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The BET "Hip Hop Awards" 2019 Return to Atlanta, GA at the Cobb Energy Center on Saturday, October 5, 2019
THE BET "HIP HOP AWARDS" 2019 WILL PREMIERE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2019 AT 8PM ET/PT ON BET NETWORKS
CARDI B LEADS WITH 10 NOMINATIONS
DJ KHALED, TRAVIS SCOTT, AND J. COLE TIE FOR SECOND HIGHEST NOMINATIONS WITH 8 NODS EACH
OTHER TOP NOMINEES INCLUDE DRAKE WITH 7 NODS, NIPSEY HUSSLE & MEGAN THEE STALLION WITH 5 NODS EACH, FOLLOWED BY MEEK MILL, DABABY, 21 SAVAGE & RICK ROSS WITH 4 NODS EACH
#HIPHOPAWARDS
NEW YORK -- The BET "Hip Hop Awards" will return to the Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, GA, on Saturday, October 5, 2019, and the broadcast premiere is Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 8:00PM ET/PT.
Grammy Award winning, Multi-Platinum artist, Cardi B leads this year's nominations with an impressive 10 nods. Following the impressive four wins at the 2018 Awards, Cardi B's 10 nods includes 'MVP of the Year,' 'Hot Ticket Performer,' 'Hustler of the Year,' 'Best Collabo,' 'Single of the Year,' 'Made-You-Look Award,' and two nods for the 'Best Hip-Hop Video,' & 'Sweet 16' categories.
DJ Khaled, Travis Scott, and J.Cole, who all had chart-topping success this year, follow closely with an astonishing 8 nominations each. Drake, who lead the 2018 nominations, falls to third most nominations this year with 7 nods including 'MVP of the Year,' 'Single of the Year,' 'Hot Ticket Performer,' 'Lyricist of the Year,' 'Best Collabo' and two nods in the 'Best Hip-Hop Video' category.
Other notable nominations include Nipsey Hussle who posthumously receives 5 nominations, along with new-comer Megan Thee Stallion. 21 Savage, DaBaby Meek Mill & labelmate Rick Ross all received 4 nods.
Additionally, 'Best New Hip-Hop Artist' Award nominees include Blueface , DaBaby, Lil Nas X , Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch, and YBN Cordae.
Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, will serve as Executive Producer of the BET "Hip Hop Awards" 2019 along with Connie Orlando, BET Head of Programming and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, Vice President of Specials, Jesse Collins Entertainment.
"Best International Flow" is a new category that will recognize artists from around the world for the first time, with nominees from Nigeria, UK, France, South Africa, Ghana and Canada. Internationally, the BET "Hip Hop Awards" 2019 will air on BET Africa October 9, 2019, at 7:00PM CAT; BET UK on October 10, 2019, at 9PM BST; BET France on October 10, 2019 at 8:45PM CEST; and BET South Korea October 10, 2019 at 9:00PM KST.
See below for the complete list of BET "HIP HOP AWARDS" 2019 Official Nominees:
Best Hip-Hop Video
21 SAVAGE
A LOT FEAT. J. COLE
CARDI B
MONEY
CITY GIRLS
TWERK FEAT. CARDI B
DABABY
SUGE
MEEK MILL
GOING BAD FEAT. DRAKE
TRAVIS SCOTT
SICKO MODE FEAT. DRAKE
Hot Ticket Performer
CARDI B
DABABY
DRAKE
MEGAN THEE STALLION
THE CARTERS
TRAVIS SCOTT
Album of the Year
ASTROWORLD
TRAVIS SCOTT
CHAMPIONSHIPS
MEEK MILL
CUZ I LOVE YOU
LIZZO
FATHER OF ASAHD
DJ KHALED
IGOR
TYLER, THE CREATOR
REVENGE OF THE DREAMERS 3
DREAMVILLE
Video Director of the Year
BENNY BOOM
BRUNO MARS, FLORENT DECHARD
CALMATIC
DAVE MEYERS
EIF RIVERA
TRAVIS SCOTT
Lyricist of the Year
2 CHAINZ
DRAKE
J. COLE
MEEK MILL
NIPSEY HUSSLE
YBN CORDAE
MVP of the Year
CARDI B
DJ KHALED
DRAKE
J. COLE
MEGAN THEE STALLION
NIPSEY HUSSLE
Producer of the Year
DJ KHALED
LONDON ON DA TRACK
METRO BOOMIN
MUSTARD
SWIZZ BEATZ
TAY KEITH
Best Collab, Duo or Group
21 SAVAGE
A LOT FEAT. J. COLE
CARDI B & BRUNO MARS
PLEASE ME
DJ KHALED
HIGHER FEAT. NIPSEY HUSSLE & JOHN LEGEND
LIL BABY & GUNNA
DRIP TOO HARD
LIL NAS X FEAT. BILLY RAY CYRUS
OLD TOWN ROAD (REMIX)
TRAVIS SCOTT
SICKO MODE FEAT. DRAKE
Single of the Year
ACT UP - Produced by EarlThePearll (CITY GIRLS)
BIG OLE FREAK - Produced by LilJuMadeDaBeat (MEGAN THEE STALLION)
MONEY - Produced by J. White Did It (CARDI B)
OLD TOWN ROAD (REMIX) - Produced by YoungKio (LIL NAS X FEAT. BILLY RAY CYRUS)
SICKO MODE - Produced by Rogét Chahayed, CuBeatz, OZ, Hit-Boy & Tay Keith (TRAVIS SCOTT FEAT. DRAKE)
SUGE - Produced by Pooh Beatz & JetsonMade (DABABY)
Best New Hip-Hop Artist
BLUEFACE
DABABY
LIL NAS X
MEGAN THEE STALLION
RODDY RICCH
YBN CORDAE
Best Mixtape
JACK HARLOW
LOOSE
KEVIN GATES
LUCA BRASI 3
MEGAN THEE STALLION
FEVER
RODDY RICCH
FEED THA STREETS II
WIZ KHALIFA & CURREN$Y
2009
YBN CORDAE, YBN NAHMIR, YBN ALMIGHTY
JAY
YBN: THE MIXTAPE
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
21 SAVAGE - WISH WISH ( DJ KHALED FEAT. 21 SAVAGE & CARDI B)
CARDI B - CLOUT (OFFSET FEAT. CARDI B)
CARDI B - TWERK (CITY GIRLS FEAT. CARDI B)
J COLE - A LOT (21 SAVAGE FEAT. J.COLE)
RICK ROSS - MONEY IN THE GRAVE (DRAKE FEAT. RICK ROSS)
RICK ROSS - WHAT'S FREE (MEEK MILL FEAT. RICK ROSS & JAY-Z)
Impact Track
21 SAVAGE
A LOT FEAT. J. COLE
DJ KHALED
HIGHER FEAT. NIPSEY HUSSLE & JOHN LEGEND
J. COLE
MIDDLE CHILD
KAP G
A DAY WITHOUT A MEXICAN
LIZZO
TEMPO FEAT. MISSY ELLIOTT
YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE
AGAIN
I AM WHO THEY SAY I AM (ft. KEVIN GATES & QUANDO
RONDO)
DJ of the Year
CHASE B
DJ DRAMA
DJ ENVY
DJ ESCO
DJ KHALED
MUSTARD
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
CARDI B
DJ KHALED
FRENCH MONTANA
MEEK MILL
RICK ROSS
TRAVIS SCOTT
Best Hip-Hop Online Site/App
ALL HIP HOP
COMPLEX
HOT NEW HIP HOP
THE SHADE ROOM
WORLDSTAR
XXL
Hustler of the Year
CARDI B
DJ KHALED
JAY Z
NIPSEY HUSSLE
RICK ROSS
TRAVIS SCOTT
Best International Flow
FALZ (NIGERIA)
GHETTS (UK)
KALASH (FRANCE)
LITTLE SIMZ (UK)
NASTY C (SOUTH AFRICA)
SARKODIE (GHANA)
TORY LANEZ (CANADA)
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ABOUT BET NETWORKS:
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for black entertainment, music, culture and news; BET HER, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African-American woman; BET Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET's growing festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around the globe.
ABOUT JESSE COLLINS ENTERTAINMENT:
Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE) is a full-service television and film production company founded by entertainment industry veteran Jesse Collins. For more than a decade, the company has played an integral role in producing some of television's most memorable moments in music entertainment including groundbreaking and award winning television programming including the BET Awards, Soul Train Awards, BET Honors, UNCF An Evening of Stars, ABFF Awards and the BET Hip Hop Awards. On the scripted side, JCE has produced numerous shows for BET including Real Husbands of Hollywood starring Kevin Hart as well as the critically acclaimed The New Edition Story, a biopic on the boy band that aired as a 3-part mini-series. It posted record ratings for the network and attracted nearly 30 million viewers. It was followed by The Bobby Brown Story, which chronicled the talented but troubled singer's exit from the popular '80s boy band through his solo success and was the highest rated non-tentpole program on the network since The New Edition Story. The company's second season of American Soul, the critically-acclaimed period drama based on the untold rise of the iconic music and dance program Soul Train, will debut in 2020. Go to http://www.jessecollinsent.com/ for more information on the company.
ABOUT BET "HIP HOP AWARDS":
BET "Hip Hop Awards" is an annual celebration that pays homage to a culture that changed the world while highlighting the best in hip hop music. Year after year, BET Networks delivers the best in hip-hop for an unforgettable night of performances, cyphers and tributes honoring hip-hop legends that have and continue to make hip-hop culture a global force.
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