2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards: Kendrick Lamar and Nicki Minaj win big

The 2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards have come to an end, with Kendrick Lamar and Nicki Minaj being crowned the night’s biggest winners – see the full list of winners below.

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Last night (October 15), the 2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards was broadcast after being taped in Las Vegas on October 8. It was hosted by Fat Joe for the third consecutive years, with Megan Thee Stallion leading the nominee list with 12 nods.

Kendrick Lamar racked up 11 nominations this year, most of which come from his Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us’, as well as his featured verse on the Metro Boomin’ song ‘Like That’.

However, by the ceremony’s end, Kendrick Lamar walked away as the night’s biggest winner, clinching eight of his 11 nominations, while Megan Thee Stallion did not win any awards.

Among Lamar’s biggest wins were Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Music Video of the Year, Lyricist of the Year and more. Nicki Minaj also won a major award, taking home Album of the Year for ‘Pink Friday 2’.

Other notable wins include Sexyy Red taking home the award for Breakthrough Artist and the UK’s Ghetts winning Best International Flow. See the full list of winners below.

The 2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards winners are:

Hip-hop Artist Of The Year
21 Savage
Cardi B
Drake
Future
GloRilla
Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj

Song Of The Year
‘Agora Hills’ – Doja Cat
‘Bent’ – 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)
‘Fe!N’ – Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti
‘FTCU’ – Nicki Minaj
‘Get It Sexyy’ – Sexyy Red
‘Like That’ – Metro Boomin, Future, Kendrick Lamar
‘Mamushi’ – Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba
‘Not Like Us’ – Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
‘Yeah Glo!’ – GloRilla

Hip-hop Album Of The Year
‘American Dream’ – 21 Savage
‘Ehhthang Ehhthang’ – GloRilla
‘For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition’ – Drake
‘In Sexyy We Trust’ – Sexyy Red
‘Megan’ – Megan Thee Stallion
‘One of Wun’ – Gunna
‘Pink Friday 2’ – Nicki Minaj – WINNER
‘Utopia’ – Travis Scott
‘We Don’t Trust You’ – Future & Metro Boomin

Best Hip-hop Video
‘8 AM in Charlotte’ – Drake
‘Band4band’ – Central Cee feat. Lil Baby
‘Bent’ – 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)
‘Big Mama’ – Latto
‘Boa,” Megan Thee Stallion
‘Enough (Miami)’ – Cardi B
‘Not Like Us’ – Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
‘Type Shit’ – Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Playboi Carti

Best Breakthrough Hip-hop Artist
41
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Bossman Dlow
Cash Cobain
Lady London
Sexyy Red – WINNER
Skilla Baby
Tommy Richman

Best Collaboration
‘At the Party’ – Kid Cudi feat. Pharrell Williams & Travis Scott
‘Band4band’ – Central Cee feat. Lil Baby
‘Bongos’ – Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion
‘Everybody’ – Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Uzi Vert
‘First Person Shooter’ – Drake feat. J.Cole
‘Like That’ – Metro Boomin, Future, Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
‘Mamushi’ – Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba
‘Wanna Be’ – GloRilla feat. Megan Thee Stallion

Best Duo or Group
¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)
Common & Pete Rock
Earthgang
Flyana Boss
Future & Metro Boomin – WINNER
Rick Ross & Meek Mill

Best Live Performer
Burna Boy
Busta Rhymes
Cardi B
Drake
GloRilla
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion
Missy Elliott – WINNER
Nicki Minaj
Travis Scott

Lyricist Of The Year
21 Savage
Cardi B
Common
Drake
Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
Lil Wayne
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj

Video Director Of The Year
20k Visuals
A$AP Rocky
Cactus Jack
Cole Bennett
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
Dave Meyers & Travis Scott
Doja Cat & Nina McNeely
Offset

Producer Of The Year
Atl Jacob
Cash Cobain
Hit-Boy
Hitmaka
Metro Boomin
Pete Rock
Q-Tip
The Alchemist – WINNER

DJ Of The Year
Big Von
DJ D-Nice
DJ Drama
DJ Khaled
Kaytranada
Metro Boomin
Mustard
The Alchemist – WINNER

Best Hip-Hop Platform
Bootleg Kev
Club Shay Shay – WINNER
Complex
Drink Champs
Million Dollaz Worth of Game
On the Radar
The Breakfast Club
The Joe Budden Podcast
The Shade Room
XXL

Hustler Of The Year
50 Cent – WINNER
A$AP Rocky
Cam’ron & Ma$e
Cardi B
Drake
Fat Joe
GloRilla
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion

Sweet 16: Best-Featured Verse
21 Savage, ‘Good Good’ (Usher, 21 Savage & Summer Walker)
A$AP Rocky, ‘Gangsta’ (Free Nationals, A$AP Rocky & Anderson .Paak)
Cardi B, ‘Wanna Be’ remix (Glorilla, Megan Thee Stallion & Cardi B)
Drake, ‘Meltdown’ (Travis Scott feat. Drake)
J.Cole, ‘First Person Shooter’ (Drake feat. J. Cole)
Kendrick Lamar, ‘Like That’ (Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar) – WINNER
Lil Wayne, ‘Brand New’ (Tyga, YG & Lil Wayne)
Megan Thee Stallion, ‘Wanna Be’ (Glorilla, Megan Thee Stallion)

Impact Track
‘Blessings’ – Nicki Minaj feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard
‘Fortunate’ – Common & Pete Rock
‘Get in With Me’ – Bossman Dlow
‘Hiss’ – Megan Thee Stallion
‘Humble Me’ – Killer Mike
‘Not Like Us’ – Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
‘Precision’ – Big Sean
‘Yeah Glo!’ – GloRilla

Best International Flow
SDM, France
Leys Mc, France
Racionais Mcs, Brazil
Budah, Brazil
Ghetts, UK – WINNER
Bashy, UK
Stefflon Don, UK
Maglera Doe Boy, South Africa
Blxckie, South Africa
Odumodublvck, Nigeria

I Am Hip-Hop Award
Travis Scott

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