2015 BET Hip Hop Awards Winners
The 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards may have already started off with an arrest, but the drama should end there since the evening is centered on celebration and achievements.
Lauded rhymer Scarface earns the prestigious I Am Hip Hop Award for his distinguished career, which spans more than two decades. While it's important for the veterans to get the respect they deserve, the 19 categories are replete with millennial artists, namely Drake, who scores 12 nominations including Album of the Year for If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late and Best Live Performer. The rapper earned the MVP of the Year honor and the Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse for his work on Big Sean's "Blessings."
Sean Don has a full plate of nominations with 10. His chart-topping hit "Blessings" competes in the Best Hip Hop Video category as well as Track of the Year, among others. The Detroit native walked home with three awards: Best Collabo, Duo or Group and People's Champ Award for "Blessings" and Best Club Banger for "IDFWU," an award E-40 accepted on his behalf since he couldn't make the event.
In a tough category like Album of the Year, J. Cole came out victorious with his lauded LP, 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Sean's Dark Sky Paradise, Drizzy's If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly, Nicki Minaj's The Pinkprint and Wale's The Album About Nothing were also in the running for the coveted award.
While only three winners were actually televised -- Big Sean, Fetty Wap for Who Blew Up Award and Scarface for I Am Hip Hop Award tribute -- The Boombox provides you with the complete list below.
2015 BET Hip Hop Awards Winners
Best Hip Hop Video
Big Sean Feat. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign - "Play No Games"
Big Sean Feat. Drake & Kanye West - "Blessings"
Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
Kendrick Lamar - "Alright" - WINNER
Nicki Minaj Feat. Beyonce - "Feeling Myself"
Best Collabo, Duo or Group
Big Sean Feat. Drake & Kanye West - "Blessings" - WINNER
Big Sean Feat. E-40 - "IDFWU"
Fetty Wap Feat. Monty - "My Way"
Nicki Minaj Feat. Beyoncé - "Feeling Myself"
Nicki Minaj Feat. Drake & Lil Wayne - "Truffle Butter"
Best Live Performer
Drake
J. Cole - WINNER
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Lyricist of the Year
Big Sean
Drake
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar - WINNER
Nicki Minaj
Video Director of the Year
Alan Ferguson
Benny Boom - WINNER
Chris Robinson/Lil Chris
Colin Tilley
Director X
DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Esco
DJ Khaled
DJ Mustard - WINNER
Producer of the Year
DJ Mustard - WINNER
J. Cole
Kanye West
Mike Will Made-It
Pharrell Williams
Timbaland
MVP of the Year
Big Sean
Drake -WINNER
Future
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Track of the Year
"Alright" – Produced By Pharrell Williams & Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)
"Blessings" – Produced By Boi-1da & Vinylz (Big Sean Feat. Drake & Kanye West)
"Commas" – Produced By DJ Spinz & Southside (Future)
"IDFWU" – Produced By DJ Dahi, DJ Mustard, Kanye West & Key Wane (Big Sean Feat. E-40)
"Trap Queen" – Produced By Tony Fadd (Fetty Wap) - WINNER
Album of the Year
Big Sean – Dark Sky Paradise
Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive - WINNER
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint
Wale – The Album About Nothing
Who Blew Up Award
Bobby Shmurda
Dej Loaf
Fetty Wap - WINNER
Rae Sremmurd
Tink
Hustler of the Year
Dr. Dre - WINNER
Drake
J. Cole
Jay Z
Nicki Minaj
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)
A$AP Rocky
Dej Loaf - WINNER
Drake
Kanye West
Nicki Minaj
Best Club Banger
Big Sean Feat. E-40 – "IDFWU" (Produced By DJ Dahi, DJ Mustard, Kanye West & Key Wane) - WINNER
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 - WINNER
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 Feat. Drake & Kanye West) - WINNER
Drake – "My Way" Remix (Fetty Wap Feat. Drake)
E-40 – "IDFWU" (Big Sean Feat. E-40)
Kendrick Lamar – "Classic Man Remix" (Jidenna Feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Lil Wayne – "Truffle Butter" (Nicki Minaj Feat. Drake & Lil Wayne)
Impact Track
Big Sean Feat. 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" - WINNER
People’s Champ Award
Big Sean Feat. Drake & Kanye West – "Blessings" - WINNER
Fetty Wap – "Trap Queen"
Future – "Commas"
Kendrick Lamar – "i"
Rae Sremmurd – "No Type"
Rich Homie Quan – "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)"
See 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards Red Carpet