2015 BET Hip Hop Awards
The 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards were held on October 9, 2015 and will air on October 13, 2015 at Atlanta Civic Center. The nominations were announced on September 15, 2015. Snoop Dogg will be the event's host again. Canadian rapper Drake leads the nominations again with 12 nominations. Just behind Drake are Big Sean with 10 nods, Kanye West and Nicki Minaj with 9. Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole are up for 8 awards.Performances
- Future – "Where Ya At" and "March Madness
- Young Dro featuring T.I. – "We in the City"
- Kid Ink featuring Dej Loaf, and DJ Mustard – "Be Real"
- Puff Daddy & the Family featuring Lil' Kim, Styles P, and King Los – "Workin'"
- Rich Homie Quan – "Flex "
- Travis Scott – "90210" and "Antidote"
- O.T. Genasis – "CoCo"
- iLoveMemphis – "Hit the Quan"
Cyphers
- Pre-Show Cypher – Tripz, Muggsy Malone & Albe Black
- Cypher 1 – Charles Hamilton, Jackie Spade, Joyner Lucas & Tink
- Cypher 2 – Erick Sermon, Redman & Keith Murray of Def Squad
- Cypher 3 – King Mez, J-Doe, Raury, Casey Veggies & Vince Staples
- Cypher 4 – Lin-Manuel Miranda, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs, Black Thought & Questlove
- Cypher 5 – Doug E. Fresh, Nicole Paris & Rahzel
- Live Cypher – T-Top, Rain, Charlie Clips, DNA & K-Shine
Nominations and winners
;Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
- Big Sean featuring Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign - "Play No Games"
- Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West - "Blessings"
- Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
- Nicki Minaj featuring Beyoncé - "Feeling Myself"
Best Collabo, Duo or Group
;Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West - "Blessings"
- Big Sean featuring E-40 - "I Don't F**k with You"
- Fetty Wap featuring Monty - "My Way"
- Nicki Minaj featuring Beyoncé - "Feeling Myself"
- Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne - "Truffle Butter"
Best Live Performer
;J. Cole
- Drake
- Kanye West
- Kendrick Lamar
- Nicki Minaj
Lyricist of the Year
;Kendrick Lamar
- Big Sean
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Nicki Minaj
Video Director of the Year
;Benny Boom
;DJ Mustard
;DJ Mustard
;Drake
- Big Sean
- Future
- J. Cole
- Kendrick Lamar
- Nicki Minaj
Track of the Year
Only the producer of the track nominated in this category.
;"Trap Queen" - Produced By Tony Fadd
;J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive
;Fetty Wap
- Bobby Shmurda
- DeJ Loaf
- Rae Sremmurd
- Tink
Hustler of the Year
;Drake
- Dr. Dre
- J. Cole
- Jay-Z
- Nicki Minaj
Made-You-Look Award
;DeJ Loaf
- A$AP Rocky
- Drake
- Kanye West
- Nicki Minaj
Best Hip Hop Online Site
Worldstarhiphop.Com
- Allhiphop.Com
- Complex.Com
- Hotnewhiphop.Com
- Rapradar.Com
Best Club Banger
;Big Sean featuring E-40 - "I Don't F**k with You"
- DeJ Loaf - "Try Me"
- Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
- Future - "Commas"
- Rich Homie Quan - "Flex "
Best Mixtape
;Future - 56 Nights
- Future - Beast Mode
- Future - Monster
- Lil Wayne - Sorry 4 the Wait 2
- Travi$ Scott - Days Before Rodeo
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
;Drake - "My Way Remix"
- Drake - "Blessings"
- E-40 - "I Don't F**k with You"
- Kendrick Lamar - "Classic Man Remix"
- Lil Wayne - "Truffle Butter"
Impact Track
;Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
- Big Sean featuring Kanye West & John Legend - "One Man Can Change The World"
- Common & John Legend - "Glory"
- J. Cole - "Apparently"
- J. Cole - "Be Free"
People's Champ Award
;Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West - "Blessings"
- Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
- Future - "Commas"
- Kendrick Lamar - "i"
- Rae Sremmurd - "No Type"
- Rich Homie Quan - "Flex "
I Am Hip Hop Award
;Scarface