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Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar, & DJ Khaled Take The Lead In 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominations
It’s been a big year from Bronx’s own Cardi B, Compton’s Kendrick Lamar, and Miami’s own DJ Khaled. All releasing project earlier this year, these three take the lead with nine nominations while Jay-Z and Chance the Rapper trail behind with 5 nominations for the upcoming BET Hip Hop Awards.
Originally hosted in Atlanta, BET is switching things up this year and are heading to Miami. Going down October 5th at the Jackie Gleason Theater via Fillmore Miami Beach, BET remains sensitive to the victims affected by the devastating results of Hurricane Irma and Harvey.
“While BET is extremely excited to bring the BET Hip Hop Awards to Miami, we remain sensitive to the millions of victims affected by Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Harvey,” BET’s interim head of programming, Connie Orlando expressed in a statement to Billboard. Our hearts, thoughts, and prayers are with those who are facing the impact of this catastrophic storm. As a network, we are committed to offering our full support during this most devastating time. Through Hip Hop Awards 2017, our Hip Hop for Hurricane Relief will bring together some of the biggest names in hip hop to acknowledge those in need as the country begins the difficult process of rebuilding.”
The BET Hip Hop Awards will be airing Tuesday, October 10th. Check out the 2017 nominations below.
Best Hip-Hop Video
Cardi B – “Bodak Yellow”
DJ Khaled f/ Rihanna, Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
French Montana f/ Swae Lee – “Unforgettable”
Future – “Mask Off”
Kendrick Lamar – “Humble.”
Best Collabo, Duo or Group
DJ Khaled f/ Rihanna, Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
French Montana f/ Swae Lee – “Unforgettable”
Migos f/ Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad And Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd f/ Gucci Mane – “Black Beatles”
Yo Gotti f/ 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 and Missy Elliott
Director X
Hype Williams
Producer of the Year
DJ Khaled and 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”
“Kodak Yellow”
“Humble.”
“Mask Off”
“Wild Thoughts”
Hustler of the Year
Cardi B
Chance the Rapper
Diddy
DJ Khaled
Jay Z
Kendrick Lamar
Made-You-Look Award
ASAP Rocky
Cardi B
Migos
Future
Nicki Minaj
Best Mixtape
Cardi B – Gangsta Bitch 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
Best New Hip-Hop Artist
Cardi B
Amine
Kodak Black
Playboi Carti
Tee Grizzley
DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Esco
DJ Khaled
DJ Mustard
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Chance the Rapper – “I’m the One”
Gucci Mane – “Black Beatles”
Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad and Boujee”
Nicki Minaj – “Rake It Up”
Ty Dolla Sign – “Ain’t Nothing”
Wiz Khalifa – “Ain’t Nothing”
Impact Track
Cardi B – “Bodak Yellow”
Jay Z – “The Story of O.J.”
Kendrick Lamar – “Humble.”
Kendrick Lamar – “DNA.”
Lecrae f/ Ty Dolla Sign – “Blessings”
Tyler, the Creator f/ ASAP Rocky – “Who Dat Boy”
It’s been an entertaining two weeks as Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been sparring in a lyrical battle.
Since Kendrick’s diss towards Drake on Metro Boomin and Future‘s We Don’t Trust You track, “Like That,” Drake returned fire with two diss tracks titled, “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle,” Kendrick Lamar then returned with two tracks towards Drake titled, “Euphoria” and “6:16 in LA.”
The two rappers aren’t done yet, as Drake has just released his response to Kendrick titled “Family Matters.” On the diss track, things get personal as Drake brings up Kendrick’s wife, Whitney Alford.
“Say you hate the girls I fuck but what you really mean / I been with Black and white and everything in between / You the Black messiah wifing up a mixed queen / And hit vanilla cream to help out with your self-esteem.”
Drake also implies that Kendrick’s kids aren’t his, but are actually Dave Free’s, Kendrick Lamar’s longtime creative partner.
“Why you never hold your son and tell him say cheese / We could have left the kids out of this don’t blame me,” he raps.
“Our sons should go play at the park / Two light-skinned kids, that shit would be cute / Unless you don’t want to be seen with anyone that’s Blacker than you”
Stream the diss below.
Megan Thee Stallion‘s lawyer, Alex Spiro, addressed the lawsuit filed by Megan Thee Stallion’s former cameraman Emilio Garcia, alleging sexual harassment and a hostile work environment. Spiro, in a statement to Page Six on Tuesday (April 23), dismissed the lawsuit as an opportunistic money grab and characterized it as an attempt to tarnish his client’s reputation.
“This is an employment claim for money — with no sexual harassment claim filed and with salacious accusations to attempt to embarrass her,” he said. “We will deal with this in court.”
The suit details an incident where Garcia allegedly found himself trapped in a moving SUV with Megan whileshe engaged in sexual activity with another woman during their time in Ibiza, Spain.
According to court documents, “The following day, STALLION inquired whether PLAINTIFF was in the SUV the previous night. PLAINTIFF confirmed that he was in the SUV. Subsequently, STALLION instructed, ‘Don’t ever discuss what you saw.’ STALLION berated and directed her fat-shaming comments towards PLAINTIFF such as ‘Fat Bitch,’ ‘Spit your food out,’ and that ‘You don’t need to be eating.’”
Garcia is seeking compensation of over six figures, Garcia’s lawsuit requests unpaid wages, overtime pay, and other benefits as per California labor laws, along with statutory penalties and punitive damages.
Chance The Rapper quietly revealed his upcoming mixtape, “Star Line,” via Instagram. In his bio, he simply stated, “Working on my mixtape it’s called Star Line.” The project will feature collaborations with notable artists like Lil Wayne, DJ Premier, Lil Yachty, and more.
On X (formerly Twitter), Chance shared a teaser clip featuring appearances from Wayne, Preemo, Lil Yachty, Jermaine Dupri, T-Pain, Jazze Pha, and Vic Mensa. Additionally, he gave fans a sneak peek of a new track titled “Buried Alive” and polled them on whether he should drop a music video for it.
I’ll be ready to go pic.twitter.com/zYliNZJsjj
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 21, 2024
“Star Line” marks Chance The Rapper’s follow-up to his 2019 album, “The Big Day.”
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