Nicki Minaj, Big Sean Lead 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominations

The nominations for the 2015 BET Hip-Hop Awards have officially been released, with artists like Big Sean, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar and Drake earning the most nominations.

Big Sean is up for 12 awards, including Lyricist of the Year, MVP of the Year and Album of the Year, while Nicki Minaj and Kendrick Lamar both have nine nominations, including Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Live Performer. Newcomer Fetty Wap is nominated for six awards, including Track of the Year for his massive hit "Trap Queen."

2015 marks the 10th year for the BET Hip-Hop Awards and will be hosted by Snoop Dogg. The show, shot in Atlanta, is set to air on October 13 on BET. You can check out the full list of nominations below.

Best Hip-Hop Video:
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign – “Play No Games”
Big Sean feat. Drake & Kanye West – “Blessings”
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
Nicki Minaj feat. Beyoncé – “Feeling Myself”

Best Collabo, Duo or Group:
Big Sean feat. Drake & Kanye West – “Blessings”
Big Sean feat. E-40 – “IDFWU”
Fetty Wap feat. Monty – “My Way”
Nicki Minaj feat. Beyoncé – “Feeling Myself”
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter”

Best Live Performer:
Drake
J. Cole
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj

Lyricist of the Year:
Big Sean
Drake
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj

Producer of the Year:
DJ Mustard
J. Cole
Kanye West
Mike Will Made-It
Pharrell Williams
Timbaland

MVP of the Year:
Big Sean
Drake
Future
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj

Track Of The Year:
“Alright” – Produced By Pharrell Williams & Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)
“Blessings” – Produced By Boi-1da & Vinylz (Big Sean feat. Drake & Kanye West)
“Commas” – Produced By Dj Spinz & Southside (Future)
“IDFWU” – Produced By Dj Dahi, Dj Mustard, Kanye West & Key Wane (Big Sean feat. E-40)
“Trap Queen” – Produced By Tony Fadd (Fetty Wap)

Album Of The Year:
Big Sean – Dark Sky Paradise
Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint
Wale – The Album About Nothing

Who Blew Up Award:
Bobby Shmurda
Dej Loaf
Fetty Wap
Rae Sremmurd
Tink

Hustler Of The Year:
Dr. Dre
Drake
J. Cole
Jay Z
Nicki Minaj

Best Club Banger:
Big Sean feat. E-40 – “IDFWU” (Produced By Dj Dahi, Dj Mustard, Kanye West & Key Wane)
Dej Loaf – “Try Me” (Produced By Dds)
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen” (Produced By Tony Fadd)
Future – “Commas” (Produced By Dj Spinz & Southside)
Rich Homie Quan – “Flex” (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) (Produced By Dj Spinz & Nitti Beatz)

Best Mixtape:
Future – 56 Nights
Future – Beast Mode
Future – Monster
Lil Wayne – Sorry 4 The Wait 2
Travi$ Scott – Days Before Rodeo

Sweet 16 (Best Featured Verse):
Drake – “Blessings” (Big Sean feat. Drake & Kanye West)
Drake – “My Way Remix” (Fetty Wap feat. Drake)
E-40 – “IDFWU” (Big Sean feat. E-40)
Kendrick Lamar – “Classic Man Remix” (Jidenna feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter” (Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne)

Impact Track:
Big Sean feat. Kanye West & John Legend – “One Man Can Change The World”
Common & John Legend – “Glory” (From The Motion Picture “Selma”)
J. Cole – “Apparently”
J. Cole – “Be Free”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”

Video Director of the Year:
Alan Ferguson
Benny Boom
Chris Robinson/Lil Chris
Colin Tilley
Director X

DJ of the Year:
DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Esco
DJ Khaled
DJ Mustard

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style):
A$AP Rocky
Dej Loaf
Drake
Kanye West
Nicki Minaj

People’s Champ Award:
Big Sean feat. Drake & Kanye West – “Blessings”
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
Future – “Commas”
Kendrick Lamar – “I”
Rae Sremmurd – “No Type”
Rich Homie Quan – “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)”

Best Hip Hop Online Site:
Allhiphop.Com
Complex.Com
Hotnewhiphop.Com
Rapradar.Com
Worldstarhiphop.Com

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