Bet Hip Hop 2011, nomination: Lil Wayne guida con 18 candidature

Sono state comunicate ufficialmente le nomination dell’edizione di quest’anno del BET Hip-Hop Awards, il premio che ogni 12 mesi premia i migliori protagonisti del mondo di uno dei generi musicali più apprezzati nel mondo. Osservando le candidature scelte per ogni categoria non è difficile scorgere l’insistente presenza del rapper Lil Wayne che quest’anno conduce il premio con ben 18 nomination ufficiali, complice anche il numero di copie vendute del suo album Tha Carter IV.

Ottime probabilità di vittoria anche per Jay-Z, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes e Nicki Minaj che ricorrono spesso in numerose categorie. Ma chi saranno i vincitori? Per saperlo è necessario attendere l’11 ottobre quando, tra performance dal vivo e gag esilaranti, Mike Epps comunicherà i vincitori.

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

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

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

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

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

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