The nominations are in for the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards, and Kendrick Lamar, who recently put the entire genre on BLAST, leads the way with 14 of them. Lamar made waves in his major label debut, calling out some of rap’s best and warning them about his aim for hip hop’s top spot on Big Sean’s “Control” . Kendrick Lamar Talks Smack – Don’t Kill His Vibe BET noticed. In a statement to the AP, the network Kendrick Lamar received the most nominations with 14, while Drake scored 13 and J. Cole 10. The eighth annual BET Hip Hop Awards will air October 15, though they will be taped September 28 at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center. For the first time, Snoop Dogg will host the show. Yes, Snoop Dogg is the MC. Check out the full list of nominations for the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards: BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – “Problems” B.o.B f/ T.I. & Juicy J – “We Still in This” J. Cole f/ Miguel – “Power Trip” Drake – “Started From the Bottom” Kendrick Lamar – “Don’t Kill My Vibe” REESE’S PERFECT COMBO AWARD (Best Collaboration, Duo or Group) Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Future – “Bugatti” A$AP Rocky f/ Drake , 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – “Problems” J. Cole f/ Miguel – “Power Trip” French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne – “Pop That” Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – “Poetic Justice” Wale f/ Tiara Thomas – “Bad” BEST LIVE PERFORMER 2 Chainz J. Cole JAY Z Kendrick Lamar Kanye West LYRICIST OF THE YEAR J. Cole Drake JAY Z Kendrick Lamar Wale VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR A$AP Rocky & A$AP Ferg Benny Boom Director X Dre Films Hype Williams DJ OF THE YEAR DJ Drama DJ Envy DJ Funkmaster Flex DJ Khaled DJ Scream PRODUCER OF THE YEAR J. Cole Hit-Boy DJ Mustard Mike WiLL Made It Pharrell Williams MVP OF THE YEAR 2 Chainz J. Cole Drake JAY Z Kendrick Lamar TRACK OF THE YEAR “Power Trip” – Produced by J. Cole (J. Cole f/ Miguel) “Problems” – Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib (A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar) “Don’t Kill My Vibe” – Produced by Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar) “Bugatti” – Produced by Mike WiLL Made It (Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Future) “Started From the Bottom” – Produced by Mike Zombie & Noah “40″ Shebib (Drake) ALBUM OF THE YEAR J. Cole – Born Sinner JAY Z – Magna Carta… Holy Grail Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city Nas – Life Is Good Wale – The Gifted WHO NEW? ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Action Bronson A$AP Ferg Earl Sweatshirt Joey Bada$$ Trinidad Jame$ HUSTLER OF THE YEAR Diddy JAY Z Kendrick Lamar T.I. Kanye West MADE-YOU-LOOK AWARD 2 Chainz A$AP Rocky JAY Z Kendrick Lamar Nicki Minaj Kanye West BEST CLUB BANGER Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Future – “Bugatti” (Produced by Mike WiLL Made It) A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – “Problems” (Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib) Drake – “Started From the Bottom” (Produced by Mike Zombie & Noah “40″ Shebib) French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne – “Pop That” (Produced by Lee on the Beats) Trinidad Jame$ – “All Gold Everything” (Produced by Devon Gallaspy) BEST MIXTAPE Big Sean – Detroit Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap Travi$ Scott – Owl Pharaoh Stalley – Honest Cowboy Trinidad Jame$ – Don’t Be S.A.F.E. SWEET 16 (Best Featured Verse) Diddy – “Same Damn Time (Remix)” (Future f/ Diddy & Ludacris) Drake – “Versace (Remix)” (Migos f/ Drake) Future – “Bugatti” (Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Future) Kendrick Lamar – “Problems” (A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar) Wiz Khalifa – “U.O.E.N.O. (Remix)” (Rocko f/ Future & Wiz Khalifa) IMPACT TRACK J. Cole f/ TLC – “Crooked Smile” JAY Z f/ Justin Timberlake – “Holy Grail” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Same Love” Wale f/ Sam Dew – “LoveHate Thing” Kanye West – “BLKKK SKKKNHEAD” PEOPLE’S CHAMP AWARD A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – “Problems” J. Cole f/ Miguel – “Power Trip” Drake – “Started From the Bottom” Kendrick Lamar – “Don’t Kill My Vibe” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
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