DaBaby Leads The Nominations For The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards

Roddy Ricch, Megan Thee Stallion, and Drake picked up several nods too.

2020 has already been a very successful year for DaBaby. He released one of the biggest hits of the year with “Rockstar” featuring Roddy Ricch, and his Blame It on Baby studio album opened at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

DaBaby is also going into the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards with the most nominations. The Charlotte-raised rapper earned 12 nods, including Hip Hop Artist Of The Year, Lyricist Of The Year, Hip Hop Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Live Performer, and Best Hip Hop Video.

Roddy Ricch was right behind his “Rockstar” collaborator with 11 nominations. The Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial album creator is listed in categories such as Hip Hop Artist Of The Year, Hip Hop Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Hip Hop Artist.

Megan Thee Stallion and Drake scored the third-most nominations with 8 each. Future (6) and Lil Baby (4) were also among the leading nominees. Beyoncé, DJ Khaled, Travis Scott, and Mustard each received three nods. The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards is scheduled to air on Tuesday, October 27 at 9 pm ET/PT.

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

“BOP” – DaBaby

“Rockstar” – DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch

“Toosie Slide” – Drake

“Life Is Good” – Future feat. Drake

“The Bigger Picture” – Lil Baby

“The Box” – Roddy Ricch

BEST COLLABORATION

“Rockstar” – DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch

“Life Is Good” – Future feat. Drake

“WHATS POPPIN (Remix)” – Jack Harlow feat. Tory Lanez, DaBaby & Lil Wayne

“Savage (Remix” – Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé

“Hot Girl Summer” – Megan Thee Stallion feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign

“Ballin'” – Mustard feat. Roddy Ricch

BEST DUO OR GROUP

Chris Brown and Young Thug

City Girls

EarthGang

JackBoys

Migos

Run the Jewels

BEST LIVE PERFORMER

Big Sean

DaBaby

Drake

Megan Thee Stallion

Roddy Ricch

Travis Scott

LYRICIST OF THE YEAR

Big Sean

DaBaby

Drake

J. Cole

Megan Thee Stallion

Rapsody

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Cactus Jack & White Trash Tyler

Cole Bennett

Colin Tilley

Dave Meyers

Director X

Teyana “Spike Tee” Taylor

DJ OF THE YEAR

Chase B

D-Nice

DJ Drama

DJ Envy

DJ Khaled

Mustard

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

9th Wonder

DJ Khaled

Hit-Boy

JetsonMade

Mike WiLL Made-It

Mustard

HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

DaBaby

Drake

Future

Lil Baby

Megan Thee Stallion

Roddy Ricch

SONG OF THE YEAR

“BOP” – DaBaby – Produced By JetsonMade & Starboy

“Life Is Good” – Future feat. Drake – Produced by Ambezza, D. Hill & OZ

“Rockstar” – DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch – Produced by SethInTheKitchen

“Savage (Remix)” – Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé – Produced by J. White Did It

“The Box” – Roddy Ricch – Produced by 30 Roc & DatBoiSqueeze

“Toosie Slide” – Drake – Produced by OZ

HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Blame it on Baby – DaBaby

Kirk – DaBaby

High Off Life – Future

My Turn – Lil Baby

Suga – Megan Thee Stallion

Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial – Roddy Ricch

BEST NEW HIP HOP ARTIST

Flo Milli

Jack Harlow

Mulatto

NLE Choppa

Pop Smoke

Rod Wave

HUSTLER OF THE YEAR

Cardi B

DJ Khaled

Jay-Z

Megan Thee Stallion

Rick Ross

Travis Scott

BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM

Complex

HipHopDX

HotNewHipHop

The Breakfast Club

The Joe Budden Podcast

The Shade Room

XXL

SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE

Beyoncé – “Savage (Remix)” (Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé)

BIA – “Best on Earth” (Russ feat. BIA)

Cardi B – “Writing on the Wall” (French Montana feat. Post Malone, Cardi B & Rvssian)

Future – “Roses (Remix)” (Saint Jhn feat. Future)

Roddy Ricch – “Rockstar” (DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch)

Travis Scott – “Hot (Remix)” (Young Thug feat. Gunna & Travis Scott)

IMPACT TRACK

“Lockdown” – Anderson .Paak & Jay Rock

“Rockstar (BLM Remix)” – DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch

“Snow on tha Bluff” – J. Cole

“The Bigger Picture” – Lil Baby

“Afeni” – Rapsody feat. PJ Morton

“Sue Me” – Wale feat. Kelly Price

BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW

Djonga (BRAZIL)

Kaaris (FRANCE)

Khaligraph Jones (KENYA)

Meryl (FRANCE)

Ms Banks (UK)

Nasty C (SOUTH AFRICA)

Stormzy (UK)