New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Third time's the charm as entertainment icon
Snoop Dogg aka Uncle Snoop and BET Networks team up again for the biggest night of hip hop, electrifying cyphers, powerful performances and legendary tributes that encompass the BET "HIP HOP AWARDS" 2015! Highly respected with more than 20 years in the industry, Uncle Snoop continues to set trends and pave the way for both new and established artists. At last year's "Hip Hop Awards," Uncle Snoop wowed the audience with his hilarious monologue and skits as well as witty, OG banter throughout the show. An entertainment icon, Snoop is affectionately known as Uncle Snoop in the music industry for the leadership and guidance he provides to both established and up and coming artists. With more than 20 years in the business, Uncle Snoop has become an international name for his work in music, film, entrepreneurship and philanthropy.
"With the huge success of the first two shows, I'm excited to host my third BET 'Hip Hop Awards' this year," said Uncle Snoop. "We're gonna do it big with more surprises and more performances—you're not gonna wanna miss this!"
For a second year in a row,
Drake leads the BET "Hip Hop Awards" 2015 with twelve impressive nominations for 'Best Live Performer,' 'Lyricist of the Year,' 'MVP of the Year,' 'Album of the Year,' 'Hustler of the Year,' 'Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)' and as a featured artist for two 'Sweet 16: Best Featured verses,' 'Best Hip Hop Video,' two 'Best Hip Collabo, Duo or Group' and 'People's Champ Award' nods. Followed by
Big Sean with 10 nominations;
Nicki Minaj with 9 nominations;
Kendrick Lamar and
J. Cole in a close tie with eight nods.
The awards will be taped on Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, GA for the tenth year running, and will premiere on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Sprite® returns as a sponsor of the BET "HIP HOP AWARDS" 2015, presenting in part the always noteworthy cyphers along with MetroPCS, as well as the "green" carpet. Also returning is the "I Am Hip Hop" Award, recognizing an individual who has made a profound imprint on hip hop music and culture throughout the years.
Jesse Collins, CEO of
Jesse Collins Entertainment will serve as Executive Producer of The BET Hip Hop Awards along with Stephen G. Hill, BET's President of Programming, Connie Orlando, BET's Senior Vice President of
Music and Specials and Lynne Harris Taylor, BET's Vice President of Specials.
See below for the complete list of BET "HIP HOP AWARDS" '15 Official Nominees:
Best Hip Hop Video
Big Sean F/
Chris Brown &
Ty Dolla $ign - Play No Games
Big Sean F/
Drake &
Kanye West - Blessings
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
Kendrick Lamar - Alright
Nicki Minaj F/ Beyoncé -
Feeling Myself
Best Collabo, Duo or Group
Big Sean F/
Drake &
Kanye West - Blessings
Big Sean F/ E-40 - IDFWU
Fetty Wap F/ Monty - My Way
Nicki Minaj F/ Beyoncé -
Feeling Myself
Nicki Minaj F/
Drake &
Lil Wayne - Truffle Butter
Best Live Performer
Drake
J. Cole
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Lyricist of the Year
Big Sean
Drake
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Video
Director of the Year
Alan Ferguson
Benny Boom
Chris Robinson/Lil Chris
Colin Tilley
Director X
Producer of the Year
DJ Mustard
J. Cole
Kanye West
Mike Will Made-It
Pharrell Williams
Timbaland
MVP of the Year
Big Sean
Drake
Future
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Track Of The Year
Alright - Produced By
Pharrell Williams & Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)
Blessings - Produced By Boi-1da & Vinylz (Big Sean F/
Drake & Kanye West)
Commas - Produced By DJ Spinz & Southside (Future)
IDFWU - Produced By DJ Dahi, DJ Mustard,
Kanye West & Key Wane (Big Sean F/ E-40)
Trap
Queen - Produced By Tony Fadd (Fetty Wap)
Album Of The Year
Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise
Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late
J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint
Wale - The Album About Nothing
Hustler Of The Year
Dr. Dre
Drake
J. Cole
Jay Z
Nicki Minaj
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)
A$AP Rocky
Dej Loaf
Drake
Kanye West
Nicki Minaj
Best Hip Hop Online Site
Allhiphop.Com
Complex.Com
Hotnewhiphop.Com
Rapradar.Com
Worldstarhiphop.Com
Best Club Banger
Big Sean F/ E-40 - IDFWU (Produced By DJ Dahi, DJ Mustard,
Kanye West & Key Wane)
Dej Loaf - Try Me (Produced By Dds)
Fetty Wap - Trap
Queen (Produced By Tony Fadd)
Future - Commas (Produced By DJ Spinz & Southside)
Rich Homie Quan - Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) (Produced By DJ Spinz & Nitti Beatz)
Best Mixtape
Future - 56 Nights
Future - Beast Mode
Future - Monster
Lil Wayne - Sorry 4 The Wait 2
Travis Scott - Days Before Rodeo
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Drake - Blessings (Big Sean F/
Drake & Kanye West)
Drake - My Way Remix (Fetty Wap F/ Drake)
E-40 - IDFWU (Big Sean F/ E-40)
Kendrick Lamar - Classic Man Remix (Jidenna F/ Kendrick Lamar)
Lil Wayne - Truffle Butter (Nicki Minaj F/
Drake & Lil Wayne)
Impact Track
Big Sean F/
Kanye West &
John Legend - One Man Can Change The World
Common &
John Legend - Glory (From The Motion Picture "Selma")
J. Cole - Apparently
J. Cole - Be Free
Kendrick Lamar - Alright
People's Champ Award
Big Sean F/
Drake &
Kanye West - Blessings
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
Future - Commas
Kendrick Lamar - i
Rae Sremmurd - No Type
Rich Homie Quan - Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)
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ABOUT BET NETWORKS:
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading
Internet destination for
Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET
Digital Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.
ABOUT BET "HIP HOP AWARDS":
BET "Hip Hop Awards" is an annual celebration that pays homage to a culture that changed the world while highlighting the best in hip hop music. Year after year, BET Networks delivers the best in hip-hop for an unforgettable night of performances, cyphers and tributes honoring hip-hop legends that have and continue to make hip-hop culture a global force.
ABOUT JESSE COLLINS ENTERTAINMENT:
Jesse Collins Entertainment is a full service television and film production company founded by entertainment industry veteran
Jesse Collins. For more than a decade, Collins, the company's CEO, has played an integral role in producing some of television's most memorable moments in music entertainment. Formerly Executive Producer/EVP of Cossette Productions, Collins has produced ground-breaking and award winning television programming including the BET Awards, the GRAMMY Awards, BET Honors, The UNCF Evening of Stars and the BET Hip Hop Awards. Collins currently Exec. Produces "The Real Husbands of Hollywood," (now going into its 4th hit season) alongside industry Icons Stan Lathan and Ralph Farquhar; and has worked with superstar talent such as Will Smith, Chris Rock, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Prince,
Mariah Carey and many more.
ABOUT SNOOP DOGG AKA UNCLE SNOOP:
An entertainment icon and with more than 20 years in the business, Snoop continues to pave the way in the hip-hop industry, serving as a mentor to many new and established artists. Snoop stands at the forefront of popular culture with award-winning and multi-platinum albums and songs, critically acclaimed films and television shows, lifestyle products, philanthropic efforts and tech and digital ventures, including his YouTube original series "GGN News," and his best-selling app, Snoopify. Snoop defines hip-hop history. He's set records with his seminal album Doggystyle, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold over 800,000 copies in the first week. Throughout his career, Snoop's produced chart-topping hits including "Gin & Juice," "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)," "Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang," "Next Episode," "Beautiful," "Drop It Like It's Hot," "Signs," "
Sensual Seduction" and "I Wanna Rock." BUSH, Snoop's latest album via Columbia Records and executive produced by Pharrell Williams, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart, marking Snoop's sixth chart topping hit. Snoop's non-profit work in the community is commendable, as he established the Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL) in 2005 to give children between the ages of five and 13 the opportunity to participate in youth football and cheer. SYFL teaches them the values of teamwork, good sportsmanship, discipline, and academics.
