Snoop Dogg to host the 2013 BET Hip-Hop awards
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper, actor and football coach Snoop Dogg has been selected to host the 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards this year...
Snoop Dogg, the rapper, actor and youth football coach, has been selected to host the 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards this year.
The west coast hip-hop icon stopped by 106 and Park yesterday to confirm his upcoming hosting duties, but to also reveal the names of this year’s award nominees.
Though Drake, Jay-Z, and Wale all have multiple nominations, Kendrick Lamar leads the pack with 14 nods.
Check out the list below to see if your favorite artist made the cut.
Best Hip-Hop Video
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – Problems
B.o.B f/ T.I. & Juicy J – We Still In This
J. Cole f/ Miguel – Power Trip
Drake – Started From The Bottom
Kendrick Lamar – Don’t Kill My Vibe
Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collabo, Duo or Group)
Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Future – Bugatti
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – Problems
J. Cole f/ Miguel – Power Trip
French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne – Pop That
Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – Poetic Justice
Wale f/ Tiara Thomas – Bad
Best Live Performer
2 Chainz
J. Cole
JAY Z
Kendrick Lamar
Kanye West
Lyricist of the Year
J. Cole
Drake
JAY Z
Kendrick Lamar
Wale
Video Director of the Year
A$AP Rocky & A$AP Ferg
Benny Boom
Director X
Dre Films
Hype Williams
DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Funkmaster Flex
DJ Khaled
DJ Scream
Producer of the Year
J. Cole
Hit-Boy
DJ Mustard
Mike WiLL Made It
Pharrell Williams
MVP of the Year
2 Chainz
J. Cole
Drake
JAY Z
Kendrick Lamar
Track of the Year
Power Trip – Produced by J. Cole (J. Cole f/ Miguel)
Problems – Produced by Noah “40” Shebib (A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
Don’t Kill My Vibe – Produced by Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)
Bugatti – Produced by Mike WiLL Made It (Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Future)
Started From The Bottom – Produced by Mike Zombie & Noah “40” Shebib (Drake)
Album of the Year
J. Cole – Born Sinner
JAY Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city
Nas – Life Is Good
Wale – The Gifted
Who New? Rookie of the Year
Action Bronson
A$AP Ferg
Earl Sweatshirt
Joey Bada$$
Trinidad Jame$
Hustler of the Year
Diddy
JAY Z
Kendrick Lamar
T.I.
Kanye West
Made-You-Look Award
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
JAY Z
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Best Hip-Hop Online Site
Allhiphop.com
Complex.com
GlobalGrind.com
RapRadar.com
WorldStarHipHop.com
Best Club Banger
Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Future – Bugatti (Produced by Mike WiLL Made It)
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – Problems (Produced by Noah “40” Shebib)
Drake – Started From The Bottom (Produced by Mike Zombie & Noah “40” Shebib)
French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne – Pop That (Produced by Lee on the Beats)
Trinidad Jame$ – All Gold Everything (Produced by M.e. (Devon Gallaspy)
Best Mixtape
Big Sean – Detroit
Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap
Travi$ Scott – Owl Pharaoh
Stalley – Honest Cowboy
Trinidad Jame$ – Don’t Be S.A.F.E.
Sweet 16 (Best Featured Verse)
Diddy – Same Damn Time (Remix) (Future f/ Diddy & Ludacris)
Drake – Versace (Remix) (Migos f/ Drake)
Future – Bugatti (Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Future)
Kendrick Lamar – Problems (A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
Wiz Khalifa – U.O.E.N.O. (Remix) (Rocko f/ Future & Wiz Khalifa)
Impact Track
J. Cole f/ TLC – Crooked Smile
JAY Z f/ Justin Timberlake – Holy Grail
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Same Love
Wale f/ Sam Dew – LoveHate Thing
Kanye West – BLKKK SKKKNHEAD
BET.com Voting
(To vote, head over to BET.com/PeoplesChamp)
People’s Champ Award
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – Problems
J. Cole f/ Miguel – Power Trip
Drake – Started From The Bottom
Kendrick Lamar – Don’t Kill My Vibe
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Mary Lambert – Can’t Hold Us
