The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards was a recognition ceremony that was held on October 4, 2022, as the 17th installment of the BET Hip Hop Awards. The nominations were announced on September 12, 2022. The awards were hosted by Fat Joe.
Kendrick Lamar won the most awards at the ceremony, with six. Drake had the most nominations with 14, followed by Kanye West with 10 and Lamar with nine. Trina received the I Am Hip Hop Award.
Nominees
Hip Hop Artist of the Year Kendrick Lamar Cardi B Doja Cat Drake Future Kanye West Megan Thee Stallion
Hip Hop Album of the Year Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers 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
Best Hip Hop Video Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – "Family Ties" ASAP Rocky – "D.M.B." 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 Future featuring Drake & Tems – "Wait for U" 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" Drake featuring Future & Young Thug – "Way 2 Sexy"
Best Duo/Group EarthGang 42 Dugg & EST Gee Big Sean & Hit-Boy Birdman & YoungBoy Never Broke Again Blxst & Bino Rideaux DaBaby & YoungBoy Never Broke Again Styles P & Havoc
Best Live Performer Kendrick Lamar Cardi B Doja Cat Drake J. Cole Kanye West Tyler, the Creator
Lyricist of the Year Kendrick Lamar Baby Keem Benny the Butcher Drake J. Cole Jack Harlow Jay-Z
Video Director of the Year Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free Benny Boom Burna Boy Cole Bennett Colin Tilley Director X Teyana Taylor
DJ of the Year DJ Drama D-Nice DJ Cassidy DJ Kay Slay DJ Premier Kaytranada Mustard Nyla Symone LA Leakers: DJ Sourmilk & Justin Incredible
Producer of the Year Hitmaka ATL Jacob Baby Keem Hit-Boy 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 (South Africa) Fazari Big Jue SZN (Liberia) DMD BIG BABY ( LIBERIA) Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)
I Am Hip-Hop Award Trina
Performers Kodak Black Armani White GloRilla Fivio foreign
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