Kanye West Scores 17 Nominations at The 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards

With his successful “Watch the Throne” project and upcoming G.O.O.D. Music compilation album, Kanye West shows his domination in Hip-Hip music. The boyfriend of Kim Kardashian leads the pack of 2012 BET Hip-Hop Award nominations with a total of 17 nods, vying for MVP of the Year, Video Director of the Year and Lyricist of the Year among others.

His single “Mercy”, which features 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Pusha T, emerges in Best Hip-Hop Video, Reese’s Perfect Combo, Best Club Banger and People’s Champ categories. Meanwhile, his The Throne duet with Jay-Z lands him 6 nods, including Best Live Performer which also sees him being nominated as an individual.

2 Chainz and Drake trail behind Yeezy with 13 and 11 nods respectively, facing off the “E.T.” rapper in Best Hip-Hop Video, Reese’s Perfect Combo, MVP of the Year and Track of the Year just to name some. 2 Chainz and Yeezy are additionally up against each other for Made You Look Award, while the former appears alongside A$AP Rocky, Ca$h Out, Future and Meek Mill in Rookie of the Year field.

Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Meek and J. Cole are among other stars who get multiple nominations at the annual prize-giving event, which is set to air October 9. Comedian Mike Epps is on board as the host, while the performers will be announced later. The show will also include an all-star tribute to the late producer Chris Lighty.

Best Hip-Hop Video:
2 Chainz f/ Drake – “No Lie”
A$AP Rocky – “Goldie”
Drake f/ Lil Wayne – “HYFR”
Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”
Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Pusha T – “Mercy”

Reese’s Perfect Combo Award:
2 Chainz f/ Drake – “No Lie”
Drake f/ Lil Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto”
J. Cole f/ Missy Elliott – “Nobody’s Perfect”
Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”
Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Pusha T – “Mercy”

Best Live Performer:
A$AP Rocky
Drake
J. Cole
The Throne (Jay-Z and Kanye West)
Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year:
J. Cole
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Nas
Kanye West

Video Director of the Year:
A$AP Rocky and Sam
Benny Boom
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams

Producer of the Year:
Hit-Boy
J. Cole
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
No I.D.
Kanye West

MVP of the Year:
2 Chainz
J. Cole
Jay-Z
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Track of the Year:
“Cashin’ Out” – Ca$h Out
“I’ma Boss” – Meek Mill f/ Rick Ross
“Ni**as in Paris” – The Throne
“No Lie” – 2 Chainz f/ Drake
“The Motto” – Drake f/ Lil Wayne and Tyga

CD of the Year:
“The Dreamer, The Believer” – Common
“Take Care” – Drake
“Cole World: The Sideline Story” – J. Cole
“Watch The Throne” – Jay-Z and Kanye West
“Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition” – Young Jeezy

DJ of the Year:
DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Envy
Funkmaster Flex
DJ Khaled

Rookie of the Year:
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Ca$h Out
Future
Meek Mill

Made You Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style):
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Big Sean
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West

Best Club Banger:
“Cashin’ Out” (Ca$h Out)
“The Motto” – Drake f/ Lil Wayne and Tyga
“Same Damn Time” – Future
“Ni**as in Paris” – The Throne
“Mercy” – Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Pusha T

Best Mixtape:
“LiveLoveA$AP” – A$AP Rocky
“1999” – Joey Bada$$
“Dreamchasers 2” – Meek Mill
“Rich Forever” – Rick Ross
“Taylor Allderdice” – Wiz Khalifa

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse:
2 Chainz – “Mercy”
P. Diddy – “Same Damn Time (Remix)”
Drake – “Stay Schemin'”
Ludacris – “Same Damn Time (Remix)”
T.I. – “Magic (Remix)”

Hustler of the Year:
2 Chainz
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Impact Track:
“Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)” – Lupe Fiasco
“Bitch Bad” – Lupe Fiasco
“Daughters” – Nas
“Murder to Excellence” – The Throne

People’s Champ Award:
2 Chainz f/ Drake – “No Lie”
Driicky Graham – “Snapbacks & Tattoos”
Meek Mill f/ Rick Ross – “I’ma Boss”
The Throne – “Ni**as in Paris”
Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Pusha T – “Mercy”