2023 BET Hip Hop Awards | |
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Date | October 10, 2023 |
Location | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, Georgia |
Hosted by | Fat Joe |
Most awards | Kendrick Lamar (4) |
Most nominations | Cardi B and 21 Savage (12) |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | BET |
The 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards were held on October 3, 2023, as the 17th installment of the BET Hip Hop Awards, intended to recognize the best in hip hop music of 2023. [1] The ceremony was taped in Atlanta, Georgia on October 3, and broadcast on BET the following week on October 10. [2] [3] The awards were hosted by Fat Joe.
The nominations were announced on September 7, 2023; Cardi B and 21 Savage both led with twelve each, followed by Drake with nine. [4] Kendrick Lamar won the most awards at the ceremony, with four. Swizz Beatz and Timbaland were recognized with the Cultural Influence Award, and Marley Marl was honored with the I Am Hip Hop award. [5] [6]
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