The 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations have been announced and Trinidad’s own Nicki Minaj has been given the nod six times. Young Moolah rapper Lil Wayne leads the pack with 18 nominations (dayum is that a record??), including one for Lyricist of the Year. Not far behind is Kanye West with 10, Wiz Khalifa with 9, and rap heavyweight Rick Ross garnered 8 nominations of his own.
Among the awards Weezy is nominated for are MVP of the Year, Hustler of the Year, and Best Live Performer. Meanwhile, one of the many awards Pittsburgh spitta Khalifa is vying is the “Rookie of The Year” award, as well as “CD of the Year” for his debut album, Rolling Papers. Mr. West will be in competition for a variety of honors thanks to his unique fashion acumen (Made-You-Look Award [Best Hip Hop Style]), genre-bending hits (Verizon Peoples Champ Award [Viewers Choice]), and avant-garde videos (Video Director of the Year). Ross who had a monster year in 2010 will hear his name when nominees are called for Best Club Banger (“I’m One One”) and Lyricist of the Year among others.
Watch the premiere of the 2011 Hip Hop Awards, hosted by Mike Epps on Tuesday, October 11 at 8P/7 C on BET to see who won. Now, check out the full list of nominees.
Best Hip Hop Video
Big Sean f/ Chris Brown My Last
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes Look At Me Now
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne I’m On One
Eminem f/ Rihanna Love The Way You Lie
Kanye West f/ Rihanna All Of The Lights
Reeses Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab)
Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Lil Wayne Hustle Hard (Remix)
Big K.R.I.T. f/ Ludacris & Bun B Country Sh*t (Remix)
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes Look At Me Now
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne Im On One
Lupe Fiasco f/ Trey Songz Out Of My Head
Best Live Performer
Busta Rhymes
Cee-Lo Green
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West
Lyricist of the Year
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Video Director of the Year
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams
Producer of the Year
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
Kane Beatz
Lex Luger
No I.D.
Kanye West, Emile, Jeff Bhasker & Mike Dean
MVP of the Year
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa
Track of the Year
6 Foot 7 Foot Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz)
Black and Yellow Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa)
I’m On One Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)
Look At Me Now Produced by Diplo & Afrojack (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne &
Busta Rhymes)
My Last Produced by No I.D. (Big Sean f/ Chris Brown)
CD of the Year
Big Sean Finally Famous
Lupe Fiasco LASERS
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday
Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Wiz Khalifa Rolling Papers
DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Envy
DJ Khaled
DJ Prostyle
Rookie of the Year
Big K.R.I.T.
Big Sean
Frank Ocean
Diggy Simmons
Tyler the Creator
Wiz Khalifa
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa
Best Hip Hop Online Site
All Hip Hop.com
Bossip.com
Nah Right.com
Rap Radar.com
World Star Hip Hop.com
Best Club Banger
Ace Hood Hustle Hard (Produced by Lex Luger)
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne I’m On One (Produced by T-Minus)
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz 6 foot 7 foot (Produced by Bangladesh)
Waka Flocka Flame No Hands (Produced by Lex Luger)
Wiz Khalifa Black And Yellow (Produced by Stargate)
YC Worldwide f/ Future Racks (Produced by Sonny Digital)
Best Mixtape
Big K.R.I.T. Return Of 4Eva
B.o.B No Genre
J. Cole Friday Night Lights
Kendrick Lamar Section .80
Frank Ocean Nostalgia, Ultra
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Busta Rhymes Look At Me Now (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Lil Wayne Motivation (Kelly Rowland f/ Lil Wayne)
Nicki Minaj Monster (Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver)
Wiz Khalifa Bright Lights, Bigger City (Cee-Lo Green f/ Wiz Khalifa)
Wiz Khalifa Till I’m Gone (Tinie Tempah f/ Wiz Khalifa)
Hustler of the Year
Diddy
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Verizon Peoples Champ Award
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes Look At Me Now
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz 6 Foot 7 Foot
Nicki Minaj f/ Drake Moment 4 Life
Kanye West f/ Rihanna All of The Lights
Wiz Khalifa Black And Yellow
