Kendrick Lamar is having a dream year. Hit songs and now bucket full trophies at the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards.
The Compton rap star was nominated in 11 categories and won 8 of them, making history by becoming the first person to win so many gongs in a single night at the award ceremony. His hit diss track Not Like Us was a major winner, winning Song of the Year, Best Hip Hop Video, and Impact Track. But Kendrick was not the only person having a great night at the BET Awards. Travis Scott also won the I Am Hip Hop award.
Hosted by Fat Joe for the third year in a row, the ceremony in Las Vegas actually took place last week, but were broadcast on Tuesday night.
Other notable winners included Nicki Minaj with hip hop album of the year, Sexyy Red as breakthrough hip hop artist and Missy Elliott as best live performer. The awards are a spin-off of the main BET Awards, with the ceremony focusing on celebrating black entertainment.
Full List of Winners:
Best hip hop video: Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Best collaboration: Metro Boomin, Future, Kendrick Lamar – Like That
Best duo or group: Future and Metro Boomin
Best live performer: Missy Elliott
Lyricist of the year: Kendrick Lamar
Video director of the year: Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar
Song of the year: Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Hip Hop album of the year: Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2
Hip Hop artist of the year: Kendrick Lamar
Best breakthrough Hip Hop artist: Sexyy Red
Hustler of the year: 50 Cent
Sweet 16: Best featured verse: Kendrick Lamar – Like That (Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar)
Impact track: Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Best international flow: Ghetts
I Am Hip Hop Award: Travis Scott
Producer of the year: The Alchemist
Best hip hop platform – Club Shay Shay
DJ of the year – The Alchemist