When are the BET Hip Hop Awards? The awards will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, 8 p.m. CT on BET.
Get ready to honor the past year in hip hop! The 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards air Tuesday, Oct. 5, months after the network’s BET Awards in June (see the complete BET Awards 2021 Winners List).
The awards show will take place in Atlanta at the Cobb Energy Center.
Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean of the 85 South Show will host the 16th annual BET Hip Hop Awards show, who’ve committed to an epic fashion feat: a wardrobe change for every commercial break.
The awards show also has a star-studded group of performers lined up, including Lil Jon, BIA and Gunna.
Drake is one of six artists nominated for hip hop artist of the year in the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards.
The 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards will air at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, on BET.
The awards honor hip hop artists, producers and music video directors.
The I Am Hip Hop Award will go to Nelly “a diamond-selling, multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning rap superstar, entrepreneur, philanthropist and actor.”
The Rock the Bells Cultural Influence Award will go to Tyler, The Creator.
He is an “award-winning artist, producer, director, fashion designer, filmmaker and entrepreneur who cofounded the hip-hop group and record label Odd Future in 2007.”
Performers will include Baby Keem, Bia, Gunna, Isaiah Rashad, Lil Jon, Tobe Nwigwe and Young Thug.
Nominations include:
You can see all of the nominations here.
Rapper Cardi B attends the Road to “Fast & Furious 9” Concert at Maurice A. Ferré Park on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Miami, Fla. She is one of six artists nominated for hip hop artist of the year in the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)Scott Roth/Invision/AP
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