Kendrick Lemar leads the way with 14 nominations for this year's BET Hip Hop Awards.



That time has come again! With October almost upon us, BET have released the nominations for their 2013 Hip Hop Awards. This year the show will be hosted by the one and only Snoop Dogg - or whatever he calls himself these days - and will be filmed at the Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia on September 28. It will then air in the US October 15, which means we'll be getting it in the UK a couple of days later on October 18.

Speaking on his job as host Snoop stated:

I'm excited to be hosting this year's 'BET Hip Hop Awards 2013'. We're going to have fun this year and I will make it a show to remember, ya dig?! I'll be giving a ton of surprises, showcasing my exclusive GGN News clips and bringing all my nieces and nephews to the stage for an exciting night of hip-hop.

The good kid and the self-professed 'King of New York', Kendrick Lamar, leads the way with 14 nominations - basically every category he could possibly be nominated for! While Drake follows with 13 nods and J. Cole close behind with 10.

Though the event is just under two months away, BET have already provided us with a hashtag for Twitter #hiphopawards - so don't get it twisted on the night! You can keep up to date with the event via its Facebook Page - HipHopAwards and the Twitter feed @HipHopAwards.

Check out the full nominations list below.

Best Hip Hop Video
A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – 'Problems'
B.o.B ft. T.I. & Juicy J – 'We Still in This'
J. Cole ft. Miguel – 'Power Trip'
Drake – 'Started From the Bottom'
Kendrick Lamar – 'Don’t Kill My Vibe'

Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collabo, Duo or Group)
Ace Hood ft. Rick Ross & Future – 'Bugatti'
A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – 'Problems'
J. Cole ft. Miguel – 'Power Trip'
French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne – 'Pop That'
Kendrick Lamar ft. Drake – 'Poetic Justice'
Wale ft. Tiara Thomas – 'Bad'

Best Live Performer
2 Chainz
J. Cole
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year
J. Cole
Drake
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Wale

Video Director of the Year
A$AP Rocky & A$AP Ferg
Benny Boom
Director X
Dre Films
Hype Williams

DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Funkmaster Flex
DJ Khaled
DJ Scream

Producer of the Year
J. Cole
Hit-Boy
DJ Mustard
Mike WiLL Made It
Pharrell Williams

MVP of the Year
2 Chainz
J. Cole
Drake
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar

Track of the Year
'Power Trip' – Produced by J. Cole (J. Cole ft. Miguel)
'Problems' – Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib (A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
'Don’t Kill My Vibe' – Produced by Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)
'Bugatti' – Produced by Mike WiLL Made It (Ace Hood ft. Rick Ross & Future)
'Started From The Bottom' – Produced by Mike Zombie & Noah “40″ Shebib (Drake)

Album of the Year
J. Cole – Born Sinner
Jay-Z – Magna Carta...Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city
Nas – Life Is Good
Wale – The Gifted

Who New? Rookie of the Year
Action Bronson
A$AP Ferg
Earl Sweatshirt
Joey Bada$$
Trinidad Jame$

Hustler of the Year
Diddy
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
T.I.
Kanye West

Made-You-Look Award
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West

Best Club Banger
Ace Hood ft. Rick Ross & Future – 'Bugatti' (Produced by Mike WiLL Made It)
A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – /Problems' (Produced by Noah "40" Shebib)
Drake – 'Started From The Bottom' (Produced by Mike Zombie & Noah "40" Shebib)
French Montana ft. Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne – 'Pop That' (Produced by Lee on the Beats)
Trinidad Jame$ – 'All Gold Everything' (Produced by M.e. (Devon Gallaspy))

Best Mixtape
Big Sean – Detroit
Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap
Travi$ Scott – Owl Pharaoh
Stalley – Honest Cowboy
Trinidad Jame$ – Don’t Be S.A.F.E.

Sweet 16 (Best Featured Verse)
Diddy – 'Same Damn Time (Remix)' (Future ft. Diddy & Ludacris)
Drake – 'Versace (Remix)' (Migos ft. Drake)
Future – 'Bugatti' (Ace Hood ft. Rick Ross & Future)
Kendrick Lamar – 'Problems' (A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
Wiz Khalifa – 'U.O.E.N.O. (Remix)' (Rocko ft. Future & Wiz Khalifa)

Impact Track
J. Cole ft. TLC – 'Crooked Smile'
Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake – 'Holy Grail'
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – 'Same Love'
Wale ft. Sam Dew – 'LoveHate Thing'
Kanye West – 'BLKKK SKKKNHEAD'

People’s Champ Award
A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – 'Problems'
J. Cole ft. Miguel – 'Power Trip'
Drake – 'Started From the Bottom'
Kendrick Lamar – 'Don’t Kill My Vibe'
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton – 'Can’t Hold Us'