BET Hip Hop Awards 2021: see full winners list

The BET Hip Hop Awards 2021 saw Tyler, the Creator, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Lil Baby as its big winners.

It’s little wonder that Cardi B made it to the list of the biggest winners of the awards show. In 2018, the hip hop artist was one of the biggest winners alongside Drake, Pharrell Williams, Childish Gambino and Kendrick Lamar.

The awards show, which aired on Tuesday, 5 October 2021, on BET, was pre-recorded on Friday, 1 October 2021, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta. It was hosted by Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean.

The ceremony also recognised accomplishments by hip-hop artists’ work in the past years with its special “I Am Hip Hop” award. This year’s event honoured Nelly with the award in recognition of his 20 years of working in the industry.

Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B led the field, netting three wins for “WAP” across nine nominations. The two won in the categories of Song of the Year, Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Collaboration.

Tyler, the Creator, was honoured with the inaugural Cultural Influence Award, and he also won Hip Hop Album of the Year. Lil Baby won multiple awards, including Artist of the Year. While Yung Bleu was named Best New Hip Hop Artist, and J. Cole was named Lyricist of the Year. Find the full list of winners below (via Billboard).

The ceremony also featured performances by Baby Keem, Young Thug, Lil Jon, Bia, Doechii, Gunna, Isaiah Rashad, Kal Banx, Latto, Paul Wall and Tobe & Fat Nwigwe. Nelly closed out the show with a performance of his greatest hits.

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See the full list of Bet Hip Hop Awards 2021 winners below:

Hip Hop Artist of the Year

1. Cardi B
2. Drake
3. J. Cole
4. WINNER: Lil Baby
5. Megan Thee Stallion
6. Tyler, the Creator

Hip Hop Album of the Year

1. Moneybagg Yo: A Gangsta’s Pain
2. WINNER: Tyler, the Creator: Call Me If You Get Lost
3. Migos: Culture III
4. Megan Thee Stallion: Good News
5. DJ Khaled: Khaled Khaled
6. 21 Savage & Metro Boomin: Savage Mode II
7. J. Cole: The Off-Season

Best Hip Hop Video

1. Cardi B: Up
2. WINNER: Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion: WAP
3. Chris Brown & Young Thug: Go Crazy
4. Drake featuring Lil Durk: Laugh Now Cry Later
5. Lil Nas X: Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
6. Saweetie featuring Doja Cat: Best Friend

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Best Collaboration

1. 21 Savage & Metro Boomin featuring Drake: Mr. Right Now
2. Bia featuring Nicki Minaj: Whole Lotta Money (Remix)
3. WINNER: Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion: WAP
4. DJ Khaled featuring Lil Baby & Lil Durk: Every Chance I Get
5. Drake featuring Lil Durk: Laugh Now Cry Later
6. Pooh Shiesty featuring Lil Durk: Back in Blood

Best Duo/Group

1. 21 Savage & Metro Boomin
2. Chris Brown & Young Thug
3. City Girls
4. Nasty C & Blxckie
5. WINNER: Lil Baby & Lil Durk
6. Migos

Best Live Performer

1. Busta Rhymes
2. Cardi B
3. DaBaby
4. Doja Cat
5. Megan Thee Stallion
6. WINNER: Tyler, the Creator

Lyricist of the Year

1. Benny the Butcher
2. Drake
3. WINNER: J. Cole
4. Lil Baby
5. Megan Thee Stallion
6. Nas

Video Director of the Year

1. Cole Bennett
2. Colin Tilley
3. Dave Meyers
4. Director X
5. Hype Williams
6. WINNER: Missy Elliott

Producer of the Year

1. DJ Khaled
2. WINNER: Hit-Boy
3. Metro Boomin
4. Mustard
5. The Alchemist
6. Tyler, the Creator

Song of the Year

1. Pooh Shiesty featuring Lil Durk: Back in Blood
2. Roddy Ricch: Late at Night
3. Drake featuring Lil Durk: Laugh Now Cry Later
4. Cardi B: Up
5. WINNER: Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion: WAP

Best New Hip Hop Artist

1. BLXST
2. Coi Leray
3. Don Toliver
4. Morray
5. Pooh Shiesty
6. WINNER: Yung Bleu

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Hustler of the Year

1. Cardi B
2. Drake
3. Lil Baby
4. Megan Thee Stallion
5. WINNER: Saweetie
6. Yung Bleu

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse

1. Cardi B: Type S--t (Migos)
2. Drake: Having Our Way (Migos)
3. WINNER: JAY-Z: What It Feels Like (Nipsey Hussle & JAY-Z)
4. Lil Durk: Back in Blood (Pooh Shiesty)
5. Megan Thee Stallion: On Me (Remix) (Lil Baby)
6. Roddy Ricch: Lemonade (Remix) (Internet Money)

Impact Track

1. Black Thought: Thought Vs. Everybody
2. Lil Nas X: Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
3. Lil Baby & Kirk Franklin: We Win
4. Meek Mill featuring Lil Durk: Pain Away
5. WINNER: Nipsey Hussle & JAY-Z: What It Feels Like
6. Rapsody: 12 Problems

Best International Flow

1. Ladipoe (Nigeria)
2. Nasty C (South Africa)
3. Xam? (Brazil)
4. Laylow (France)
5. Gazo (France)
6. WINNER: Little Simz (United Kingdom)

I Am Hip-Hop Award

• Nelly

Cultural Influence Award

• Tyler, the Creator

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