| Award Category |
Winner |
Nominees |
| Best Hip Hop Video |
WINNER “Money,” Cardi B |
- “A Lot,” 21 Savage featuring J. Cole
- “Twerk,” City Girls featuring Cardi B
- “Suge,” DaBaby
- “Going Bad,” Meek Mill featuring Drake
- “Sicko Mode,” Travis Scott featuring Drake
|
| Hot Ticket Performance |
Megan Thee Stallion |
- Cardi B
- DaBaby
- Drake
- The Carters
- Travis Scott
|
| Album of the Year |
Astroworld, Travis Scott |
- Championships, Meek Mill
- Cuz I Love You, Lizzo
- Father of Asahd, DJ Khaled
- Igor, Tyler, The Creator
- Revenge of the Dreamers 3, Dreamville
|
| Video Director of the Year |
Travis Scott |
- Benny Boom
- Bruno Mars, Florent Dechard
- Calmatic
- Dave Meyers
- Eif Rivera
|
| Lyricist of the year |
J. Cole |
- 2 Chainz
- Drake
- Meek Mill
- Nipsey Hussle
- YBN Cordae
|
| MVP of the year |
Nipsey Hussle |
- Cardi B
- DJ Khaled
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Megan Thee Stallion
|
| Producer of the year |
DJ Khaled |
- London On Da track
- Metro Boomin’
- Mustard
- Swizz Beatz
- Tay Keith
|
| Best Collab Duo or Group |
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus |
- “A Lot,” 21 Savage featuring J. Cole
- “Please Me,” Cardi B & Bruno Mars
- “Higher,” DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
- “Drip Too Hard,” Lil Baby & Gunna
- “Sicko Mode,” Travis Scott featuring Drake
|
| Best New Hip Hop Artist of the Year |
DaBaby |
- Blueface
- Lil Nas X
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Roddy Ricch
- YBN Cordae
|
| Best Mixtape |
Megan Thee Stallion |
- Loose, Jack Harlow
- Luca Brasi 3, Kevin Gates
- Feed Tha Streets II, Roddy Ricch
- 2009, Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y
- YBN: The Mixtape, YBN Almighty Jay, YBN Cordae & YBN Nahmir
|
| Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse |
J. Cole on “A Lot,” 21 Savage featuring J. Cole |
- 21 Savage on “Wish Wish,” DJ Khaled featuring Cardi B & 21 Savage
- Cardi B on “Clout,” Offset featuring Cardi B
- Cardi B on “Twerk,” City Girls featuring Cardi B
- Rick Ross on “Money in the Grave,” Drake featuring Rick Ross
- Rick Ross on “What’s Free,” Meek Mill featuring Jay-Z & Rick Ross
|
| Impact Track |
“Middle Child,” J. Cole |
- “A Lot,” 21 Savage featuring J. Cole
- DJ Khaled – “Higher” featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
- “A Day Without a Mexican,” Kap G
- “Tempo,” Lizzo featuring Missy Elliott
- “I Am Who They Say I Am,” Youngboy Never Broke Again featuring Quando Rondo & Kevin Gates
|
| DJ of the Year |
DJ Mustard |
- Chase B
- DJ Drama
- DJ Envy
- DJ Esco
- DJ Khaled
|
| Made-You-Look-Award (Best Hip-Hop Style) |
Cardi B |
- DJ Khaled
- French Montana
- Meek Mill
- Rick Ross
- Travis Scott
|
| Best Hip-Hop Online Site App |
Complex |
- All Hip-Hop
- HotNewHipHop
- The Shade Room
- WorldStar
- XXL
|
| Hustler of the Year |
Jay Z |
- Cardi B
- DJ Khaled
- Nipsey Hussle
- Rick Ross
- Travis Scott
|
| Best International Flow |
Sarkodie (Ghana) |
- Falz (Nigeria)
- Ghetts (U.K.)
- Kalash (France)
- Lil Simz (U.K.)
- Nasty C (South Africa)
- Tory Lanez (Canada)
|
