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BET Hip-Hop Awards 2022 Complete Winners

Kendrick Lamar won six awards at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, including artist and album of the year for Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in May. The awards show, which was captured on camera on Friday, Sept. 30 at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Centre, debuted on BET, BET Her, MTV2, and VH1 on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

Lamar was also won best live performer and songwriter of the year. He and Baby Keem shared two additional honors: video director of the year and best hip-hop video for “Family Ties,” respectively.

Lamar now holds the record for most awards for lyricist of the year in the show’s history with his eighth win. With this third win for a hip-hop album this year, he now shares the record for most wins in the category with T.I. and Jay-Z. He also received his third and second awards for best live performer and best hip-hop artist, respectively.

Three awards went to Drake, including best collaboration for “Wait For U,” his song with Future and Tems. With his verses on “Wait For U” and Jack Harlow’s “Churchill Downs,” Drake and himself shared the sweet 16: best featured verse award. Below is the complete list of winners at the award show:

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

  • Cardi B
  • Doja Cat
  • Drake
  • Future
  • Kanye West
  • Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
  • 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 – WINNER​​​​​​​

Song of the Year

  • Latto, “Big Energy” – WINNER
  • GloRilla & Hitkidd, “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
  • Jack Harlow, “First Class”
  • Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
  • Kodak Black, “Super Gremlin”
  • Future feat. Drake & Tems, “Wait for U”
  • Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Best Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist
  • Baby Keem
  • Blxst
  • Doechii
  • Fivio Foreign
  • GloRilla – WINNER
  • Nardo Wick
  • Saucy Santana

Best Live Performer

  • Cardi B
  • Doja Cat
  • Drake
  • J. Cole
  • Kanye West
  • Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
  • Tyler, the Creator

Lyricist of the Year

  • Baby Keem
  • Benny The Butcher
  • Drake
  • J. Cole
  • Jack Harlow
  • Jay-Z
  • Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
  • Drake, “Churchill Downs” (Jack Harlow feat. Drake) – WINNER (TIE)
  • Drake, “Wait for U” (Future feat. Drake & Tems) – WINNER (TIE)
  • J. Cole, “Poke It Out” (Wale feat. J. Cole)
  • J. Cole, “London” (BIA & J. Cole)
  • Lil Baby, “Girls Want Girls” (Drake feat. Lil Baby)
  • Kanye West, “City of Gods” (Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys)
  • Jadakiss, “Black Illuminati” (Freddie Gibbs feat. Jadakiss)

Best Duo or Group

  • 42 Dugg & EST Gee
  • Big Sean & Hit-Boy
  • Birdman & Youngboy Never Broke Again
  • Blxst & Bino Rideaux
  • DaBaby & Youngboy Never Broke Again
  • EarthGang – WINNER
  • Styles P & Havoc

Best Collaboration

  • Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties”
  • City Girls feat. Usher, “Good Love”
  • Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
  • Drake feat. 21 Savage, “Jimmy Cooks”
  • Benny The Butcher & J. Cole, “Johnny P’s Caddy”
  • Future feat. Drake & Tems, “Wait for U” – WINNER
  • Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”

Best Hip-Hop Video

  • ASAP Rocky, “D.M.B.”
  • Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties” – WINNER
  • City Girls feat. Usher, “Good Love”
  • Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
  • BIA & J. Cole, “London”
  • Future feat. Drake & Tems, “Wait for U”
  • Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”

Video Director of the Year

  • Benny Boom
  • Burna Boy
  • Cole Bennett
  • Colin Tilley
  • Director X
  • Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free – WINNER
  • Teyana Taylor

Best Hip-Hop Platform

  • Big Boy’s Neighborhood
  • The Breakfast Club
  • Caresha Please – WINNER (TIE)
  • Complex
  • Drink Champs – WINNER​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ (TIE)
  • HipHopDX
  • Million Dollaz Worth of Game
  • NPR Tiny Desk
  • Verzuz

Hustler of the Year

  • 50 Cent – WINNER
  • Cardi B
  • DJ Khaled
  • Drake
  • Jay-Z
  • Kanye West
  • Megan Thee Stallion

DJ of the Year

  • D-Nice
  • DJ Cassidy
  • DJ Drama – WINNER
  • DJ Kay Slay
  • DJ Premier
  • Kaytranada
  • Mustard
  • Nyla Symone
  • L.A. Leakers: DJ sourMILK & Justin Credible

Producer of the Year

  • ATL Jacob
  • Baby Keem
  • Hit-Boy
  • Hitmaka – WINNER
  • Kanye West
  • Metro Boomin
  • Pharrell Williams

Impact Track

  • Lizzo, “About Damn Time” – WINNER
  • Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys, “City of Gods”
  • Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties”
  • Nas feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill, “Nobody”
  • Latto, “Pxssy”
  • Kendrick Lamar, “The Heart Part 5”
  • Doja Cat, “Woman”

Best International Flow

  • Benjamin Epps (France) – WINNER
  • Black Sherif (Ghana)
  • Blxckie (South Africa)
  • Central Cee (UK)
  • Haviah Mighty (Canada)
  • Knucks (UK)
  • Le Juiice (France)
  • Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe)
  • Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)

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