Kendrick Lamar Sweeps 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards: See the Full Winners List
Kendrick Lamar was the highlight of the night picking up six awards while Drake also got some attention bringing in three awards that happened to not be televised.
The 2022 BET Hip Hop awards were last night. As expected, we saw some of the biggest rap legends in the building being honored. The only awards of the night were handed to Glorilla (Breakout Artist), Drink Champs (Hip Hop Platform), and DJ Drama (DJ of the Year). Additionally, Trina was given the “I Am Hip Hop” honor. Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar came out on top with six awards, including Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Lyricist of the Year, Best Live Performer, and Best Hip Hop Video. Drake won three awards. We've included the full list of winners below:
The performances for the night included a Loud Records tribute featuring Wu Tang Clan, Lil Kim, Dead Prez, and Fat Joe. Pusha T also performed and made another tribute to Clipse.
Best Hip Hop Video
A$AP Rocky - D.M.B. WINNER: Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar - Family Ties 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
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 WINNER: Future Featuring Drake & Tems - Wait for U Drake Featuring 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 WINNER: EarthGang Styles P & Havoc
Best Live Performer
Cardi B Doja Cat Drake J. Cole Kanye West WINNER: Kendrick Lamar Tyler, the Creator
Lyricist of the Year
Baby Keem Benny the Butcher Drake J. Cole Jack Harlow Jay-Z WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom Burna Boy Cole Bennett Colin Tilley Director X WINNER: Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free Teyana Taylor
Song of the Year
WINNER: Latto - Big Energy 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 Featuring Drake & Tems - Wait for U Drake Featuring 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 WINNER: Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
Cardi B Doja Cat Drake Future Kanye West WINNER: Kendrick Lamar Megan Thee Stallion
Producer of the Year
ATL Jacob Baby Keem Hit-Boy WINNER: Hitmaka Kanye West Metro Boomin Pharrell Williams
Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist
Baby Keem Blxst Doechii Fivio Foreign WINNER: Glorilla Nardo Wick Saucy Santana
DJ of the Year
D-Nice DJ Cassidy WINNER: DJ Drama DJ Kay Slay DJ Premier Kaytranada Mustard Nyla Symone L.A. Leakers: DJ Sour Milk & Justin Credible
Best Hip Hop Platform
Big Boy’s Neighborhood Breakfast Club WINNER: Caresha Please Complex WINNER: Drink Champs HipHopDX Million Dollaz Worth of Game NPR Tiny Desk Verzuz
Hustler of the Year
WINNER: 50 Cent Cardi B DJ Khaled Drake Jay-Z Kanye West Megan Thee Stallion
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
WINNER: Drake - Churchill Downs (Jack Harlow Featuring Drake) J. Cole - Poke It Out (Wale Featuring J. Cole) J. Cole - London (Bia & J. Cole) Lil Baby - Girls Want Girls (Drake Featuring Lil Baby) Kanye West - City of Gods (Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys) WINNER: Drake - Wait for U (Future Featuring Drake & Tems) Jadakiss - Black Illuminati (Freddie Gibbs Featuring Jadakiss)
Impact Track
WINNER: Lizzo - About Damn Time Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys - City of Gods Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar - Family Ties Nas Featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill - Nobody Latto - Pxssy Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5 Doja Cat - Woman
Best International Flow
WINNER: Benjamin Epps (France) Black Sherif (Ghana) Blxckie (South Africa) Central Cee (United Kingdom) Haviah Mighty (Canada) Knucks (United Kingdom) Le Juiice (France) Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe) Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)