Kanye West nabs 17 nominations for the annual BET Hip-Hop Awards, including my favorite categories: Hustler Of The Year and the Made-You-Look Award.
Two video categories: Best Hip Hop Video and Vido Director of The Year. All familiar names — if you're a video pro and catch RCA exec Samantha Lecca, who gets a Best Director nod for co-directing credit for her work with A$AP Rocky.
Also of note is Director X's omission from Best Director despite having two videos in the Best Video category.
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
- 2 Chainz f/ Drake "No Lie" (Director X, dir.)
- A$AP Rocky "Goldie" (A$AP Rocky, dir.)
- Drake f/ Lil Wayne "HYFR" (Director X, dir.)
- Wale f/ Miguel "Lotus Flower Bomb" (TAJ, dir.)
- Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz "Mercy" (Nabil, dir.)
BEST DIRECTOR:
- A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca
- Benny Boom
- Chris Robinson
- Kanye West
- Hype Williams
The show tapes September 29 in Atlanta with a BET network premiere on October 9.
Full info and more nominees at BET.com