2015 BET Hip Hop Awards
The 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards were held on October 9, 2015 at the Atlanta Civic Center and aired on October 13, 2015 on BET, MTV, and MTV2. The nominations were announced on September 15, 2015. Snoop Dogg served as host for the third consecutive year. Canadian rapper Drake led the nominations with 12 nominations. Just behind Drake were Big Sean with 10 nods and Kanye West and Nicki Minaj with 9 each. Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole were up for 8 awards.
Performances
- Future – "Where Ya At" and "March Madness
- Young Dro featuring T.I. – "We in da City"
- Kid Ink featuring Dej Loaf, and DJ Mustard – "Be Real"
- Puff Daddy & the Family featuring Lil' Kim, Styles P, and King Los – "Workin'"
- Rich Homie Quan – "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)"
- Travis Scott – "90210" and "Antidote"
- O.T. Genasis – "CoCo"
- iLoveMemphis – "Hit the Quan"
Cyphers
- Pre-Show Cypher – Tripz, Muggsy Malone & Albe Black
- Cypher 1 – Charles Hamilton, Jackie Spade, Joyner Lucas & Tink
- Cypher 2 – Erick Sermon, Redman & Keith Murray of Def Squad
- Cypher 3 – King Mez, J-Doe, Raury, Casey Veggies & Vince Staples
- Cypher 4 – Lin-Manuel Miranda, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs, Black Thought & Questlove
- Cypher 5 – Doug E. Fresh, Nicole Paris & Rahzel
- Live Cypher – T-Top, Rain, Charlie Clips, DNA & K-Shine
Nominations and winners
Best Hip Hop Video
;Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"- Big Sean featuring Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign - "Play No Games"
- Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West - "Blessings"
- Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
- Nicki Minaj featuring Beyoncé - "Feeling Myself"
Best Collabo, Duo or Group
;Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West - "Blessings"- Big Sean featuring E-40 - "I Don't F**k with You"
- Fetty Wap featuring Monty - "My Way"
- Nicki Minaj featuring Beyoncé - "Feeling Myself"
- Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne - "Truffle Butter"
Best Live Performer
;J. ColeLyricist of the Year
;Kendrick LamarVideo Director of the Year
;Benny BoomDJ of the Year
;DJ MustardProducer of the Year
;DJ MustardMVP of the Year
;DrakeTrack of the Year
Only the producer of the track nominated in this category.;"Trap Queen" - Produced By Tony Fadd
- "Alright" - Produced By Pharrell Williams & Sounwave
- "Blessings" - Produced By Boi-1da & Vinylz
- "Commas" - Produced By DJ Spinz & Southside
- "I Don't F**k with You" - Produced By DJ Dahi, DJ Mustard, Kanye West & Key Wane
Album of the Year
;J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive- Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise
- Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late
- Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
- Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint
- Wale - ''The Album About Nothing''
Who Blew Up Award
;Fetty WapHustler of the Year
;DrakeMade-You-Look Award
;DeJ LoafBest Hip Hop Online Site
Worldstarhiphop.Com- Allhiphop.Com
- Complex.Com
- Hotnewhiphop.Com
- Rapradar.Com
Best Club Banger
;Big Sean featuring E-40 - "I Don't F**k with You"- DeJ Loaf - "Try Me"
- Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
- Future - "Commas"
- Rich Homie Quan - "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)"
Best Mixtape
;Future - 56 Nights- Future - Beast Mode
- Future - Monster
- Lil Wayne - Sorry 4 the Wait 2
- Travi$ Scott - ''Days Before Rodeo''
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
;Drake - "My Way Remix"- Drake - "Blessings"
- E-40 - "I Don't F**k with You"
- Kendrick Lamar - "Classic Man Remix"
- Lil Wayne - "Truffle Butter"
Impact Track
;Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"- Big Sean featuring Kanye West & John Legend - "One Man Can Change The World"
- Common & John Legend - "Glory"
- J. Cole - "Apparently"
- J. Cole - "Be Free"
People's Champ Award
;Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West - "Blessings"- Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
- Future - "Commas"
- Kendrick Lamar - "i"
- Rae Sremmurd - "No Type"
- Rich Homie Quan - "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)"