BET 2016 Hip-Hop Awards Full List of Nominees: Wizkid Gets First Hip-Hop Nod Abroad!

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BET 2016 Hip-Hop Awards Full List of Nominees: Wizkid Gets First Hip-Hop Nod Abroad!

This is definitely the year of the Wizkid!

The Nigerian singer has just gotten his first nomination for an International hip-hip award. And it is all thanks to his collaboration with Drake on the hit song, ‘One Dance’.

Recall that ‘One Dance’ took Wizkid to international charts, and also made him the first Nigerian whose song was named the longest running UK no. 1 single in digital era.

According to Complex, other artistes who shine this year for hip-hop’s big night include Drake who raked in 14 nominations, Future who got 10, and Kanye West following closely with 8 nominations.

The award show will be taped in September and will premiere on BET on October 4, 2016.

Check out the full nominee list for the 2016 BET Hip-Hop Awards:

Best Hip-Hop Video

2 Chainz – Watch Out
Desiigner – Panda
DJ Khaled F/ Jay Z & Future – I Got the Keys
Drake – Hotline Bling
Fat Joe & Remy Ma F/ French Montana & Infared – All the Way Up
Kanye West F/ Rihanna – Famous
Best Collabo, Duo or Group

DJ Khaled F/ Drake – For Free
DJ Khaled F/ Jay Z & Future – I Got the Keys
Drake & Future – Jumpman
Drake F/ Wizkid & Kyla – One Dance
Fat Joe & Remy Ma F/ French Montana & Infared – All the Way Up
Best Live Performer

Drake
Future
J. Cole
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Lyricist of the Year

Chance the Rapper
Drake
J. Cole
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Video Director of the Year

Benny Boom
Colin Tilley
Director X
Hype Williams
Kanye West
DJ of the Year

DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Esco
DJ Khaled
DJ Mustard
Producer of the Year

DJ Mustard
Dr. Dre
Metro Boomin
Mike WiLL Made-It
Pharrell Williams
MVP of the Year

DJ Khaled
Drake
Future
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Track of the Year

All the Way Up – Produced By Cool & Dre and Edsclusive (Fat Joe & Remy Ma F/ French Montana & Infared)
Controlla – Produced By BOI-1DA (Drake)
Hotline Bling – Produced By Nineteen85 (Drake)
I Got the Keys – Produced By Southside (DJ Khaled F/ Jay Z & Future)
Panda – Produced By Menace (Desiigner)
Album of the Year

DJ Khaled – I Changed A Lot
Dr. Dre – Compton
Drake – Views
Fetty Wap – Fetty Wap
Future -DS2
Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
Best New Hip-Hop Artist

Anderson .Paak
Bryson Tiller
Chance the Rapper
Desiigner
Tory Lanez
Hustler of the Year

DJ Khaled
Drake
Future
Jay Z
Kanye West
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)

A$AP Rocky
Drake
Future
Kanye West
Nicki Minaj
Best Hip Hop Online Site/App

Allhiphop.Com
Complex.Com
Hotnewhiphop.Com
Worldstarhiphop.Com
XXLMag.Com
Best Mixtape

Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book
French Montana – Wave Gods (Hosted By Max B)
Future – Purple Reign
Lil Uzi Vert – Lil Uzi Vert VS. The World
Young Thug – Slime Season 3
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse

2 Chainz – No Problem (Chance the Rapper F/ Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
Drake – Work (Rihanna F/ Drake)
Kendrick Lamar – Freedom (Beyoncé F/ Kendrick Lamar)
Kodak Black – Lockjaw (French Montana F/ Kodak Black)
Nicki Minaj – Down In the DM – Remix (Yo Gotti F/ Nicki Minaj)
Impact Track

J. Cole – Love Yourz
Jay Z – Spiritual
Jidenna – Long Live The Chief
Raury F/ Key – Trap Tears
Sir The Baptist F/ ChurchPeople – Raise Hell
People’s Champ Award

Desiigner – Panda
DJ Khaled F/ Drake – For Free
Fat Joe & Remy Ma F/ French Montana & Infared – All the Way Up
O.T. Genasis F/ Young Dolph – Cut It
Travis Scott – Antidote
Young Thug – Best Friend