards the past few years, and I’m looking forward to taking things to the next level in Las Vegas. We’re going to be in a new city and location, but the excitement and entertainment at the awards will be even bigger than ever."

Megan Thee Stallion’s 12 nominations are a testament to her outstanding work in the hip-hop industry. She is joined by Kendrick Lamar, who has 11 nominations, followed by Drake with eight nods. Cardi B, GloRilla, Metro Boomin, and Nicki Minaj each have seven nominations, while Future and Travis Scott have six.

For the first time since the category was introduced in 2020, women have achieved parity with men for the award of "Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year". The nominees include four women – Megan, Cardi B, GloRilla, and Nicki Minaj – and four men – 21 Savage, Drake, Future, and Kendrick Lamar.

Afrobeats singers Odumodublvck and Burna Boy are also flying Nigeria’s flag, with Odumodu getting nominated for "Best International Flow" and Burna Boy for "Best Live Performance".

The complete list of nominees can be found below:

Hip-hop artist of the year: 21 Savage, Cardi B, Drake, Future, GloRilla, Kendrick Lamar, Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj

Song of the Year: "Agora Hills", "Bent", "Fe!N", "FTCU", "Get It Sexyy", "Like That", "Mamushi", "Not Like Us", "Yeah Glo!"

Hip-hop album of the year: "American Dream", "Ehhthang Ehhthang", "For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition", "In Sexyy We Trust", "Megan", "One of Wun", "Pink Friday 2", "Utopia", "We Don’t Trust You"

Best hip-hop video: "8 AM in Charlotte", "Band4band", "Bent", "Big Mama", "Boa", "Enough (Miami)", "Not Like Us", "Type Shit"

Best breakthrough hip-hop artist: 41310babii, Bossman Dlow, Cash Cobain, Lady London, Sexyy Red, Skilla Baby, Tommy Richman

Best collaboration: "At the Party", "Band4band", "Bongos", "Everybody", "First Person Shooter", "Like That", "Mamushi", "Wanna Be"

Best duo or group: ¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign, 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne, 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata), Common & Pete Rock, Earthgang, Flyana Boss, Future & Metro Boomin, Rick Ross & Meek Mill

Best live performer: Burna Boy, Busta Rhymes, Cardi B, Drake, GloRilla, Kendrick Lamar, Megan Thee Stallion, Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott

Lyricist of the year: 21 Savage, Cardi B, Common, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj

Video director of the year: 20k Visuals, A$AP Rocky, Cactus Jack, Cole Bennett, Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, Dave Meyers & Travis Scott, Doja Cat & Nina McNeely, Offset

Producer of the year: Atl Jacob, Cash Cobain, Hit-Boy, Hitmaka, Metro Boomin, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, The Alchemist

DJ of the year: Big Von, DJ D-Nice, DJ Drama, DJ Khaled, Kaytranada, Metro Boomin, Mustard, The Alchemist

Best hip-hop platform: Bootleg Kev, Club Shay Shay, Complex, Drink Champs, Million Dollaz Worth of Game, On the Radar, The Breakfast Club, The Joe Budden Podcast, The Shade Room, XXL

Hustler of the year: 50 Cent, A$AP Rocky, Cam’ron & Ma$e, Cardi B, Drake, Fat Joe, GloRilla, Kendrick Lamar, Megan Thee Stallion

Sweet 16: best featured verse: 21 Savage, A$AP Rocky, Cardi B, Drake, J.Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Megan Thee Stallion

Impact track: "Blessings", "Fortunate", "Get in With Me", "Hiss", "Humble Me", "Not Like Us", "Precision", "Yeah Glo!"

Best international flow: SDM, France, Leys Mc, France, Racionais Mcs, Brazil, Budah, Brazil, Ghetts, UK, Bashy, UK, Stefflon Don, UK, Maglera Doe Boy, South Africa, Blxckie, South Africa, Odumodublvck, Nigeria