Nigerian recording artists and musical giants, Burna Boy and Tems, have been nominated for the 17th BET Hip-Hop Awards. The event is scheduled to hold on Friday, September 30, 2022, in Atlanta, United States.

2022 has been a great year for Tems. From a BET award to working with legends like Grace Jones and Beyoncé; a Coca-Cola deal, and recording the official soundtrack of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which is considered to be the biggest Marvel project this year.

Grammy-award winner, Burna Boy has been soaring as well. With his chart-topping album and tours in North America, the African giant has been booked and busy.

Burna Boy got a nomination in the Video Director of the Year category for the music video of ‘Last Last’. The video, which currently has over 75 million views on YouTube was self-directed, showing that Burna Boy has a penchant for visuals as well as audio.

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Tems earned three nominations for her feature in Future’s ‘Wait For U’ in best hip-hop video, song of the year, and best collaboration categories.

Other nominees in the same category

Best Hip Hop Video 

  • D.M.B.  – A$ap Rocky
  • Family Ties – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar
  • Good Love – City Girls Feat. Usher
  • Hot Sh*t – 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

 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