2018 BET Hip Hop Awards
The 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards are a recognition ceremony held on October 16, 2018 at the Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Florida. The nominations were announced on September 9, 2018.
Drake led the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2018 with eleven nominations, followed by Cardi B with ten. Under them Childish Gambino received six nomination, Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar tied for five nominations, and Jay-Z with four nominations.
Cardi B was the biggest winner with four awards, including MVP of the Years and Hustler of the Year. Jay-Z and Beyoncé followed with three awards, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year. XXXTentacion was the winner of Best Hip Hop New Artist. XXXTentacion's mother accepted his award on his behalf since he had been murdered months beforehand.
Cyphers
Beat and mix by DJ Mustard. Mix #3 by Erykah BaduCypher | Artists |
1. | BlocBoy JB, YBN Cordae, Tobe Nwigwe, Duckwrth |
2. | Vic Mensa, G Herbo, Taylor Bennett, Nick Grant |
3. | Bri Steves, Sharaya J, Neelam Hakeem, Chika, Erykah Badu |
4. | Casanova, Phora, Shawn Smith, Flawless Real Talk, Reason |
Nominations and Winners
Winners highlighted in BoldBest Hip Hop Video
- Childish Gambino – "This Is America"
- Cardi B featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin – "I Like It"
- Drake – "God's Plan"
- Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna – "Loyalty"
- Migos featuring Drake – "Walk It Talk It"
Best Collabo, Duo or Group
- The Carters – "Apeshit"
- 21 Savage featuring Offset and Metro Boomin – "Ric Flair Drip"
- BlocBoy JB featuring Drake – "Look Alive"
- Cardi B featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin – "I Like It"
- Post Malone featuring 21 Savage – "Rockstar"
Hot Ticket Performer
- Childish Gambino
- Drake
- Kendrick Lamar
- Travis Scott
Lyricist of the Year
- Childish Gambino
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Kendrick Lamar
- Travis Scott
Video Director of the Year
- Benny Boom
- Dave Meyers & The Little Homies
- Director X
- Eif Rivera
- Hiro Murai
- Karena Evans
DJ of the Year
- Calvin Harris
- DJ Drama
- DJ Envy
- DJ Khaled
- DJ Mustard
Producer of the Year
- Ben Billions
- DJ Mustard
- DJ Esco
- Metro Boomin
- Pharrell Williams
MVP of the Year
- Cardi B
- Childish Gambino
- Drake
- Travis Scott
- J. Cole
Single of the Year
- "Apeshit" – Produced by Pharrell Williams
- "God's Plan" – Produced by Cardo, Young Exclusive and Boi-1da
- "I Like It" – Produced by Craig Kallman, JWhiteDidIt and Tainy
- "Nice for What" – Produced by Murda Beatz
- "This Is America" – Produced by Childish Gambino & Ludwig Göransson
Album of the Year">BET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year
- Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
- Drake – Scorpion
- J. Cole – KOD
- Migos – Culture II
- The Carters - Everything Is Love
Best New Hip Hop Artist
- BlocBoy JB
- Juice Wrld
- Lil Baby
- Rich the Kid
- XXXTentacion
Hustler of the Year
- Cardi B
- Drake
- DJ Khaled
- JAY-Z
- Kendrick Lamar
- Travis Scott
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)
- Nicki Minaj
- Remy Ma
- Migos
- Cardi B
- Travis Scott
Best Mixtape
- BlocBoy JB– "Simi"
- Juicy J – "Shut Da F* Up"
- Lil Wayne – "Dedication 6: Reloaded"
- Zoey Dollaz – "Sorry Not Sorry"
- Future –" Beast Mode 2"
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
- 21 Savage– "Bartier Cardi"
- Cardi B– "MotorSport"
- Drake– "Look Alive"
- Kendrick Lamar– "New Freezer"
- Nicki Minaj– "Big Bank"
Impact Track
- Childish Gambino – "This Is America"
- Dej Loaf & Leon Bridges – "Liberated"
- Lecrae featuring Tori Kelly– "I'll Find You"
- Meek Mill featuring Miguel – "Stay Woke "
- N.E.R.D featuring Future – "1000"
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