Nelly to Receive ‘I Am Hip Hop’ Award at 2021 BET

By Stermy 6 Min Read

American rapper, singer-songwriter, and entrepreneur, Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., better known by his stage name Nelly is set to receive ‘I Am Hip Hop’ awards at the upcoming 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards.

The  2021 BET Hip Hop Awards, is scheduled to premiere on BET on Tuesday, Oct. 5.

BET made confirmed it with a post on their verified and official Instagram account.

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“This year, we’re honoring hip hop legend, award-winning rapper, actor, trendsetter, and social advocate. The 2021 I Am Hip Hop Award honoree is none other than @Nelly! 🏆🎧#HipHopAwards” they wrote.

Nelly will now join the likes of Lil Kim, Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, and Master P, who took home the coveted honor last year.

Nelly to Receive 'I Am Hip Hop' Award at 2021 BET
Nelly

“I am honored to receive this award and humbled to be in such great company of past artists who have received this award,” Nelly said in a statement.

The multiple award-winning rapper cum singer who have been in the music space now for 22 years said he has been blessed to work with some incredible people in his career, making the 22 years go by in the blink of an eye.”

He added, “This award isn’t just about Nelly; it is about my fans, BET, and the people that continue to support me and allow me to do what I love to do.”

The St. Louis emcee will be honored “for his massive contributions to music and the culture at large,” BET said in a statement.

Check out the full list of the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards below.

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

CARDI B, “UP”

CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION, “WAP”

CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG GO, “CRAZY”

DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK, “LAUGH NOW CRY LATER”

LIL NAS X, “MONTERO” (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)

SAWEETIE FEAT. DOJA CAT, “BEST FRIEND”

BEST COLLABORATION

21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN FEAT. DRAKE, “MR. RIGHT NOW”

BIA FEAT. NICKI MINAJ, “WHOLE LOTTA MONEY” (REMIX)

CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION, “WAP”

DJ KHALED FEAT. LIL BABY & LIL DURK, “EVERY CHANCE I GET”

DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK, “LAUGH NOW CRY LATER”

POOH SHIESTY FEAT. LIL DURK, “BACK IN BLOOD”

SONG OF THE YEAR

“BACK IN BLOOD” – Produced by YC (POOH SHIESTY FEAT. LIL DURK)

“LATE AT NIGHT” – Produced by Mustard (RODDY RICCH)

“LAUGH NOW CRY LATER” – Produced by G. Ry, CardoGotWings, Roget Chahayed & Yung Exclusive (DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK)

“UP” – Produced by Yung Dza, Sean Island, DJ SwanQo (CARDI B)

“WAP” – Produced by Ayo & Keyz (CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION)

“WHOLE LOTTA MONEY” (REMIX) – Produced by London Jae, BeatGodz, Tee Romano (BIA FEAT. NICKI MINAJ)

SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE

CARDI B, “TYPE SHIT” (MIGOS FEAT. CARDI B)

DRAKE, “HAVIN’ OUR WAY” (MIGOS FEAT. DRAKE)

JAY-Z, “WHAT IT FEELS LIKE” (NIPSEY HUSSLE FEAT. JAY-Z)

LIL DURK, “BACK IN BLOOD” (POOH SHIESTY FT. LIL DURK)

MEGAN THE STALLION, “ON ME” (REMIX) (LIL BABY FT. MEGAN THEE STALLION)

RODDY RICCH, “LEMONADE” (REMIX) (INTERNET MONEY FEAT. DON TOLIVER & RODDY RICCH)

IMPACT TRACK

BLACK THOUGHT, “THOUGHT VS EVERYBODY”

LIL NAS X, “MONTERO” (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)

LIL BABY FEAT. KIRK FRANKLIN, “WE WIN”

MEEK MILL FEAT. LIL DURK, “PAIN AWAY”

NIPSEY HUSSLE FEAT. JAY-Z, “WHAT IT FEELS LIKE”

BEST NEW HIP HOP ARTIST

BLXST

COI LERAY

DON TOLIVER

MORRAY

POOH SHIESTY

YUNG BLEU

BEST DUO OR GROUP

21 SAVAGE & METRO BOOMIN

CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG

CITY GIRLS

FUTURE & LIL UZI VERT

LIL BABY & LIL DURK

MIGOS

BEST LIVE PERFORMER

BUSTA RHYMES

CARDI B

DABABY

DOJA CAT

MEGAN THEE STALLION

TYLER, THE CREATOR

LYRICIST OF THE YEAR

BENNY THE BUTCHER

DRAKE

J. COLE

LIL BABY

MEGAN THEE STALLION

NAS

HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

CARDI B

DRAKE

J. COLE

LIL BABY

MEGAN THEE STALLION

TYLER, THE CREATOR

HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A GANGSTA’S PAIN MONEYBAGG YO

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST TYLER, THE CREATOR

CULTURE III MIGOS

GOOD NEWS MEGAN THEE STALLION

KHALED KHALED DJ KHALED

SAVAGE MODE II 21 SAVAGE X METRO BOOMIN

THE OFF-SEASON J. COLE

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

COLE BENNETT

COLIN TILLEY

DAVE MEYERS

DIRECTOR X

HYPE WILLIAMS

MISSY ELLIOTT

DJ OF THE YEAR

CHASE B

D NICE

DJ CASSIDY

DJ DRAMA

DJ ENVY

DJ JAZZY JEFF

DJ SCHEME

KAYTRANADA

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

DJ KHALED

HIT-BOY

METRO BOOMIN

MUSTARD

THE ALCHEMIST

TYLER, THE CREATOR

HUSTLER OF THE YEAR

CARDI B

DRAKE

LIL BABY

MEGAN THEE STALLION

SAWEETIE

YUNG BLEU

BEST HIP-HOP PLATFORM

COMPLEX

GENIUS

HIPHOPDX

HOTNEWHIPHOP

THE BREAKFAST CLUB

THE SHADE ROOM

WORLDSTARHIPHOP

XXL

BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW

LADIPOE (NIGERIA)

NASTY C. (SOUTH AFRICA)

XAMÃ (BRAZIL)

LAYLOW (FRANCE)

GAZO (FRANCE)

LITTLE SIMZ (UK)

DAVE (UK)

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