Author : Jennifer Stone
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Every hip-hop artist and moreover hip-hop enthusiast gets highly excited with only one name which is the BET Hip-hop Awards. The 2023 BET Awards were a huge success with Kendrick Lamar with the most number of wins. On that evening at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, he took 4 awards home for his impressive works in 2022 and 2023. While every eyes are on the 2024 BET Awards ceremony, once again revisit the glory of 2023’s BET hip-hop awards.
Most Number of Wins: Kendrick Lamar
The rapper won in every category he was nominated in. These four categories of HIP-HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR were hip hop artist of the Year, lyricist of the Year, best live performer, and video director of the Year. He also received another award with his collaborator Dave Free.
Other Prominent Winners:
Apart from him various artists also took home several awards, including renowned names like Drake & 21 Savage, who won the Hip Hop Album of the Year for Her Loss and Best Duo or Group Hip Hop Album of the Year for Her Loss and also won best duo or group of 2023.
Lil Durk feat. J. Cole won the (best collaboration and impact track for his release “All My Life”. Lil Uzi Vert’s song, “Just Wanna Rock”, won the Song of the Year and Best Hip Hop Video. The producer of the year title went to Metro Boomin in 2023. Swizz Beatz and Timbaland were both honored with the cultural influence award on the night. Marley Marl was also recognized for the night with the title of “I Am Hip Hop” award.
The Most Nominated Category:
Cardi B and 21 Savage have received the most number of nominations in the BET Hip Hop Awards 2023. They both had 12 nominations, while Cardi B didn’t win in any of these 12 categories, but 21 Savage won in 2 of them.
Hosts and Performances of BET Hip Hop Awards 2023:
The host of BET Hip Hop Awards 2023 and the performance list had names GloRilla, Jermaine Dupri, Lola Brooke, Ludacris, Sexyy Red, Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, Da Brat and many more. Apart from this, the I Am Hip Hop Award honoree Marley Marl and a So So Def 30th-anniversary tribute featured performances of Lil Jon, Ludacris, Nelly, Chingy, Bow Wow, Da Brat, and many others.
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
21 Savage- Burna Boy
- Cardi B
- Drake
- GloRilla
- J. Cole
- Kendrick Lamar (Winner)
- Lil Uzi Vert
21 SavageSONG OF THE YEAR
- “All My Life” – Lil Durk feat. J. Cole
- “God Did” – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend and Fridayy
- “Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert (Winner)
- “Players” – Coi Leray
- “Put It On Da Floor Again” – Latto feat. Cardi B
- “Rich Flex” – Drake and 21 Savage
- “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” – Burna Boy feat. 21 Savage
- “Tomorrow 2” – GloRilla and Cardi B
HIP-HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Anyways, Life’s Great… – GloRilla
- Coi – Coi Leray
- God Did – DJ Khaled
- Her Loss – Drake and 21 Savage (Winner)
- Heroes & Villains – Metro Boomin
- Jackman – Jack Harlow
- Pink Tape – Lil Uzi Vert
- Traumazine – Megan Thee Stallion
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
- “Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert (Winner)
- “Players (DJ Smallz 732 – Jersey Club Remix)” – Coi Leray
- “Put It On Da Floor Again” – Latto feat. Cardi B
- “Shake Sumn” – DaBaby
- “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” – Burna Boy feat. 21 Savage
- “Spin Bout U” – Drake and 21 Savage
- “Tomorrow 2” – GloRilla and Cardi B
BEST COLLABORATION
- “All My Life” – Lil Durk feat. J. Cole (Winner)
- “God Did” – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend and Fridayy
- “Players (DJ Saige Remix)” – Coi Leray feat. Busta Rhymes
- “Princess Diana” – Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj
- “Put It On Da Floor Again” – Latto feat. Cardi B
- “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” – Burna Boy feat. 21 Savage
- “Tomorrow 2″ – GloRilla and Cardi B
IMPACT TRACK
- “30” – Nas
- “All My Life” – Lil Durk feat. J. Cole (Winner)
- “Anxiety” – Megan Thee Stallion
- “Can’t Win for Nothing” – Symba
- “Champions” – NLE Choppa
- “God Did” – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend and Fridayy
- “Scientists & Engineers” – Killer Mike and André 3000 feat. Future and Eryn Allen Kane
- “Therapy Pt. 2” – Robert Glasper feat. Mac Miller
BEST DUO OR GROUP
- City Girls
- DJ Drama and Jeezy
- Drake and 21 Savage (Winner)
- Earthgang
- Larry June and The Alchemist
- Quavo and Takeoff
- Rae Sremmurd
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
- Burna Boy
- Busta Rhymes
- Cardi B
- Coi Leray
- Dababy
- Drake
- Kendrick Lamar (Winner)
- Megan Thee Stallion
BEST BREAKTHROUGH HIP-HOP ARTIST
- Armani White
- Central Cee
- Doechii
- Finesse2tymes
- Ice Spice (Winner)
- Kaliii
- Lola Brooke
- Sexyy Redd
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
- 21 Savage
- André 3000
- Burna Boy
- Cardi B
- Conway The Machine
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Kendrick Lamar (Winner)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
- Atl Jacob
- DJ Khaled
- Dr. Dre
- Hit-Boy
- Hitmaka
- Kaytranada
- London On Da Track
- Metro Boomin (Winner)
- The Alchemist
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
- Anderson .Paak
- Cole Bennett
- Colin Tilley
- DaBaby and Reel Goats
- Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar (Winner)
- Dave Meyers
- Travis Scott
DJ OF THE YEAR
- Chase B
- D-Nice
- DJ Cassidy
- DJ Clark Kent
- DJ Drama
- DJ Jazzy Jeff
- DJ Khaled
- Kaytranada
- Metro Boomin (Winner)
BEST HIP-HOP PLATFORM
- AllHipHop
- Caresha Please (Winner)
- Drink Champs
- Hiphop Dx
- Million Dollaz Worth Of Game
- Rap Caviar
- The Breakfast Club
- The Joe Budden Podcast
- XXL
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
- 21 Savage
- 50 Cent (Winner)
- Burna Boy
- Cardi B
- Caresha
- DJ Khaled
- Drake
- JAY-Z
SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
- 21 Savage – “Creepin’” (Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd and 21 Savage)
- 21 Savage – “Peaches & Eggplants” (Young Nudy feat. 21 Savage)
- André 3000 – “Scientists & Engineers” (Killer Mike and André 3000 feat. Future and Eryn Allen Kane)
- Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2” (GloRilla and Cardi B)
- Cardi B – “Put It On Da Floor Again” (Latto feat. Cardi B)
- Drake – “Oh U Went” (Young Thug feat. Drake)
- J. Cole – “All My Life” (Lil Durk feat. J. Cole)
- JAY-Z – “God Did” (DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend and Fridayy) (Winner)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
- Aka (South Africa)
- Black Sherif (Ghana) (Winner)
- Central Cee (UK)
- Gazo (France)
- J Hus (UK)
- K.O (South Africa)
- Major Rd (Brazil)
- Ninho (France)
- Sampa The Great (Zambia)
- Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)
BET Hip-hop Awards 2024:
The tentative date for BET Hip-hop Awards 2024, 30th June 2024, Sunday. And the show will be telecast on all BET live from Los Angeles, from 8 ETA onwards. As per the track record of the BET Awards, the nominations for the 2024 ceremony will be revealed in the first week of June. The host of the show along with the performance list will be revealed before the show. And for the winners, you will have to wait for the night to happen.
BET Fun Facts:
Each year BET awards receive over 7 million viewers across the globe
The first artist to bag a BET was OutKast, during the BET ceremony held on 19th June 2001
To honor the demise of Michael Jackson, BET scrambled to revamp the ceremony. And made it happen within three days on 28th June 2009. And the entire show was to honor this fallen star in the music industry.
To date, the most number of BET nominations was received by Beyoncé. And she was nominated 68 times for this awards ceremony
In 2015, Janet Jackson received the only BET Ultimate Icon Award to this date
Since 2001 this eminent award show has been dignifying hip-hop artists and their true potential. And every year they acknowledge some intriguing artists excelling in their releases winning the hearts of millions across the globe. The last Sunday of June has been the permanent date for this sumptuous awards show. The pandemic might have taken a toll on this show, but the show is back to its glory with the huge success last year, and all eyes are on the BET 2024 awards.
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