2018 BET Hip Hop Awards

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2018 BET Hip Hop Awards
DateOctober 16, 2018
LocationJackie Gleason Theater, The Fillmore Miami Beach
Hosted by DeRay Davis

The 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards are a recognition ceremony held on October 16, 2018 at the Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Florida. The nominations were announced on September 9, 2018. [1]

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Drake led the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2018 with eleven nominations, followed by Cardi B with ten. Under them Childish Gambino received six nomination, Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar tied for five nominations, and Jay-Z (credited also as "The Carters" with Beyoncé in Album of the Year, Best Collabo, Duo or Group and Song of the Year categories) with four nominations. [2]

Cardi B was the biggest winner with four awards, including MVP of the Years and Hustler of the Year. Jay-Z and Beyoncé followed with three awards, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year. XXXTentacion was the winner of Best Hip Hop New Artist. [3] XXXTentacion's mother accepted his award on his behalf since he had been murdered months beforehand.

Cyphers

Beat and mix by DJ Mustard. Mix #3 by Erykah Badu

CypherArtists
1. BlocBoy JB, Cordae, Tobe Nwigwe, Duckwrth
2. Vic Mensa, G Herbo, Taylor Bennett, Nick Grant
3.Bri Steves, Sharaya J, Neelam Hakeem, Chika, Erykah Badu
4. Casanova, Phora, Shawn Smith, Flawless Real Talk, Reason

Nominations and Winners

Winners highlighted in Bold

Best Hip Hop Video

Best Collabo, Duo or Group

Hot Ticket Performer

Lyricist of the Year

Video Director of the Year

DJ of the Year

Producer of the Year

MVP of the Year

Single of the Year

Album of the Year

Best New Hip Hop Artist

Hustler of the Year

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)

Best Mixtape

Impact Track

I Am Hip Hop Icon

Lil Wayne

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References

  1. "Hip Hop Awards 18 Nominees". BET.com. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. "Drake Leads 2018 SimGriggs Productions & Contessa Leshay will be amongst the celebs. BET Hip-Hop Awards Nominee Slate: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. "Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-10-17.