21 SAVAGE AND CARDI B LEAD "BET HIP HOP AWARDS" 2023 NOMINATIONS WITH 12 EACH, FOLLOWED BY DRAKE, WHO GARNERS NINE NODS

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OTHER MULTIPLE NOMINEES INCLUDE BURNA BOY AND DJ KHALED WITH SEVEN NODS EACH, FOLLOWED BY J. COLE WITH SIX NODS AND COI LERAY, GLORILLA, AND JAY-Z WITH FIVE EACH

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"BET HIP HOP AWARDS" 2023 PREMIERES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 AT 9 PM ET/PT

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New York, NY - September 7, 2023 - Today, BET announced the nominees for the 18th annual "BET HIP HOP AWARDS" 2023 honoring the past year in Hip Hop music across 17 categories, selected by a voting academy of esteemed music industry insiders. The telecast, which for close to 20 years, remains the only award show dedicated to celebrating hip hop culture, will salute 50 years of Hip Hop with not-to-be-missed moments and performances. "BET HIP HOP AWARDS" 2023 will tape from Atlanta, GA, on Tuesday, October 3 and will premiere Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at 9 PM ET/PT on BET.

21 Savage and Cardi B lead this year's nominations with an outstanding 12 nods each. 21 Savage's 12 nominations include 'Best Collaboration,' 'Lyricist of the Year,' 'Hip Hop Album of the Year,' 'Hip Hop Artist of the Year,' 'Hustler of the Year,' 'Best Duo or Group,' twice for 'Best Hip Hop Video,' 'Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse' and 'Song of the Year.' Cardi B's 12 nods include 'Best Live Performer,' 'Lyricist of the Year,' 'Hip Hop Artist of the Year,' 'Hustler of the Year,' twice for 'Best Collaboration,' 'Best Hip Hop Video,' 'Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse' and 'Song of the Year.' Drake follows with nine nods including 'Best Hip Hop Video,' 'Best Duo or Group,' 'Best Live Performer,' 'Lyricist of the Year,' 'Song of the Year.' 'Hip Hop Album of the Year,' 'Hip Hop Artist of the Year,' 'Hustler of the Year,' and 'Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse'. Burna Boy and DJ Khaled round out the top five with an impressive seven nods each. J. Cole scores six nods. Coi Leray, GloRilla, and Jay-Z are tied at five nods each.

Other notable nominations include, Lil Uzi Vert who received four nominations. DaBaby, Kendrick Lamar, Latto, Lil Durk, Megan Thee Stallion, and Metro Boomin received three nominations each.

"This year's 'BET Hip Hop Awards will mark the culmination of our year-long celebration of hip hop's storied creation and the art form's sonic and cultural expansion," said Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy for BET. "We are honored by this year's roster of nominees as they continue to carry the creativity and diversity of hip hop into the future. We congratulate each nominee on their accomplishments as they take hip hop artistry to new heights."

See below for the complete list of "BET HIP HOP AWARDS" 2023 Official Nominees:

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
JUST WANNA ROCK LIL UZI VERT
PLAYERS (DJ SMALLZ 732 - JERSEY CLUB REMIX) COI LERAY
PUT IT ON DA FLOOR AGAIN LATTO FEAT. CARDI B
SHAKE SUMN DABABY
SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD BURNA BOY FEAT. 21 SAVAGE
SPIN BOUT U DRAKE & 21 SAVAGE
TOMORROW 2 GLORILLA & CARDI B

BEST COLLABORATION
ALL MY LIFE LIL DURK FEAT. J. COLE
GOD DID DJ KHALED FEAT. RICK ROSS, LIL WAYNE, JAY-Z, JOHN LEGEND & FRIDAYY
PLAYERS (DJ SAIGE REMIX) COI LERAY FEAT. BUSTA RHYMES
PRINCESS DIANA ICE SPICE & NICKI MINAJ
PUT IT ON DA FLOOR AGAIN LATTO FEAT. CARDI B
SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD BURNA BOY FEAT. 21 SAVAGE
TOMORROW 2 GLORILLA & CARDI B

BEST DUO OR GROUP
CITY GIRLS
DJ DRAMA & JEEZY
DRAKE & 21 SAVAGE
EARTHGANG
LARRY JUNE & THE ALCHEMIST
QUAVO & TAKEOFF
RAE SREMMURD

BEST LIVE PERFORMER
BURNA BOY
BUSTA RHYMES
CARDI B
COI LERAY DABABY
DRAKE
KENDRICK LAMAR
MEGAN THEE STALLION

LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
21 SAVAGE
ANDRÉ 3000
BURNA BOY
CARDI B
CONWAY THE MACHINE
DRAKE
J. COLE
KENDRICK LAMAR

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
ANDERSON .PAAK
COLE BENNETT
COLIN TILLEY
DABABY & REEL GOATS
DAVE FREE & KENDRICK LAMAR
DAVE MEYERS
TRAVIS SCOTT

SONG OF THE YEAR
ALL MY LIFE LIL DURK FEAT. J. COLE
GOD DID DJ KHALED FEAT. RICK ROSS, LIL WAYNE, JAY-Z , JOHN LEGEND & FRIDAYY
JUST WANNA ROCK LIL UZI VERT
PLAYERS COI LERAY
PUT IT ON DA FLOOR AGAIN LATTO FEAT. CARDI B
RICH FLEX DRAKE & 21 SAVAGE
SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD BURNA BOY FEAT. 21 SAVAGE
TOMORROW 2 GLORILLA & CARDI B

HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
ANYWAYS, LIFE'S GREAT... GLORILLA
COI COI LERAY
GOD DID DJ KHALED HER LOSS DRAKE & 21 SAVAGE
HEROES & VILLAINS METRO BOOMIN
JACKMAN. JACK HARLOW
PINK TAPE LIL UZI VERT
TRAUMAZINE MEGAN THEE STALLION

HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
21 SAVAGE
BURNA BOY
CARDI B
DRAKE
GLORILLA
J. COLE
KENDRICK LAMAR
LIL UZI VERT

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
ATL JACOB
DJ KHALED
DR. DRE
HIT-BOY
HITMAKA
KAYTRANADA
LONDON ON DA TRACK
METRO BOOMIN
THE ALCHEMIST

BEST BREAKTHROUGH HIP HOP ARTIST
ARMANI WHITE
CENTRAL CEE
DOECHII
FINESSE2TYMES
ICE SPICE
KALIII
LOLA BROOKE
SEXYY REDD

DJ OF THE YEAR
CHASE B
D-NICE
DJ CASSIDY
DJ CLARK KENT
DJ DRAMA
DJ JAZZY JEFF
DJ KHALED
KAYTRANADA
METRO BOOMIN

BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
ALL HIP HOP
CARESHA PLEASE
DRINK CHAMPS
HIPHOP DX
MILLION DOLLAZ WORTH OF GAME
RAP CAVIAR
THE BREAKFAST CLUB
THE JOE BUDDEN PODCAST
XXL

HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
21 SAVAGE
50 CENT
BURNA BOY
CARDI B
CARESHA
DJ KHALED
DRAKE
JAY-Z

SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
21 SAVAGE CREEPIN' (METRO BOOMIN FEAT. THE WEEKND & 21 SAVAGE)
21 SAVAGE PEACHES & EGGPLANTS (YOUNG NUDY FEAT. 21 SAVAGE)
ANDRÉ 3000 SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (KILLER MIKE & ANDRÉ 3000 FEAT. FUTURE & ERYN ALLEN KANE)
CARDI B TOMORROW 2 (GLORILLA & CARDI B)
CARDI B PUT IT ON DA FLOOR AGAIN (LATTO FEAT. CARDI B)
DRAKE OH U WENT (YOUNG THUG FEAT. DRAKE)
J. COLE ALL MY LIFE (LIL DURK FEAT. J. COLE)
JAY-Z GOD DID (DJ KHALED FEAT. RICK ROSS, LIL WAYNE, JAY-Z , JOHN LEGEND & FRIDAYY)

IMPACT TRACK
30 NAS
ALL MY LIFE LIL DURK FEAT. J. COLE
ANXIETY MEGAN THEE STALLION
CAN'T WIN FOR NOTHING SYMBA
CHAMPIONS NLE CHOPPA
GOD DID DJ KHALED FEAT. RICK ROSS, LIL WAYNE, JAY-Z ,JOHN LEGEND & FRIDAYY
SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS KILLER MIKE & ANDRÉ 3000 FEAT. FUTURE & ERYN ALLEN KANE
THERAPY PT. 2 ROBERT GLASPER FEAT. MAC MILLER

BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)
BLACK SHERIF (GHANA)
CENTRAL CEE (UK)
GAZO (FRANCE)
J HUS (UK)
K.O (SOUTH AFRICA)
MAJOR RD (BRAZIL)
NINHO (FRANCE)
SAMPA THE GREAT (ZAMBIA)
TASHA & TRACIE (BRAZIL)

Connie Orlando, EVP, Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy will oversee the annual show with Executive Producer for BET Jamal Noisette, VP, Specials & Music Programming. Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, to serve as Executive Producer of "BET Hip Hop Awards" 2023 along with Jesse Collins Entertainment's Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Dionne Harmon.

Fans can start voting for DJ of the Year, Producer of the Year, and Best Hip Hop platform categories starting Tuesday, September 12 at Noon ET at https://www.bet.com/votehha23

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Founded in 2012, Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE) is a full-service Emmy winning production company that has played an integral role in producing many of television's most memorable moments in music entertainment.  JCE's award-winning and critically acclaimed television includes programming from its three divisions.  From the scripted division: scripted series - Real Husbands of Hollywood, American Soul and miniseries - The New Edition Story and The Bobby Brown Story.  From the unscripted division: unscripted series - Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50, Oh Hell No! With Marlon Wayans, Cardi Tries, My Killer Body with K. Michelle, DJ Cassidy's Pass the Mic and Forward: The Future of Black Music, competition/game shows - Becoming A Popstar, Rhythm + Flow, Sunday Best, Hip Hop Squares and Nashville Squares, talk shows - Yara Shahidi's Day Off and Face to Face with Becky G, and children's series - Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (Daytime Emmy Award winner).  From the specials division: award shows - The Emmy Awards, The American Music Awards, BET Awards, Soul Train Awards, BET Hip Hop Awards, Black Girls Rock!, BET Honors, UNCF's An Evening of Stars and ABFF Honors, specials - The Super Bowl Halftime Show (Primetime Emmy Award winner), The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama & Oprah Winfrey (Primetime Emmy(R) Award nominee), Lil Rel Howery: I said it. Y'all thinking it., CNN's Juneteenth: A Global Celebration of Freedom, Martin: The Reunion, John Lewis: Celebrating A Hero, "Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration", "Change Together: From The March On Washington To Today" A GRAMMY Salute to the Sounds of Change, "Stand Up for Heroes", Dear Mama, Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin', Def Comedy Jam 25, "Leslie Jones: Time Machine", The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular and Rip the Runway.  Emmy winner Jesse Collins, Founder and CEO, is the executive producer of all JCE programming.  He is also an executive producer for the Grammy Awards and The Golden Globes.  Collins produced the 2021 Oscars.