By: Seli Baisie
Ghanaian Hiplife/Hip Hop musician Mohammed Ismail Sherif popularly known as Black Sherif has been nominated for the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards.
The 17th annual Bet Hip Hop Awards 2022 nominees list was released today, September 12, 2022. With ‘Kwaku The Traveller’ hitmaker grabbing his first BET nomination in the Best International Flow Category.
The 2022 #HipHopAwards nominees for Best International Flow are:@BenjaminEpps3 @blacksherif_ @blxckie___ #centralcee @haviahmighty @Knucks @Lejuiicemusic @NadiaNakaiSA @Tashaokereke @tracieokereke
Congratulations to this year’s nominees!
📺from Fri 7th Oct on My5!#BET pic.twitter.com/PPytQOq4LU— BET UK 🇬🇧 (@BET_UK) September 12, 2022
Black Sherif was among seven other musicians who made it to this category; Benjamin Epps (France), Blaxckie (South Africa), Central Cee (UK), Haviah Mighty (Canada), Knucks (UK), Le Juiice (France), Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe), and Tasha & Tracie (Brazil).
Black Sherif becomes the second Ghanaian to be nominated for the BET ‘Best International Flow’ category, following Sarkodie’s win in 2019.
The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards is scheduled to take place on September 30, 2022, at Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta. And it will be hosted by Grammy-nominated recording artist, actor, entrepreneur, and media personality Fat Joe.
Below is the full list of Nominees;
Best Hip-Hop Video
“D.M.B.” – A$AP Rocky
“Family Ties” – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar
“Good Love” – City Girls feat. Usher
“Hot Shit” – Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk
“London” – BIA & J. Cole
“Wait for U” – Future feat. Drake & Tems
“Way 2 Sexy” – Drake feat. Future & Young Thug
Best Collaboration
“Family Ties” – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar
“Good Love” – City Girls feat. Usher
“Hot Shit” – Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk
“Jimmy Cooks” – Drake feat. 21 Savage
“Johnny P’s Caddy” – Benny the Butcher & J. Cole
“Wait for U” – Future feat. Drake & Tems
“Way 2 Sexy” – Drake feat. Future & Young Thug
Best Duo or Group
42 Dugg & Est Gee
Big Sean & Hit-Boy
Birdman & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Blxst & Bino Rideaux
DaBaby & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Earthgang
Styles P & Havoc
Best Live Performer
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Drake
J. Cole
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Tyler, the Creator
Lyricist of the Year
Baby Keem
Benny the Butcher
Drake
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Burna Boy
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
Director X
Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free
Teyana Taylor
Song of the Year
“Big Energy” – Latto
“F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” – Hitkidd & Glorilla
“First Class” – Jack Harlow
“Hot Shit” – Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk
“Super Gremlin” – Kodak Black
“Wait for U” – Future feat. Drake & Tems
“Way 2 Sexy” – Drake feat. Future & Young Thug
Hip-Hop Album of the Year
777 – Latto
Certified Lover Boy Drake – Drake
Donda – Kanye West
I Never Liked You – Future
It’s Almost Dry – Pusha T
King’s Disease II – Nas
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Drake
Future
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion
Producer of the Year
ATL Jacob
Baby Keem
Hit-Boy
Hitmaka
Kanye West
Metro Boomin
Pharrell Williams
Best Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist
Baby Keem
Blxst
Doechii
Fivio Foreign
Glorilla
Nardo Wick
Saucy Santana
DJ of the Year
D-Nice
DJ Cassidy
DJ Drama
DJ Kay Slay
DJ Premier
Kaytranada
Mustard
Nyla Symone
LA Leakers: DJ Sourmilk and Justin Credible
Hustler of the Year
50 Cent
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
Drake
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Megan Thee Stallion
Sweet 16: Best featured Verse
Drake – “Churchill Downs” (Jack Harlow feat. Drake)
J. Cole – “Poke It Out” (Wale feat. J. Cole)
J. Cole – “London” (BIA & J. Cole)
Lil Baby – “Girls Want Girls” (Drake feat. Lil Baby)
Kanye West – “City of Gods” (Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys)
Drake – “Wait for U” (Future feat. Drake & Tems)
Jadakiss – “Black Illumanti” (Freddie Gibbs feat. Jadakiss)
Impact Track
“About Damn Time” – Lizzo
“City of Gods” – Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys
“Family Ties” – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar
“Nobody” – Nas feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill
“Pxssy” – Latto
“The Heart Part 5” – Kendrick Lamar
“Woman – Doja Cat
Best International Flow
Benjamin Epps (France)
Black Sherif (Ghana)
Blxckie (South Africa)
Central Cee (Uk)
Haviah Mighty (Canada)
Knucks (Uk)
Le Juiice (France)
Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe)
Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)
