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MEGAN THEE STALLION LEADS WITH TWELVE “BET HIP HOP AWARDS” 2024 NOMINATIONS FOLLOWED BY KENDRICK LAMAR WITH ELEVEN AND DRAKE WITH EIGHT NODS
MEGAN THEE STALLION LEADS WITH TWELVE
“BET HIP HOP AWARDS” 2024 NOMINATIONS
FOLLOWED BY KENDRICK LAMAR WITH ELEVEN AND
DRAKE WITH EIGHT NODS
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GRAMMY® AWARD-NOMINATED ARTIST, ENTREPRENEUR, AUTHOR, AND PHILANTHROPIST FAT JOE RETURNS AS HOST & CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF “BET HIP HOP AWARDS” 2024
THE ULTIMATE HIP HOP CELEBRATION: “BET HIP HOP AWARDS” 2024 PREMIERES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 AT 8 PM ET/PT ON BET
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New York, NY – September 17, 2024 – The highly anticipated results are in! BET has revealed the returning host and this year’s nominees for the 19th annual "BET Hip Hop Awards" 2024. Celebrating the best in Hip Hop from the past year across 17 categories and chosen by a prestigious voting academy of industry experts, this year’s show will be taped in an exciting, iconic new location in Las Vegas, NV, on Tuesday, October 8. Fat Joe, the Grammy® Award-nominated artist, actor, author, and media personality, returns as co-executive producer and host. "BET Hip Hop Awards" 2024 will air on BET on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 8 PM ET/PT.
(“BET Hip Hop Awards” 2024 host and co-executive producer Fat Joe/ Photo Credit: Ivan Barrios)
“Joe Crack is back for the 3-peat, night night baby,” said Fat Joe. “It’s been a dream to host the ‘BET Hip Hop Awards’ the past few years and I’m looking forward to taking things to the next level in Las Vegas. We’re going to be in a new city and location, but the excitement and entertainment at the awards will be even bigger than ever.”
Megan Thee Stallion leads this year’s nominations with an outstanding twelve nods. Megan’s nominations include ‘Song of the Year,’ ‘Lyricist of the Year,’ ‘Hip Hop Album of the Year,’ ‘Hip Hop Artist of the Year,’ ‘Hustler of the Year,’ ‘Best Live Performer,’ ‘Best Hip Hop Video,’ ‘Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse,’’ ‘Impact Track,’ and three in the category for ‘Best Collaboration.’ Kendrick Lamar follows with eleven nods, including ‘Best Hip Hop Video,’ ‘Best Live Performer,’ ‘Lyricist of the Year,’ twice for ‘Song of the Year,’ ‘Best Collaboration.’ ‘Hip Hop Artist of the Year,’ ‘Video Director of the Year,’ ‘Impact Track,’ ‘Hustler of the Year,’ and ‘Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse’. Drake rounds out the top three nominees with an impressive eight nods. Cardi B, GloRilla, Metro Boomin, and Nicki Minaj each score seven nods. Future and Travis Scott tie with six nods each.
Other notable nominations include 21 Savage and 41, who received four nominations each. A$AP Rocky, Common, Lil Wayne, Pete Rock, and Sexyy Red each received three nominations.
“This year’s nominees exemplify the creativity and diversity of hip hop and the culture. We congratulate each nominee on their accomplishments and are excited to see how they will elevate hip hop artistry,” said Connie Orlando, EVP, Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET. “Thank you to our esteemed voting academy for your continued support and for selecting an outstanding list of hip hop luminaries who made 2024 a memorable year in music.”
See below for the complete list of the 2024 “BET HIP HOP AWARDS” Official Nominees:
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
BEST COLLABORATION
AT THE PARTY KID CUDI FEAT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS & TRAVIS SCOTT
BAND4BAND CENTRAL CEE FEAT. LIL BABY
BONGOS CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION
EVERYBODY NICKI MINAJ FEAT. LIL UZI VERT
FIRST PERSON SHOOTER DRAKE FEAT. J.COLE
LIKE THAT METRO BOOMIN, FUTURE, KENDRICK LAMAR
MAMUSHI MEGAN THEE STALLION FEAT. YUKI CHIBA
WANNA BE GLORILLA FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION
BEST DUO OR GROUP
¥$, KANYE WEST & TY DOLLA $IGN
2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE
41
COMMON & PETE ROCK
EARTHGANG
FLYANA BOSS
FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN
RICK ROSS & MEEK MILL
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
BURNA BOY
BUSTA RHYMES
CARDI B
DRAKE
GLORILLA
KENDRICK LAMAR
MEGAN THEE STALLION
MISSY ELLIOTT
NICKI MINAJ
TRAVIS SCOTT
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
21 SAVAGE
CARDI B
COMMON
DRAKE
KENDRICK LAMAR
LIL WAYNE
MEGAN THEE STALLION
NICKI MINAJ
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
20K VISUALS
A$AP ROCKY
CACTUS JACK
COLE BENNETT
DAVE FREE & KENDRICK LAMAR
DAVE MEYERS & TRAVIS SCOTT
DOJA CAT & NINA MCNEELY
OFFSET
SONG OF THE YEAR
AGORA HILLS DOJA CAT
BENT 41 (KYLE RICHH, JENN CARTER, TATA)
FE!N TRAVIS SCOTT FEAT. PLAYBOI CARTI
FTCU NICKI MINAJ
GET IT SEXYY SEXYY RED
LIKE THAT METRO BOOMIN, FUTURE, KENDRICK LAMAR
MAMUSHI MEGAN THEE STALLION FEAT. YUKI CHIBA
NOT LIKE US KENDRICK LAMAR
YEAH GLO! GLORILLA
HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
AMERICAN DREAM 21 SAVAGE
EHHTHANG EHHTHANG GLORILLA
FOR ALL THE DOGS SCARY HOURS EDITION DRAKE
IN SEXYY WE TRUST SEXYY RED
MEGAN MEGAN THEE STALLION
ONE OF WUN GUNNA
PINK FRIDAY 2 NICKI MINAJ
UTOPIA TRAVIS SCOTT
WE DON'T TRUST YOU FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN
HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
21 SAVAGE
CARDI B
DRAKE
FUTURE
GLORILLA
KENDRICK LAMAR
MEGAN THEE STALLION
NICKI MINAJ
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
ATL JACOB
CASH COBAIN
HIT-BOY
HITMAKA
METRO BOOMIN
MUSTARD
PETE ROCK
Q-TIP
THE ALCHEMIST
BEST BREAKTHROUGH HIP HOP ARTIST
41
310BABII
BOSSMAN DLOW
CASH COBAIN
LADY LONDON
SEXYY RED
SKILLA BABY
TOMMY RICHMAN
DJ OF THE YEAR
BIG VON
DJ D-NICE
DJ DRAMA
DJ KHALED
KAYTRANADA
METRO BOOMIN
MUSTARD
THE ALCHEMIST
BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
BOOTLEG KEV
CLUB SHAY SHAY
COMPLEX
DRINK CHAMPS
MILLION DOLLAZ WORTH OF GAME
ON THE RADAR
THE BREAKFAST CLUB
THE JOE BUDDEN PODCAST
THE SHADE ROOM
XXL
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
50 CENT
A$AP ROCKY
CAM’RON & MA$E
CARDI B
DRAKE
FAT JOE
GLORILLA
KENDRICK LAMAR
MEGAN THEE STALLION
SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
21 SAVAGE GOOD GOOD (USHER, 21 SAVAGE & SUMMER WALKER)
A$AP ROCKY GANGSTA (FREE NATIONALS, A$AP ROCKY &
ANDERSON .PAAK)
CARDI B WANNA BE REMIX (GLORILLA, MEGAN THEE STALLION & CARDI B)
DRAKE MELTDOWN (TRAVIS SCOTT FEAT. DRAKE)
J.COLE FIRST PERSON SHOOTER (DRAKE FEAT. J.COLE)
KENDRICK LAMAR LIKE THAT (FUTURE, METRO BOOMIN & KENDRICK LAMAR)
LIL WAYNE BRAND NEW (TYGA, YG & LIL WAYNE)
MEGAN THEE STALLION WANNA BE (GLORILLA, MEGAN THEE STALLION)
IMPACT TRACK
BLESSINGS NICKI MINAJ FEAT. TASHA COBBS LEONARD
FORTUNATE COMMON & PETE ROCK
GET IN WITH ME BOSSMAN DLOW
HISS MEGAN THEE STALLION
HUMBLE ME KILLER MIKE
NOT LIKE US KENDRICK LAMAR
PRECISION BIG SEAN
YEAH GLO! GLORILLA
BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
SDM FRANCE
LEYS MC FRANCE
RACIONAIS MCS BRAZIL
BUDAH BRAZIL
GHETTS UK
BASHY UK
STEFFLON DON UK
MAGLERA DOE BOY SOUTH AFRICA
BLXCKIE SOUTH AFRICA
ODUMODUBLVCK NIGERIA
Fans can start voting for DJ of the Year, Producer of the Year, and Best Hip Hop platform categories starting Friday, September 20 at Noon ET at https://www.bet.com/votehha24
Connie Orlando, EVP of Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy, will oversee the production of the annual event and serve as Executive Producer with Jamal Noisette, SVP of Specials & Music Programming. Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, will act as Executive Producer for “BET Hip Hop Awards” 2024, with Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Dionne Harmon from Jesse Collins Entertainment also contributing as Executive Producers.
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ABOUT FAT JOE:
Fat Joe is a Grammy®-nominated recording artist, author, actor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and media personality hailing from The Bronx, New York. With an acclaimed career that has spanned four different decades, Joe has cemented his legacy as a hip-hop heavyweight, having amassed several multiplatinum and gold studio albums, mixtapes, singles, and collaborations, including “Lean Back,” “What’s Luv,” “Make It Rain,” and “All The Way Up,” among countless others.
Beyond his unprecedented longevity, Joe – who is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent – helped play an integral role in bridging the intersection of hip-hop and Latin music, collaborating with Gloria Estefan, Thalia, Ricky Martin, Don Omar, Tego Calderon, Wisin y Yandel, Anuel AA, etc. Joe has also displayed an eye for discovering and developing new talent, having signed the likes of DJ Khaled, Big Pun, Remy Ma and more to his Terror Squad label imprint.
Most recently, Joe reinvented himself into a media personality, hosting the 2022 and 2023 “BET Hip Hop Awards” and episodes of The Drew Barrymore Show and The Wendy Williams Show. His pivot into media began in 2020, when he launched “The Fat Joe Show,” an Instagram Live talk-show where he interviewed a wide array of guests such as Dr. Anthony Fauci, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Floyd Mayweather, Jamie Foxx, etc. Those experiences ultimately paved the way for Joe to get his new talk show “Fat Joe Talks” on STARZ.
The Bronx native expanded his résumé and became an author in November 2022, releasing his memoir, The Book of Jose, which pulled back the curtains on the trials, tribulations and triumphs throughout his personal life and professional career. Joe’s acclaimed memoir is being converted into a television series on Showtime that will be executive-produced by Kenya Barris and BET Studios.
He has shined in acting roles, most notably starring alongside Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish in “Night School” as well as in Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It” Netflix series. He is also slated to star alongside Susan Sarandon in an animated comedy series called “The Movers”, which is currently being developed at FOX.
Joe is also the owner and founder of three UP NYC stores in New York City, which sell exclusive sneakers from brands such as Jordan and Nike, sports apparel, caps, etc. Joe is also the co-owner of Rewind It 10, a men’s at-home beard and hair coloring collection. Rewind It 10 is made from high-quality, professional-grade, Italian formulas that allow men everywhere access to salon-quality results from the comfort of their home or local barber.
For more information on Fat Joe, follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
ABOUT BET Media Group:
The BET Media Group, a unit of Paramount (NASDAQ: PARAA; PARA), is the world’s largest media company dedicated to entertaining, engaging, and empowering the Black community and championing Black culture. Connecting Black audiences through a portfolio of brands including BET, BET+, BET Gospel, BET HER, BET International, BET Jams, BET Soul, BET Studios, and VH1, the BET Media Group is a thriving media ecosystem of leading interconnected platforms across cable TV, streaming, digital, studios, live events and international.
For more information about BET, visit www.bet.com and follow @BET on social platforms. For more BET news announcements, visit betpressroom.com.
ABOUT “BET HIP HOP AWARDS”:
“BET Hip Hop Awards” is an annual celebration that pays homage to a culture that changed the world while highlighting the best in hip hop music. Year after year, BET delivers the best in hip hop for an unforgettable night of performances, cyphers and tributes honoring hip-hop legends that have and continue to make hip hop culture a global force.
ABOUT JESSE COLLINS ENTERTAINMENT:
Founded in 2012, Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE) is a full-service Emmy winning production company that has played an integral role in producing many of television's most memorable moments in music entertainment. JCE's award-winning and critically acclaimed television includes programming from its three divisions. From the scripted division: scripted series—Real Husbands of Hollywood, American Soul and miniseries—The New Edition Story and The Bobby Brown Story. From the unscripted division: unscripted series – Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50, Oh Hell No! With Marlon Wayans, Cardi Tries, My Killer Body with K. Michelle, DJ Cassidy's Pass the Mic and Forward: The Future of Black Music, Hollywood Squares, Rhythm + Flow, Celebrity Squares, Becoming A Popstar, Sunday Best, Hip Hop Squares and Nashville Squares, talk shows – Yara Shahidi's Day Off and Face to Face with Becky G, and children's series—Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (Daytime Emmy Award winner). From the specials division: award shows—The Emmy Awards, The American Music Awards, The 2022 Golden Globes, BET Awards, Soul Train Awards, BET Hip Hop Awards, Black Girls Rock!, BET Honors, UNCF's An Evening of Stars and ABFF Honors, specials—The Super Bowl Halftime Show (Primetime Emmy Award winner), The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama & Oprah Winfrey (Primetime Emmy® Award nominee), A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop, Lil Rel Howery: I said it. Y'all thinking it., CNN's Juneteenth: A Global Celebration of Freedom, Martin: The Reunion, John Lewis: Celebrating A Hero, Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration, Change Together: From The March On Washington To Today, A GRAMMY Salute to the Sounds of Change, Stand Up for Heroes, Dear Mama, Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin', Def Comedy Jam 25, Leslie Jones: Time Machine, The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular and Rip the Runway. Emmy winner Jesse Collins, Founder and CEO of the company, is the executive producer of all JCE programming. He is also an executive producer for the annual Grammy Awards and produced the 2021 Oscars. Emmy winner Dionne Harmon is President. Emmy nominee Jeannae Rouzan-Clay is SVP of Specials.
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