2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, Kendrick Lamar Takes Home Six Awards, Tems Won One, and Black Sherif Loses
The BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 were held last night in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, and there were a number of famous artistes who made their mark and announced the winners of the prestigious awards.
Last night, Kendrick Lamar won six awards, making him the big winner and the show’s leader.
With her song “Wait for you,” which she co-wrote with Future and Drake, Nigerian singer Tems also won an award for “Best Song Of The Year.”
In the Best International Flow category, Ghana’s Black Sherif, a highly talented musician who made his debut in 2019 and received his first nomination, fell short to French artist Benjamin Epps.
The BET Hip Hop Award winners for 2022 are listed below.
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
“D.M.B.” – A$AP Rocky
“Family Ties” – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
“Good Love” – City Girls featuring Usher
“Hot Sh*t” – Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk
“London” – Bia & J. Cole
“Wait For U” – Future featuring Drake & Tems
“Way 2 Sexy” – Drake featuring Future & Young Thug
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
50 Cent – WINNER
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
Drake
JAY-Z
Kanye West
Megan Thee Stallion
BEST BREAKTHROUGH HIP HOP ARTIST
Baby Keem
Blxst
Doechii
Fivio Foreign
GloRilla – WINNER
Nardo Wick
Saucy Santana
HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Drake
Future
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
777 – Latto
Certified Lover Boy – Drake
Donda – Kanye West
I Never Liked You – Future
It’s Almost Dry – Pusha T
King’s Disease II – Nas
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
ATL Jacob
Baby Keem
Hit-Boy
Hitmaka – WINNER
Kanye West
Metro Boomin
Pharrell Williams
BEST COLLABORATION
“Family Ties” – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar
“Good Love” – City Girls featuring Usher
“Hot Sh*t” – Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk
“Jimmy Cooks” – Drake featuring 21 Savage
“Johnny P’s Caddy” – Benny The Butcher & J. Cole
“Wait For U” – Future featuring Drake & Tems – WINNER
“Way 2 Sexy” – Drake featuring Future & Young Thug
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Big Energy” – Latto – WINNER
F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” – Hitkidd & Glorilla
“First Class” – Jack Harlow
“Hot Sh*t” – Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk
“Super Gremlin” – Kodak Black
“Wait For U” – Future featuring Drake & Tems
“Way 2 Sexy” – Drake featuring Future & Young Thug
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
“Big Energy” – Latto – WINNER
“F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” – Hitkidd & Glorilla
“First Class” – Jack Harlow
“Hot Sh*t” – Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk
“Super Gremlin” – Kodak Black
“Wait For U” – Future featuring Drake & Tems
“Way 2 Sexy” – Drake featuring Future & Young Thug
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)
