2020 BET Hip Hop Awards: Date, time, nominations and all you need to know about show's 15th instalment
The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards will take place virtually from multiple locations due to the coronavirus pandemic. The nominations for the 15th installment of the BET Hip Hop Awards were announced on September 29, 2020. Here's all you need to know about the ceremony.
Date and Time
The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards will take place on Tuesday, October 27, at 9 P.M. ET/PT.
How to Watch
Cable subscribers can watch the show on BET as well as BET Her, VH1 and MTV2, or on BET.com with a cable, Philo or YouTube TV subscription. If you don't have cable, several live TV streaming services offer BET, including Sling TV, AT&T TV Now, Philo and YouTube TV.
Nominations
DaBaby leads the number of nominations with twelve, with Roddy Ricch earning eleven, and both Megan Thee Stallion and Drake receiving eight each. Here's the full list of nominees:
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
'DaBaby'
'Drake'
'Future'
'Lil Baby'
'Megan Thee Stallion'
'Roddy Ricch'
Best Hip Hop Video
DaBaby – 'Bop'
DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch – 'Rockstar'
Drake – 'Toosie Slide'
Future featuring Drake – 'Life Is Good'
Lil Baby – 'The Bigger Picture'
Roddy Ricch – 'The Box'
Best Collaboration
DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch – 'Rockstar'
Future featuring Drake – 'Life Is Good'
Jack Harlow featuring Tory Lanez, DaBaby and Lil Wayne – 'Whats Poppin (Remix)'
Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé – 'Savage (Remix)'
Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign – 'Hot Girl Summer'
Mustard featuring Roddy Ricch – 'Ballin''
Best Duo/Group
Chris Brown and Young Thug
City Girls
EarthGang
JackBoys
Migos
The Lox
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 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
Song of the Year
(Only the producer nominated in this category)
'Bop' – Produced by JetsonMade and Starboy (DaBaby)
'Life Is Good' – Produced by Ambezza, D. Hill and OZ (Future featuring Drake)
'Rockstar' – Produced by SethInTheKitchen (DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch)
'Savage (Remix)' – Produced by J. White Did It (Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé)
'The Box' – Produced by 30 Roc and DatBoiSqueeze (Roddy Ricch)
'Toosie Slide' – Produced by OZ (Drake)
Hip Hop Album of the Year
Future – 'High Off Life'
DaBaby – 'Blame It on Baby'
DaBaby – 'Kirk'
Lil Baby – 'My Turn'
Megan Thee Stallion – 'Suga'
Roddy Ricch – 'Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial'
Best New Hip Hop Artist
Flo Milli
Jack Harlow
NLE Choppa
Mulatto
Pop Smoke
Rod Wave
Hustler of the Year
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
JAY-Z
Megan Thee Stallion
Rick Ross
Travis Scott
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Beyoncé – 'Savage (Remix)' (Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé)
Bia – 'Best on Earth' (Russ featuring Bia)
Cardi B – 'Writing on the Wall' (French Montana featuring Post Malone, Cardi B and Rvssian)
Future – 'Roses (Remix)' (Saint Jhn featuring Future)
Travis Scott – 'Hot' (Young Thug featuring Gunna and Travis Scott)
Roddy Ricch – 'Rockstar' (DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch)
Impact Track
Anderson Paak and Jay Rock – 'Lockdown'
J. Cole – 'Snow on tha Bluff'
DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch – 'Rockstar (BLM Remix)'
Lil Baby – 'The Bigger Picture'
Rapsody featuring PJ Morton – 'Afeni'
Wale featuring Kelly Price – 'Sue Me'
Best International Flow
Djonga (Brazil)
Kaaris (France)
Khaligraph Jones (Kenya)
Meryl (France)
Ms Banks (UK)
Nasty C (South Africa)
Stormzy (UK)
Best Hip-Hop Platform
HipHopDX
HotNewHipHop
XXL
The Breakfast Club
The Shade Room
The Joe Budden Podcast
Complex
I Am Hip Hop Icon
Master P