Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa Among BET Hip-Hop Awards Nominees

Rapper Lil Wayne is having the best week ever. Beside having the No. 1 album in the United States, he can now add a record-breaking 18 nominations for the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards to his list of accomplishments.

Among Weezy's nods are Lyricist of the Year, MVP of the Year and Hustler of the Year. Following behind Wayne is Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa with nine mentions apiece and Rick Ross with eight nods. Other nominees included Jay-Z with five noms, DJ Khaled with four nods and Big Sean with three mentions.

BET will tape the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta on Oct. 1, which the network will later air on Oct. 11 at 8PM EST. Funnyman Mike Epps is returning to host this year's event.

Below is the full list of the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2011 nominees and categories:

Best Hip Hop Video
Big Sean, 'My Last' Feat. Chris Brown
Chris Brown, 'Look at Me Now' Feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
DJ Khaled, 'I'm on One' Feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
Eminem, 'Love the Way You Lie' Feat. Rihanna
Kanye West, 'All of the Lights' Feat. Rihanna

Reese's Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab)
Ace Hood, 'Hustle Hard' (Remix) Feat. Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
Big K.R.I.T., 'Country S--t' (Remix) Feat. Ludacris & Bun B
Chris Brown, 'Look at Me Now' Feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
DJ Khaled, 'I'm on One' Feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
Lupe Fiasco, 'Out of My Head' Feat. Trey Songz

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
Lil Wayne, '6 Foot 7 Foot' Feat. Cory Gunz (Produced by Bangladesh)
Wiz Khalifa, 'Black and Yellow' (Produced by Stargate)
DJ Khaled, 'I'm on One' Feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne (Produced by T-Minus)
Chris Brown, 'Look at Me Now' Feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes (Produced by Diplo & Afrojack)
Big Sean, 'My Last' Feat. Chris Brown (Produced by Lex Luger)

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, 'I'm on One' Feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne (Produced by T-Minus)
Lil Wayne, '6 Foot 7 Foot' Feat. Cory Gunz (Produced by Bangladesh)
Waka Flocka Flame, 'No Hands' (Produced by Lex Luger)
Wiz Khalifa, 'Black and Yellow' (Produced by Stargate)
YC Worldwide, 'Racks' Feat. Future (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 Feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Lil Wayne, 'Motivation' (Kelly Rowland Feat. Lil Wayne)
Nicki Minaj, 'Monster' (Kanye West Feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver)
Wiz Khalifa, 'Bright Lights, Bigger City' (Cee-Lo Green Feat. Wiz Khalifa)
Wiz Khalifa, 'Till I'm Gone' (Tinie Tempah Feat. Wiz Khalifa)

Hustler of the Year
Diddy
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Verizon People's Champ Award (Viewers' Choice)
Chris Brown, 'Look at Me Now' Feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
Lil Wayne, '6 Foot 7 Foot' Feat. Cory Gunz
Nicki Minaj, 'Moment 4 Life' Feat. Drake
Kanye West, 'All of the Lights' Feat. Rihanna
Wiz Khalifa, 'Black and Yellow'