2022 BET Hip Hop Awards
The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards was a recognition ceremony that was held on October 4, 2022, as the 17th installment of the BET Hip Hop Awards. The nominations were announced on September 12, 2022. The awards were hosted by Fat Joe.
Kendrick Lamar won the most awards at the ceremony, with six. Drake had the most nominations with 14, followed by Kanye West with 10 and Lamar with nine. Trina received the I Am Hip Hop Award.
Nominees
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
Kendrick LamarHip Hop Album of the Year">BET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year">Hip Hop Album of the Year
Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers- Latto - 777
- Drake – Certified Lover Boy
- Kanye West – Donda
- Future – I Never Liked You
- Pusha T – It's Almost Dry
- Nas – ''King's Disease II''
Best Hip Hop Video
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – "Family Ties"- ASAP Rocky – "D.M.B."
- City Girls featuring Usher – "Good Love"
- Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk – "Hot Shit"
- Bia & J. Cole – "London"
- Future featuring Drake & Tems – "Wait for U"
- Drake featuring Future & Young Thug – "Way 2 Sexy"
Best Collaboration
Future featuring Drake & Tems – "Wait for U"- Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – "Family Ties"
- City Girls featuring Usher – "Good Love"
- Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk – "Hot Shit"
- Drake featuring 21 Savage – "Jimmy Cooks"
- Benny the Butcher & J. Cole – "Johnny P's Caddy"
- Drake featuring Future & Young Thug – "Way 2 Sexy"
Best Duo/Group
EarthGang- 42 Dugg & EST Gee
- Big Sean & Hit-Boy
- Birdman & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
- Blxst & Bino Rideaux
- DaBaby & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
- Styles P & Havoc
Best Live Performer
Kendrick LamarLyricist of the Year
Kendrick LamarVideo Director of the Year
Kendrick Lamar & Dave FreeDJ of the Year
DJ Drama- D-Nice
- DJ Cassidy
- DJ Kay Slay
- DJ Premier
- Kaytranada
- Mustard
- Nyla Symone
- LA Leakers: DJ Sourmilk & Justin Incredible
Producer of the Year
HitmakaSong of the Year
"Big Energy" – Produced by Dr. Luke & Vaughn Oliver- "F.N.F. (Let's Go)" – Produced by Hitkidd
- "First Class" – Produced by Rogét Chahayed, Jack Harlow, Jasper Harris, & Charlie Handsome
- "Hot Shit" – Produced by Tay Keith & BanBwoi
- "Super Gremlin" – Produced by ATL Jacob & Jambo
- "Wait for U" – Produced by FnZ & ATL Jacob
- "Way 2 Sexy" – Produced by TM88 & Too Dope
Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist
GloRillaHustler of the Year
50 CentSweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Drake – "Churchill Downs"- J. Cole – "Poke It Out" '
- J. Cole – "London" '
- Lil Baby – "Girls Want Girls" '
- Kanye West – "City of Gods" '
- Drake – "Wait for U"
- Jadakiss – "Black Illuminati" ''''
Impact Track
Lizzo – "About Damn Time"- Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys – "City of Gods"
- Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – "Family Ties"
- Nas featuring Lauryn Hill – "Nobody"
- Latto – "Pussy"
- Kendrick Lamar – "The Heart Part 5"
- Doja Cat – "Woman"
Best Hip-Hop Platform
Caresha PleaseDrink Champs- Big Boy's Neighborhood
- The Breakfast Club
- Complex
- HipHopDX
- Million Dollaz Worth of Game
- NPR Tiny Desk
- WorldStarHipHop
- Verzuz
Best International Flow
Benjamin Epps- Black Sherif
- BLXCKIE
- Central Cee
- Haviah Mighty
- Knucks
- Le Juiice
- Nadia Nakai
- Fazari Big Jue SZN
- DMD BIG BABY
- Tasha & Tracie
I Am Hip-Hop Award
- '''Trina'''
Performers
- Kodak Black
- Armani White
- GloRilla
- Fivio foreign