Let's be honest: the cyphers are what we really care about when it comes to the annual BET Hip-Hop Awards. But still, we're never averse to rappers adding more ornaments to their their trophy cabinets. Yesterday, BET revealed their full list of nominees for 2013.

The self-appointed "King of New York" Kendrick Lamar leads the pack with a whopping 14 nominations, including Album of the Year, Lyricist of the Year and MVP of the year. Breathing down his neck are Drake and J. Cole who boast 13 nods each.

While 2013's names are as predictable as they are every year, there's also a few welcome surprises in the mix -- most notably Chance the Rapper, whose critically-adored 'AcidRap' has been nominated for Best Mixtape. Equally surprising, Kanye West earns a meager four nominations, and only one of those is for an actual record.

Hosted by Snoop Dogg, the 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards tapes on Sept. 28 at Atlanta's Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center, followed by the network premiere on Oct. 15. Check out the full list of nominees below.

Best Hip Hop Video:
A$AP Rocky Feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – 'Problems'
B.o.B Feat. T.I. & Juicy J – 'We Still in This'
J. Cole Feat. Miguel – 'Power Trip'
Drake – 'Started From the Bottom'
Kendrick Lamar – 'Don’t Kill My Vibe'

Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collabo, Duo or Group):
Ace Hood Feat. Rick Ross & Future – 'Bugatti'
A$AP Rocky Feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – 'Problems'
J. Cole Feat. Miguel – 'Power Trip'
French Montana Feat. Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne – 'Pop That'
Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – 'Poetic Justice'
Wale Feat. 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 Feat. Miguel)
'Problems' – Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib (A$AP Rocky Feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
'Don’t Kill My Vibe' – Produced by Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)
'Bugatti' – Produced by Mike WiLL Made It (Ace Hood Feat. 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 Feat. Rick Ross & Future – 'Bugatti' (Produced by Mike WiLL Made It)
A$AP Rocky Feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – 'Problems' (Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib)
Drake – 'Started From The Bottom' (Produced by Mike Zombie & Noah “40″ Shebib)
French Montana Feat. Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne – 'Pop That' (Produced by Lee on the Beats)
Trinidad Jame$ – 'All Gold Everything' (Produced by M.e. (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 Feat. Diddy & Ludacris)
Drake – 'Versace (Remix)' (Migos Feat. Drake)
Future – 'Bugatti' (Ace Hood Feat. Rick Ross & Future)
Kendrick Lamar – 'Problems' (A$AP Rocky Feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
Wiz Khalifa – 'U.O.E.N.O. (Remix)' (Rocko Feat. Future & Wiz Khalifa)

Impact Track:
J. Cole Feat. TLC – 'Crooked Smile'
JAY Z Feat. Justin Timberlake – 'Holy Grail'
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – 'Same Love'
Wale Feat. Sam Dew – 'LoveHate Thing'
Kanye West – 'BLKKK SKKKNHEAD'

People’s Champ Award:
A$AP Rocky Feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – 'Problems'
J. Cole Feat. Miguel – 'Power Trip'
Drake – 'Started From the Bottom'
Kendrick Lamar – 'Don’t Kill My Vibe'
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton – 'Can’t Hold Us'

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