American rapper Kendrick Lamar bagged most plaques during the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards at Drai’s Beachclub & Nightclub in Las Vegas.
The awards, which celebrate Black excellence in music, culture, and sports, took place on October 8, but the show was not broadcast live. Instead, it was taped and later aired on BET and VH1 on October 15.
Hip-hop legend and producer, Fat Joe hosted the awards for the third year, kicking off the night with an energetic performance of his hit song “Make It Rain” with DJ Spinatik.
Throughout the night, Fat Joe announced the winners, starting with Sexyy Red, who won Best Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist.
Kendrick Lamar, who had an interesting year due to his beef with Drake, was revealed as the big winner of the night, taking home eight awards.
He walked away with some of the top honors, including Lyricist of the Year, Hip-Hop Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Video Director of the Year alongside Dave Free for their work on “Not Like Us.”
Travis Scott was honored with the “I Am Hip Hop” award, which was presented by actress and singer Teyana Taylor.
The night also featured performances from hip-hop stars like 2 Chainz, GloRilla, Juicy J, Bossman Dlow, Trina, and Yung Miami, among others.
Full List of 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards winners:
HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- 21 Savage
- Cardi B
- Drake
- Future
- GloRilla
- Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Nicki Minaj
SONG OF THE YEAR
- “Agora Hills,” Doja Cat
- “Bent,” 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)
- “Fe!N,” Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti
- “FTCU,” Nicki Minaj
- “Get It Sexyy,” Sexyy Red
- “Like That,” Metro Boomin, Future, Kendrick Lamar
- “Mamushi,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba
- “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
- “Yeah Glo!,” GloRilla
HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- American Dream, 21 Savage
- Ehhthang Ehhthang, GloRilla
- For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition, Drake
- In Sexyy We Trust, Sexyy Red
- Megan, Megan Thee Stallion
- One of Wun, Gunna
- Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj – WINNER
- Utopia, Travis Scott
- We Don’t Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
- “8 AM in Charlotte,” Drake
- “Band4band,” Central Cee feat. Lil Baby
- “Bent,” 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)
- “Big Mama,” Latto
- “Boa,” Megan Thee Stallion
- “Enough (Miami),” Cardi B
- “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
- “Type S—,” Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Playboi Carti
BEST BREAKTHROUGH HIP HOP ARTIST
- 41
- 310babii
- Bossman Dlow
- Cash Cobain
- Lady London
- Sexyy Red – WINNER
- Skilla Baby
- Tommy Richman
BEST COLLABORATION
- “At the Party,” Kid Cudi feat. Pharrell Williams & Travis Scott
- “Band4band,” Central Cee feat. Lil Baby
- “Bongos,” Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion
- “Everybody,” Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Uzi Vert
- “First Person Shooter,” Drake feat. J.Cole
- “Like That,” Metro Boomin, Future, Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
- “Mamushi,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba
- “Wanna Be,” GloRilla feat. Megan Thee Stallion
BEST DUO OR GROUP
- ¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign
- 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
- 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)
- Common & Pete Rock
- Earthgang
- Flyana Boss
- Future & Metro Boomin – WINNER
- Rick Ross & Meek Mill
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
- Burna Boy
- Busta Rhymes
- Cardi B
- Drake
- GloRilla
- Kendrick Lamar
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Missy Elliott – WINNER
- Nicki Minaj
- Travis Scott
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
- 21 Savage
- Cardi B
- Common
- Drake
- Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
- Lil Wayne
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Nicki Minaj
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
- 20k Visuals
- A$AP Rocky
- Cactus Jack
- Cole Bennett
- Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
- Dave Meyers & Travis Scott
- Doja Cat & Nina McNeely
- Offset
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
- Atl Jacob
- Cash Cobain
- Hit-Boy
- Hitmaka
- Metro Boomin
- Pete Rock
- Q-Tip
- The Alchemist — WINNER
DJ OF THE YEAR
- Big Von
- DJ D-Nice
- DJ Drama
- DJ Khaled
- Kaytranada
- Metro Boomin
- Mustard
- The Alchemist – WINNER
BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
- Bootleg Kev
- Club Shay Shay – WINNER
- Complex
- Drink Champs
- Million Dollaz Worth of Game
- On the Radar
- The Breakfast Club
- The Joe Budden Podcast
- The Shade Room
- XXL
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
- 50 Cent – WINNER
- A$AP Rocky
- Cam’ron & Ma$e
- Cardi B
- Drake
- Fat Joe
- GloRilla
- Kendrick Lamar
- Megan Thee Stallion
SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
- 21 Savage, “Good Good” (Usher, 21 Savage & Summer Walker)
- A$AP Rocky, “Gangsta” (Free Nationals, A$AP Rocky & Anderson .Paak)
- Cardi B, “Wanna Be” remix (Glorilla, Megan Thee Stallion & Cardi B)
- Drake, “Meltdown” (Travis Scott feat. Drake)
- J.Cole, “First Person Shooter” (Drake feat. J. Cole)
- Kendrick Lamar, “Like That” (Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar) – WINNER
- Lil Wayne, “Brand New” (Tyga, YG & Lil Wayne)
- Megan Thee Stallion, “Wanna Be” (Glorilla, Megan Thee Stallion)
IMPACT TRACK
- “Blessings,” Nicki Minaj feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard
- “Fortunate,” Common & Pete Rock
- “Get in With Me,” Bossman Dlow
- “Hiss,” Megan Thee Stallion
- “Humble Me,” Killer Mike
- “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
- “Precision,” Big Sean
- “Yeah Glo!,” GloRilla
BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
- SDM, France
- Leys Mc, France
- Racionais Mcs, Brazil
- Budah, Brazil
- Ghetts, UK – WINNER
- Bashy, UK
- Stefflon Don, UK
- Maglera Doe Boy, South Africa
- Blxckie, South Africa
KanyiDaily recalls that Drake and Kendrick Lamar attacked each other in simultaneous diss tracks ‘Family Matters’ and ‘Meet the Grahams’.