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The BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 took place on Tuesday, honoring the best songs, artists, and live performers the genre has to offer.

Taking place at the Cobb Theater in Atlanta, the 17th annual awards ceremony was hosted by Fat Joe, and a number of musicians put on showstopping performances such as GloRilla and Lil' Kim.

Newsweek has everything you need to know about who the big winners of the night were.

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Complete BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 Winners List From Drake to Kendrick Lamar

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Drake led the nominees with a total of 14 nominations to his name, with the artist winning two for Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse award and Best Collaboration award alongside Future and Tems.

Kanye "Ye" West, Kendrick Lamar, Future, Baby Keem, Cardi B and J. Cole also dominated the list of nominees. Ye had 10 nominations, while Cardi B was nominated six times and Lamar received eight nods.

Lamar was one of the biggest winners of the night, as the musician earned six awards at the event, including Hip Hop Artist of the Year and Hip Hop Album of the Year for his release Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.

Other big names to win at the BET Hip Hop Awards show included 50 Cent, who took home the Hustler of the Year award, and Lizzo, who won the Impact Track award for "About Damn Time."

Latto won the award for Song of the Year for his track "Big Energy," while GloRilla won Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist award and Hitmaka was named the Producer of the Year.

Here Is the Full List of Winners for the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022:

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Best Hip Hop Video

A$AP Rocky, "D.M.B."
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, "Family Ties"
City Girls feat. Usher, "Good Love"
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, "Hot S***"
BIA & J. Cole, "London"
Future feat. Drake & Tems, "Wait for You"
Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, "Way 2 Sexy"

Best Collaboration

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, "Family Ties"
City Girls feat. Usher, "Good Love"
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, "Hot S***"
Drake feat. 21 Savage, "Jimmy Cooks"
Benny the Butcher & J. Cole, "Johnny P's Caddy"
Future feat. Drake & Tems, "Wait for You"
Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, "Way 2 Sexy"

Best Duo or Group

42 Dugg & EST Gee
Big Sean & Hit-Boy
Birdman & Youngboy Never Broke Again
Blxst & Bino Rideaux
DaBaby & Youngboy Never Broke Again
EARTHGANG
Styles P & Havoc

Best Live Performer

Cardi B
Doja Cat
Drake
J. Cole
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Tyler, the Creator

Lyricist of the Year

Baby Keem
Benny the Butcher
Drake
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar

Video Director of the Year

Benny Boom
Burna Boy
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
Director X
Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free
Teyana Taylor

Song of the Year

Latto, "Big Energy"
Hitkidd & Glorilla, "F.N.F. (Let's Go)"
Jack Harlow, "First Class"
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, "Hot S***"
Kodak Black, "Super Gremlin"
Future feat. Drake & Tems, "Wait for You"
Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, "Way 2 Sexy"

Hip Hop Album Of The Year

Latto, 777
Drake, Certified Lover Boy
Kanye West, Donda
Future, I Never Liked You
Pusha T, It's Almost Dry
Nas, King's Disease II
Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Hip Hop Artist Of The Year

Cardi B
Doja Cat
Drake
Future
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion

Producer of the Year

ATL Jacob
Baby Keem
Hit-Boy
Hitmaka
Kanye West
Metro Boomin
Pharrell Williams

Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist

Baby Keem
Blxst
Doechii
Fivio Foreign
GloRilla
Nardo Wick
Saucy Santana

DJ of the Year

D-Nice
DJ Cassidy
DJ Drama
DJ Kay Slay
DJ Premier
Kaytranada
Mustard
Nyla Symone
L.A. Leakers: DJ sourMILK & Justin Credible

Best Hip Hop Platform

Big Boy's Neighborhood
Breakfast Club
Caresha Please
Complex
Drink Champs
HipHopDX
Million Dollaz Worth of Game
NPR Tiny Desk
Verzuz

Hustler of the Year

50 Cent
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
Drake
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Megan Thee Stallion

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse

Drake, "Churchill Downs" (Jack Harlow feat. Drake)
J. Cole, "Poke It Out" (Wale feat. J. Cole)
J. Cole, "London" (BIA & J. Cole)
Lil Baby, "Girls Want Girls" (Drake feat. Lil Baby)
Kanye West, "City of Gods" (Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys)
Drake, "Wait for You" (Future feat. Drake & Tems)
Jadakiss, "Black Illuminati" (Freddie Gibbs feat. Jadakiss)

Impact Track

Lizzo, "About Damn Time"
Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys, "City of Gods"
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, "Family Ties"
Nas feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill, "Nobody"
Latto, "Pxssy"
Kendrick Lamar, "The Heart Part 5"
Doja Cat, "Woman"

Best International Flow

Benjamin Epps (France)
Black Sherif (Ghana)
Blxckie (South Africa)
Central Cee (UK)
Haviah Mighty (Canada)
Knucks (UK)
Le Juiice (France)
Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe)
Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)

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