BET Hip Hop Awards Winners List – From Tyler, The Creator to Cardi B

LL Cool J and Tyler, the Creator seen backstage during the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards at Cobb Energy Perorming Arts Center on October 01, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/2021 BET Hip Hop Awards/Getty Images)

Some of the hottest names in rap music descended on Atlanta for the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards.

The show premiered Tuesday, Oct. 5 on BET, BET Her, MTV2 and VH1, with the awards handed out at the Cobb Energy Centre.

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion ruled the night by snagging three wins each, including Song of the Year, Best Hip Hop Video and Best Collaboration for their smash hit “WAP.”

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Tyler, The Creator took home awards for Hip Hop Album of the Year and Best Live Performer, in addition to his “Rock the Bells Cultural Influence Award” presented by LL Cool J.

Young Thug kicked off the night with an explosive performance of “Tick Tock” followed by Gunna with “Too Easy” before coming together with their hit collaboration “Ski.” Hip Hop sensation Latto brought the house down with a high energy performance of “SoufSide” and new song “Big Energy,” while Tobe Nwigwe made it a family affair with Fat & Nell on their song “Fye Fye.”

Presenters included hip-hop powerhouses Trina, Remy Ma, and Rapsody. “I Am Hip Hop Award” recipient Nelly closed out the show with a performance of his greatest hits including “Country Grammar,” “Hot In Herre,” “Air Force Ones,” “Dilemma,” and “Grillz” with an appearance by Paul Wall and more.

Check out the list of 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards winners below.

HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST” – TYLER, THE CREATOR

SONG OF THE YEAR
CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION – WAP

HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
LIL BABY

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION – WAP

BEST NEW HIP HOP ARTIST
YUNG BLEU

BEST COLLABORATION
CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION – WAP

BEST DUO OR GROUP
LIL BABY & LIL DURK

BEST LIVE PERFORMER
TYLER, THE CREATOR

LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
J. COLE

BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
LITTLE SIMZ (UK)

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
MISSY ELLIOTT

DJ OF THE YEAR
DJ SCHEME

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
HIT-BOY

HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
SAWEETIE

BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
GENIUS

SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
JAY-Z – “WHAT IT FEELS LIKE” (NIPSEY HUSSLE FEAT. JAY-Z)

IMPACT TRACK
NIPSEY HUSSLE FEAT. JAY-Z – “WHAT IT FEELS LIKE”


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