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Dupa succesul proiectului “Watch the Throne” si compilatia G.O.O.D. Music ce va aparea in curand, Kanye West domina muzica hip-hop. Partenerul de scena al lui Jay-Z si iubitul lui Kim Kardashian a fost nominalizat de 17 ori la BET Awards 2012. Printre acestea se numara premiile pentru cel mai bun regizor, cele mai bune versuri sau cel mai bun performer live.

Dupa Kanye, 2 Chainz si Drake au cate 13, respectiv 11 mentionari. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Meek si J. Cole au si ei mai multe nominalizari pentru evenimentul ce va fi difuzat la TV pe 9 octombrie. Mike Epps va fi gazda showului si va exista un tribut all-stars dedicat producatorul Chris Lighy care a decedat recent.

Lista completa a nominalizarilor BET Awards 2012!

Best Hip-Hop Video:
2 Chainz f/ Drake – “No Lie”
A$AP Rocky – “Goldie”
Drake f/ Lil Wayne – “HYFR”
Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”
Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Pusha T – “Mercy”

Reese’s Perfect Combo Award:
2 Chainz f/ Drake – “No Lie”
Drake f/ Lil Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto”
J. Cole f/ Missy Elliott – “Nobody’s Perfect”
Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”
Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Pusha T – “Mercy”

Best Live Performer:
A$AP Rocky
Drake
J. Cole
The Throne (Jay-Z and Kanye West)
Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year:
J. Cole
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Nas
Kanye West

Video Director of the Year:
A$AP Rocky and Sam
Benny Boom
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams

Producer of the Year:
Hit-Boy
J. Cole
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
No I.D.
Kanye West

MVP of the Year:
2 Chainz
J. Cole
Jay-Z
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Track of the Year:
“Cashin’ Out” – Ca$h Out
“I’ma Boss” – Meek Mill f/ Rick Ross
“Ni**as in Paris” – The Throne
“No Lie” – 2 Chainz f/ Drake
“The Motto” – Drake f/ Lil Wayne and Tyga

CD of the Year:
“The Dreamer, The Believer” – Common
“Take Care” – Drake
“Cole World: The Sideline Story” – J. Cole
“Watch The Throne” – Jay-Z and Kanye West
“Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition” – Young Jeezy

DJ of the Year:
DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Envy
Funkmaster Flex
DJ Khaled

Rookie of the Year:
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Ca$h Out
Future
Meek Mill

Made You Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style):
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Big Sean
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West

Best Club Banger:
“Cashin’ Out” (Ca$h Out)
“The Motto” – Drake f/ Lil Wayne and Tyga
“Same Damn Time” – Future
“Ni**as in Paris” – The Throne
“Mercy” – Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Pusha T

Best Mixtape:
“LiveLoveA$AP” – A$AP Rocky
“1999” – Joey Bada$$
“Dreamchasers 2” – Meek Mill
“Rich Forever” – Rick Ross
“Taylor Allderdice” – Wiz Khalifa

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse:
2 Chainz – “Mercy”
P. Diddy – “Same Damn Time (Remix)”
Drake – “Stay Schemin'”
Ludacris – “Same Damn Time (Remix)”
T.I. – “Magic (Remix)”

Hustler of the Year:
2 Chainz
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Impact Track:
“Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)” – Lupe Fiasco
“Bitch Bad” – Lupe Fiasco
“Daughters” – Nas
“Murder to Excellence” – The Throne

People’s Champ Award:
2 Chainz f/ Drake – “No Lie”
Driicky Graham – “Snapbacks & Tattoos”
Meek Mill f/ Rick Ross – “I’ma Boss”
The Throne – “Ni**as in Paris”
Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Pusha T – “Mercy”