2022 BET Hip Hop Awards Winners List
The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards was taped at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Centre on Friday, Sept. 30, and premiered Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on BET. Drake leads…

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 30: Fat Joe speaks onstage during the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 on September 30, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.
(Photo by Terence Rushin/Getty Images)The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards was taped at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Centre on Friday, Sept. 30, and premiered Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on BET.
Drake leads the pack with 14 nominations at the 2022 Bet Hip Hop Awards. Following the "Certified Lover Boy" is Kanye West coming in second with 10 nominations and Kendrick Lamar with nine.
Future snagged eight nods and Baby Keem, Cardi B, and J. Cole tie for six nods each.
Fat Joe will be hosting this year's award show. "This will be the biggest award show in history," Fat Joe told the Billboard previously. "It’s truly an honor to host and produce the BET Hip Hop Awards, and I can’t thank (BET EVP) Connie (Orlando) and the entire BET family enough for this opportunity."
"We’re going to celebrate music, culture, and entertainment, honor the biggest and brightest stars in the world, and make this an unforgettable night full of laughs and surprises. Always remember that yesterday’s host is not today’s host."
Take a look at the winners below (we will be updating live):
Best hip hop video
A$AP Rocky, “D.M.B.”
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties” - WINNER
City Girls feat. Usher, “Good Love”
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
BIA & J. Cole, “London”
Future feat. Drake & Tems, “Wait for You”
Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Best collaboration
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties”
City Girls feat. Usher, “Good Love”
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
Drake feat. 21 Savage, “Jimmy Cooks”
Benny The Butcher & J. Cole, “Johnny P’s Caddy”
Future feat. Drake & Tems, “Wait for You” - WINNER
Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Best duo or group
42 Dugg & EST Gee
Big Sean & Hit-Boy
Birdman & Youngboy Never Broke Again
Blxst & Bino Rideaux
DaBaby & Youngboy Never Broke Again
EARTHGANG - WINNER
Styles P & Havoc
Best live performer
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Drake
J. Cole
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar - WINNER
Tyler, the Creator
Lyricist of the year
Baby Keem
Benny The Butcher
Drake
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar - WINNER
Video director of the year
Benny Boom
Burna Boy
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
Director X
Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free - WINNER
Teyana Taylor
Song of the year
Latto, “Big Energy” - WINNER
Hitkidd & Glorilla, “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
Jack Harlow, “First Class”
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
Kodak Black, “Super Gremlin”
Future feat. Drake & Tems, “Wait for You”
Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Hip hop album of the year
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
Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers - WINNER
Hip hop artist of the year
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Drake
Future
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar - WINNER
Megan Thee Stallion
Producer of the year
ATL Jacob
Baby Keem
Hit-Boy
Hitmaka - WINNER
Kanye West
Metro Boomin
Pharrell Williams
Best breakthrough hip hop artist
Baby Keem
Blxst
Doechii
Fivio Foreign
GloRilla - WINNER
Nardo Wick
Saucy Santana
DJ of the year
D-Nice
DJ Cassidy
DJ Drama - WINNER
DJ Kay Slay
DJ Premier
Kaytranada
Mustard
Nyla Symone
L.A. Leakers: DJ sourMILK & Justin Credible
Best hip hop platform
Big Boy’s Neighborhood
Breakfast Club
Caresha Please - WINNER (TIE)
Complex
Drink Champs - WINNER (TIE)
HipHopDX
Million Dollaz Worth of Game
NPR Tiny Desk
Verzuz
Hustler of the year
50 Cent - WINNER
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
Drake
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Megan Thee Stallion
Sweet 16: best featured verse
Drake, “Churchill Downs” (Jack Harlow feat. Drake) - WINNER
J. Cole, “Poke It Out” (Wale feat. J. Cole)
J. Cole, “London” (BIA & J. Cole)
Lil Baby, “Girls Want Girls” (Drake feat. Lil Baby)
Kanye West, “City of Gods” (Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys)
Drake, “Wait for You” (Future feat. Drake & Tems)
Jadakiss, “Black Illuminati” (Freddie Gibbs feat. Jadakiss)
Impact track
Lizzo, “About Damn Time” - WINNER
Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys, “City of Gods”
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties”
Nas feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill, “Nobody”
Latto, “P----”
Kendrick Lamar, “The Heart Part 5”
Doja Cat, “Woman”
Best international flow
Benjamin Epps (France) - WINNER
Black Sherif (Ghana)
Blxckie (South Africa)
Central Cee (UK)
Haviah Mighty (Canada)
Knucks (UK)
Le Juiice (France)
Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe)
Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)