The 17th BET Hip-Hop Awards, which are set to take place on Friday, have designated Nigerian singers Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (also known as Burna Boy) and Temilade Openiyi (also known as Tems).
The Awards ceremony will take place in Atlanta, United States, on September 30, 2022.
The nominee list, which honored the best in hip hop music from the previous year through 17 categories, was made public on Monday.
For his self-directed music video, Last Last, Burna Boy received a nomination in the field of Video Director of the Year.
For her role in Future’s “Wait For U,” Tems received three nominations.
See list below:
- Best hip hop video
D.M.B. – A$Ap Rocky
Family Ties – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar
Good Love – City Girls Feat. Usher
Hot Shit – Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk
London – Bia & J. Cole
Wait For U – Future Feat. Drake & Tems
Way 2 Sexy – Drake Feat. Future & Young Thug.
Best Collaboration
Family Ties – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamal
Good Love – City Girls Feat. Usher
Hot Shit – Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk
Jimmy Cooks -Drake Feat. 21 Savage
Johnny P’s Caddy Benny – The Butcher & J. Cole
Wait For U – Future Feat. Drake & Tems
Way 2 Sexy – Drake Feat. Future & Young Thug
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
Styles P & Havoc
Video Director Of The Year
Benny Boom
Burna Boy
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
Director X
Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free
Teyana Taylor
Song Of The Year
Big Energy – Latto
F.N.F. (Let’s Go) – Hitkidd & Glorilla
First Class – Jack Harlow
Hot Shit – Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk
Super Gremlin – Kodak Black
Wait For U – Future Feat. Drake & Tems
