Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar and DJ Khaled lead BET Awards 2017 Nominations List [Full List]

New girl on the block Cardi B earned a stunning number of 9 nominations on the BET hip-hop awards nominees list 2017.

DJ Khaled and Kendrick Lamar also topped the number of nominations on the list with both artists being nominated for ‘Album of the Year’. Resurgent veteran rapper and business mogul Jay-Z earned a good number of nods too.

The BET Hip-Hop Awards 2017 are set to take place Oct. 6 at The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami, and will air Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

BET HIP-HOP AWARDS 2017 NOMINEES

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
DJ Khaled – Grateful
Future – FUTURE
J. Cole – 4 Your Eyez Only
Jay Z – 4:44
Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
Migos – Culture

BEST NEW HIP-HOP ARTIST
Aminé
Cardi B
Kodak Black
Playboi Carti
Tee Grizzley

HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
Cardi B
Chance the Rapper
Diddy
DJ Khaled
Jay Z
Kendrick Lamar

MADE-YOU-LOOK AWARD (BEST HIP-HOP STYLE)
A$AP Rocky
Cardi B
Future
Migos
Nicki Minaj

BEST MIXTAPE
Cardi B – Gangsta B!tch Music Vol. 2
Gucci Mane – Droptopwop
Juicy J – Gas Face
Playboi Carti – Playboi Carti
Tee Grizzley – My Moment
Yo Gotti & Mike Will Made-It – Gotti Made-It

SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
Chance the Rapper – “I’m the One” (DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne)
Gucci Mane – “Black Beatles” (Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane)
Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad and Boujee” (Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert)
Nicki Minaj – “Rake It Up” (Yo Gotti feat. Nicki Minaj)
Ty Dolla $ign – “Ain’t Nothing” (Juicy J feat. Wiz Khalifa & Ty Dolla $ign)
Wiz Khalifa – “Ain’t Nothing” (Juicy J feat. Wiz Khalifa & Ty Dolla $ign)

IMPACT TRACK
Cardi B – “Bodak Yellow”
Jay Z – “Story of O.J.”
Kendrick Lamar- “HUMBLE.”
Kendrick Lamar – “DNA.”
Lecrae – “Blessings” feat. Ty Dolla $Ign
Tyler, the Creator – “Who Dat Boy” feat. A$AP Rocky

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Cardi B – “Bodak Yellow”
DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
French Montana feat. Swae Lee – “Unforgettable”
Future – “Mask Off”
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”

BEST COLLABO, DUO OR GROUP
DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
French Montana feat. Swae Lee – “Unforgettable”
Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad and Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane – “Black Beatles”
Yo Gotti feat. Nicki Minaj – “Rake It Up”

HOT TICKET PERFORMER
Cardi B
Chance the Rapper
Drake
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar

LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
Chance the Rapper
Drake
J. Cole
Jay Z
Kendrick Lamar

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Benny Boom
Colin Tilley
Dave Meyers & Missy Elliott
Director X
Hype Williams

DJ OF THE YEAR
DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Esco
DJ Khaled
DJ Mustard

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
DJ Khaled & Nasty Beatmakers
DJ Mustard
London On Da Track
Metro Boomin
Mike Will Made-It
Pharrell Williams

MVP OF THE YEAR
Cardi B
Chance the Rapper
DJ Khaled
Jay Z
Kendrick Lamar

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“Bad and Boujee” – Produced By Metro Boomin (Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert)
“Bodak Yellow” – Produced By J. White Did It (Cardi B)
“HUMBLE.” – Produced By Mike Will Made-It (Kendrick Lamar)
“Mask Off” – Produced By Metro Boomin (Future)
“Wild Thoughts” – Produced By DJ Khaled & Nasty Beatmakers (DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller)