The 2022 Yo! Awards nominations have arrived with Lil Durk leading the pack with 6 nods in categories such as “Best Hip-Hop Album” and “Best Hip-Hop Artist”. Kendrick Lamar on the other hand, reeled in 5 nods for his work. Other notable earners include YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Gunna, Jack Harlow, Cardi B, Freddie Gibbs, and GloRilla. Overall, there was a lot to look back on when it came to Hip-Hop in 2022.
Yo! Raps staff joins in our Yo! Awards discussions and debates to come up with a list for our year end awards. Our nominees have been rolled out so make sure to cast your vote starting on Monday (November 28). The polls will be open until December 20, 2022.
Find the full list of nominees below.
Best Hip-Hop Album
Gunna – “DS4Ever”
Joey Badass – “2000”
Freddie Gibbs – “Souls Sold Separately”
Latto – “777”
Pusha T – “It’s Almost Dry”
Kendrick Lamar – “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers”
Lil Durk – “7220”
Best Hip-Hop Song
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Jack Harlow – “First Class”
Hitkidd & GloRilla – “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
Gunna ft. Future & Young Thug – “Pushin P”
Cardi B ft. Kanye West & Lil Durk – “Hot Shit”
Kodak Black – “Super Gremlin”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Best Hip-Hop Group or Duo
42 Dugg & EST Gee
Big Sean & Hit-Boy
EarthGang
Birdman & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
DaBaby & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Styles P & Havoc
Best Hip-Hop Producer
Alchemist
Harry Fraud
Hitmaka
Kanye West
Metro Boomin
ATL Jacob
Hit-Boy
Best Hip-Hop Artist
Kodak Black
Latto
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Lil Durk
Megan Thee Stallion
Jack Harlow
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Baby
Best Hip-Hop Lyricist
Nas
J. Cole
Baby Keem
Kendrick Lamar
Freddie Gibbs
Jay-Z
Benny The Butcher
Best Hip-Hop Newcomer
GloRilla
Baby Keem
Babyface Ray
Icewear Vezzo
Benny The Butcher
Fivio Foreign
Latto
Best Hip-Hop Collabo
DJ Khaled ft. Lil Wayne, Jay-Z & Rick Ross – “God Did”
Icewear Vezzo ft. Kodak Black – “It’s All On You”
BIA ft. J. Cole – “London”
Benny The Butcher ft. J. Cole – “Johnny’s P’s Caddy”
Nicki Minaj ft. Fivio Foreign – “We Go Up”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Cardi B ft. Kanye West & Lil Durk – “Hot Shit”
Best Hip-Hop Video
Lil Durk ft. Virgil – “What Happened To Gunna”
Megan Thee Stallion & Key Glock – “Ungrateful”
Nicki Minaj ft. Fivio Foreign – “We Go Up”
Freddie Gibbs – “Dark Hearted”
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
Conway ft. Benny The Butcher & Westside Gunn- “John Woo Flick”
Cardi B ft. Kanye West & Lil Durk – “Hot Shit”
Best Hip-Hop DJ
DJ Drama
DJ Kay Slay
DJ Premier
Mustard
DJ Snake
A-Trak
LA Leakers
Special thanks to Q The Question and our Yo! Raps staff.
