

Jay Z scored double wins in the “Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse” and “Impact Track” for his Nipsey Hussle collaboration “What It Feels Like.” Newcomer Yung Bleu was crowned ‘Best New Hip Hop Artist’ while rap sensation Saweetie took home ‘Hustler of the Year.”Music icon Missy Elliott was voted ‘Video Director of the Year’ and ‘Lyricist of the Year’ went to J.

Comedy supergroup 85 South (Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly, and Chico Bean) hosted this year’s awards from The Cobb Energy Centre which premiered on Tuesday, October 5 on BET, BET Her, MTV2 and VH1.Ĭardi B and Megan Thee Stallion ruled the night by jointly snagging three wins each including ‘Song of the Year,’ ‘Best Hip Hop Video’ and ‘ Best Collaboration’ for their smash hit “WAP.” Tyler, The Creator took home two wins 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. (New York, NY) – Octo– This year the 2021 BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” brought the hottest names in Hip Hop back to Atlanta, GA for the annual taping. 'We broke ground as one of the first official award shows to move forward during the global pandemic and we are ready to take our pioneer status to the next level with the return of an audience to celebrate the best and brightest creative minds in the entertainment industry.Source: Leon Bennett/2021 BET Hip Hop Awards / Getty The BET Awards honor Black excellence across music, television, film, and sports in 21 categories, and will take place in person this year after being held virtually in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Ĭonnie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy, said in a statement: 'We are back and excited to bring culture's biggest night, the 2021 BET Awards, safely back to Los Angeles to celebrate this year's incredible roster of nominees.

Jazmine Sullivan also stood out in her fuchsia Gucci frock styled by Joiee Thorpe.Īmong the many red carpet stand-outs include Tyler, the Creator, Ari Lennox, City Girls singers Yung Miami and JT, and DJ Khaled with his very vibrant top. Turning up the heat! Note Marcato arrived working a pair of flame print sneakers
