The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards may have looked a little different due to COVID-19 restrictions in place, but the 15th annual event still managed to crown some of the biggest names in the genre. DaBaby led the nominations for the show on Tuesday (October 27) with 12 entries, but surprisingly won none of them.
Megan Thee Stallion, who was nominated in eight categories, came out on top with the most wins of the night, taking home three. The Houston native picked up Hustler of the Year, Hip Hop Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration for the “Savage (Remix)” featuring Beyoncé. Shortly after, she headed to Instagram to thank BET for honoring her.
“HipHop Artist of the year, Hustler of the year, Best collaboration,” she wrote. “LETS GO HOTTIES REAL MF HOTGIRL SHIT. thank you @bet.”
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HipHop Artist of the year , Hustler of the year , Best collaboration ???? LETS GO HOTTIES REAL MF HOTGIRL SHIT ??? thank you @bet
The “Savage (Remix)” also helped Beyoncé win Best Collaboration and Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse, with Roddy Ricch also collecting two awards thanks to “The Box” securing Song of the Year and Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial winning Album of the Year.
Other highlights included a posthumous win for Pop Smoke as Best New Hip Hop Artist, Rapsody taking home Lyricist of the Year, Lil Baby‘s “The Bigger Picture” being recognized for Impact Track and Hit-Boy capping off an impressive run as Producer of the Year.
Following Lil Kim’s win last year, Master P was honored with this year’s I Am Hip Hop award to celebrate the No Limit Records founder’s illustrious career. During his emotional speech, the Hip Hop mogul paid tribute to the many lives lost to police brutality and gave words of inspiration to kids growing up in tough circumstances.
“I wanna shout out to Breonna Taylor, the George Floyds, the Jacob Blakes, Black Lives Matter, through this injustice will get through this,” he said. “I wanna thank the bosses. I wanna thank the people that’s paving the way. I wanna thank every kid on the block. I want them to know that one day you can make it off that block because I did. Don’t be afraid to change.
“Put your trust and faith in god. And when they tell you you can something, this for the dreamers. This for the ones that they counted out. When they say you will never be nothing, you know that there’s no limit to your dreams and your success became I did it, you can do it.”
He added, “I’ve been in the game for over 30 years. I went from having nothing to making millions. That’s how beautiful god is. Always believe in yourself and your brand. Keep chasing your dream and you goal.”
See the full list of winners below.
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
DaBaby
Drake
Future
Lil Baby
Megan Thee Stallion — WINNER*
Roddy Ricch
Best Hip Hop Video
DaBaby, “Bop”
DaBaby f. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”
Drake, “Toosie Slide”
Future f. Drake, “Life Is Good” — WINNER*
Lil Baby, “The Bigger Picture”
Roddy Ricch, “The Box”
Song of the Year
“Bop” (DaBaby)
“Life Is Good” (Future f. Drake)
“Rockstar” (DaBaby f. Roddy Ricch)
“Savage” (Remix) (Megan Thee Stallion f. Beyoncé)
“The Box” (Roddy Ricch) — WINNER*
“Toosie Slide (Drake)”
Hip Hop Album of the Year
DaBaby, Blame It On Baby
DaBaby, Kirk
Future, High Off Life
Lil Baby, My Turn
Megan Thee Stallion, Suga
Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial — WINNER*
Best Collaboration
DaBaby f. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”
Future f. Drake, “Life Is Good”
Jack Harlow feat. Tory Lanez, DaBaby & Lil Wayne, “Whats Poppin” (Remix)
Megan Thee Stallion f. Beyoncé, “Savage” (Remix) — WINNER*
Megan Thee Stallion f. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, “Hot Girl Summer”
Mustard f. Roddy Ricch, “Ballin’”
Best Duo or Group
Chris Brown and Young Thug — WINNER*
City Girls
EarthGang
JackBoys
Migos
Run The Jewels
Best New Hip Hop Artist
Flo Milli
Jack Harlow
Mulatto
NLE Choppa
Pop Smoke — WINNER*
Rod Wave
Best Live Performer
Big Sean
DaBaby
Drake
Megan Thee Stallion
Roddy Ricch
Travis Scott — WINNER*
Lyricist of the Year
Big Sean
DaBaby
Drake
J. Cole
Megan Thee Stallion
Rapsody — WINNER*
Video Director of the Year
Cactus Jack & White Trash Tyler
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
Dave Meyers
Director X
Teyana “Spike Tee” Taylor — WINNER*
DJ of the Year
Chase B
D-Nice — WINNER*
DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Khaled
Mustard
Producer of the Year
9th Wonder
DJ Khaled
Hit-Boy — WINNER*
JetsonMade
Mike Will Made-It
Mustard
Hustler of the Year
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
Jay-Z
Megan Thee Stallion — WINNER*
Rick Ross
Travis Scott
Best Hip Hop platform
Complex
HipHopDX
HotNewHipHop
The Breakfast Club
The Joe Budden Podcast — WINNER*
The Shade Room
XXL
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Beyoncé, “Savage” (Remix) (Megan Thee Stallion f. Beyoncé) — WINNER*
Bia, “Best on Earth” (Russ f. Bia)
Cardi B, “Writing on the Wall” (French Montana f. Post Malone, Cardi B & Rvssian)
Future, “Roses” (Remix) (Saint Jhn f. Future)
Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar” (DaBaby f. Roddy Ricch)
Travis Scott, “Hot” (Remix) (Young Thug f. Gunna & Travis Scott)
Impact Track
Anderson .Paak & Jay Rock, “Lockdown”
DaBaby f. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar” (BLM Remix)
J. Cole, “Snow on tha Bluff”
Lil Baby, “The Bigger Picture” — WINNER*
Rapsody f. PJ Morton, “Afeni”
Wale f. Kelly Price, “Sue Me”
Best International Flow
Meryl (France)
Kaaris (France)
Nasty C (South Africa)
Khaligraph Jones (Kenya)
Stormzy (U.K.) — WINNER*
Ms Banks (U.K.)
Djonga (Brazil)