Tems has had a record-breaking year. She was nominated in three categories and won Best Collaborating Artist and Sweet 16-Best Feature Verse for her part in Future‘s “Wait for U” at the 2022 BET Awards, which were held yesterday, Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at the Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta.
Burna Boy was nominated in the Video Director of the Year category for his music video, “Last Last,” but the award went to Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free. Black Sherif (Ghana), Blxckie (South Africa), Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe), among other international stars, were nominated for Best International Flow.
Kendric Lamar snagged six awards, including Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Lyricist of the Year, Best Live Performer, and Best Hip Hop Video.
Drake won Best Collaboration and Best Feature Verse while Lizzo won Impact Track for “About Damn Time.”
The BET Awards were definitely a night of unforgettable moments and performances.
See the full winners list below;
Best Hip Hop Video
A$AP Rocky – D.M.B.
WINNER: Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
City Girls Featuring Usher – Good Love
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk – Hot Shit
Bia & J. Cole – London
Future Featuring Drake & Tems – Wait for U
Drake Featuring Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy
Best Collaboration
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
City Girls Featuring Usher – Good Love
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk – Hot Shit
Drake Featuring 21 Savage – Jimmy Cooks
Benny the Butcher & J. Cole – Johnny P’s Caddy
WINNER: Future Featuring Drake & Tems – Wait for U
Drake Featuring 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
WINNER: EarthGang
Styles P & Havoc
Best Live Performer
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Drake
J. Cole
Kanye West
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
Tyler, the Creator
Lyricist of the Year
Baby Keem
Benny the Butcher
Drake
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
Jay-Z
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Burna Boy
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
Director X
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free
Teyana Taylor
Song of the Year
WINNER: Latto – Big Energy
Hitkidd & Glorilla – F.N.F. (Let’s Go)
Jack Harlow – First Class
Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk – Hot Shit
Kodak Black – Super Gremlin
Future Featuring Drake & Tems – Wait for U
Drake Featuring 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
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Producer of the Year
ATL Jacob
Baby Keem
Hit-Boy
WINNER: Hitmaka
Kanye West
Metro Boomin
Pharrell Williams
Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist
Baby Keem
Blxst
Doechii
Fivio Foreign
WINNER: Glorilla
Nardo Wick
Saucy Santana
DJ of the Year
D-Nice
DJ Cassidy
WINNER: DJ Drama
DJ Kay Slay
DJ Premier
Kaytranada
Mustard
Nyla Symone
L.A. Leakers: DJ Sour Milk & Justin Credible
DJ of the Year
D-Nice
DJ Cassidy
WINNER: DJ Drama
DJ Kay Slay
DJ Premier
Kaytranada
Mustard
Nyla Symone
L.A. Leakers: DJ Sour Milk & Justin Credible
Best Hip Hop Platform
Big Boy’s Neighborhood
Breakfast Club
WINNER: Caresha Please
Complex
WINNER: Drink Champs
HipHopDX
Million Dollaz Worth of Game
NPR Tiny Desk
Verzuz
Hustler of the Year
WINNER: 50 Cent
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
Drake
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Megan Thee Stallion
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
WINNER: Drake – Churchill Downs (Jack Harlow Featuring Drake)
J. Cole – Poke It Out (Wale Featuring J. Cole)
J. Cole – London (Bia & J. Cole)
Lil Baby – Girls Want Girls (Drake Featuring Lil Baby)
Kanye West – City of Gods (Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys)
WINNER: Drake – Wait for U (Future Featuring Drake & Tems)
Jadakiss – Black Illuminati (Freddie Gibbs Featuring Jadakiss)
Impact Track
WINNER: Lizzo – About Damn Time
Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys – City of Gods
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
Nas Featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill – Nobody
Latto – Pxssy
Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
Doja Cat – Woman
Best International Flow
WINNER: Benjamin Epps (France)
Black Sherif (Ghana)
Blxckie (South Africa)
Central Cee (United Kingdom)
Haviah Mighty (Canada)
Knucks (United Kingdom)
Le Juiice (France)
Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe)
Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)
