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Kendrick Lamar cleans up at 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards
The rapper won six awards, including Best Hip Hop Video and Hip Hop Album of the Year
The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards ceremony was aired last night, and saw Kendrick Lamar take home six awards. The Compton rapper won: Best Hip Hop Album of the Year for Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers; Best Hip Hop Video for ‘Family Ties‘; Best Live Performer; Lyricist of the Year; Video Director of the Year; and Hip Hop Artist of the Year, beating the likes of Doja Cat, Kanye West, Future and Drake.
Drake did win three awards himself though, taking home Best Collaboration and a tied Best Featured Verse for both ‘Wait For You’ (with Future and Tems) and ‘Churchill Downs’ (with Jack Harlow). Lizzo also won Best Impact Track for ‘About Damn Time‘. Despite 10 nominations, Kanye West did not win a BET Hip Hop Award this year.
The awards show, a spin-off of the BET Awards, also paid tribute to the 30th anniversary of Loud Records, famous for bringing acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Dead Prez and Mobb Deep to light — all of whom featured in a medley celebrating the label.
Full 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards nominees and winners:
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Drake
Future
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion
Hip Hop Album of the Year
Latto – 777
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
Kanye West – Donda
Future – I Never Liked You
Pusha T – It’s Almost Dry
Nas – King’s Disease II
Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Best Hip Hop Video
ASAP Rocky – “D.M.B.”
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
City Girls featuring Usher – “Good Love”
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk – “Hot Shit”
Bia & J. Cole – “London”
Future featuring Drake & Tems – “Wait for U”
Drake featuring Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Best Collaboration
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
City Girls featuring Usher – “Good Love”
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk – “Hot Shit”
Drake featuring 21 Savage – “Jimmy Cooks”
Benny the Butcher & J. Cole – “Johnny P’s Caddy”
Future featuring Drake & Tems – “Wait for U”
Drake featuring Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Best Duo/Group
42 Dugg & EST Gee
Big Sean & Hit-Boy
Birdman & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Blxst & Bino Rideaux
DaBaby & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
EarthGang
Styles P & Havoc
Best Live Performer
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Drake
J. Cole
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Tyler, the Creator
Lyricist of the Year
Baby Keem
Benny the Butcher
Drake
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Burna Boy
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
Director X
Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free
Teyana Taylor
DJ of the Year
D-Nice
DJ Cassidy
DJ Drama
DJ Kay Slay
DJ Premier
Kaytranada
Mustard
Nyla Symone
LA Leakers: DJ Sourmilk & Justin Incredible
Producer of the Year
ATL Jacob
Baby Keem
Hit-Boy
Hitmaka
Kanye West
Metro Boomin
Pharrell Williams
Song of the Year
“Big Energy” – Produced by Dr. Luke & Vaughn Oliver (Latto)
“F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” – Produced by Hitkidd (Hitkidd & GloRilla)
“First Class” – Produced by Rogét Chahayed, Jack Harlow, Jasper Harris, & Charlie Handsome (Jack Harlow)
“Hot Shit” – Produced by Tay Keith & BanBwoi (Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk)
“Super Gremlin” – Produced by ATL Jacob & Jambo (Kodak Black)
“Wait for U” – Produced by FnZ & ATL Jacob (Future featuring Drake & Tems)
“Way 2 Sexy” – Produced by TM88 & Too Dope (Drake featuring Future & Young Thug)
Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist
GloRilla
Baby Keem
Blxst
Doechii
Fivio Foreign
Nardo Wick
Saucy Santana
Hustler of the Year
50 Cent
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
Drake
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Megan Thee Stallion
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Drake – “Churchill Downs” (Jack Harlow)
J. Cole – “Poke It Out” (Wale)
J. Cole – “London” (Bia)
Lil Baby – “Girls Want Girls” (Drake)
Kanye West – “City of Gods” (Fivio Foreign & Alicia Keys)
Drake – “Wait for U” (Future & Tems)
Jadakiss – “Black Illuminati” (Freddie Gibbs)
Impact Track
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys – “City of Gods”
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
Nas featuring Lauryn Hill – “Nobody”
Latto – “Pussy”
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Best Hip-Hop Platform
Caresha Please
Drink Champs
Big Boy’s Neighborhood
The Breakfast Club
Complex
HipHopDX
Million Dollaz Worth of Game
NPR Tiny Desk
WorldStarHipHop
Verzuz
Best International Flow
Benjamin Epps (France)
Black Sherif (Ghana)
BLXCKIE (South Africa)
Central Cee (UK)
Haviah Mighty (Canada)
Knucks (UK)
Le Juiice (France)
Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe)
Fazari Big Jue SZN (Liberia)
Kendrick Lamar brings The Big Steppers Tour to the UK in November – limited tickets available here.
