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The 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations have been announces and unsurprisingly, Kanye West has dominated his competition. With a stunning 17 nods, the industry heavyweight has outperformed the acts such as 2 Chainz and Drake for the ceremony, which will be air on October 9th at 8pm ET.

Following West’s 17-nomination lead is 2 Chainz with 13 nods and Drake with 11. The latter duo scored a string of placements in the Reese’s Perfect Combo, Best Hip-Hop Video and People’s Champ categories for their hit collaboration, ‘No Lie’. Nicki Minaj, on the other hand, only notched 1 nod in the Made You Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style) field.

Who else received multiple nominations for the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards? See the full list of nods below and find out:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best Hip-Hop Video
2 Chainz Ft. Drake – “No Lie”
A$AP Rocky – “Goldie”
Drake Ft. Lil’ Wayne – “HYFR”
Wale Ft. Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”
Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Pusha T – “Mercy”

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

Track of the Year
“Cashin’ Out” – Ca$h Out
“I’ma Boss” – Meek Mill Ft. Rick Ross
“N*ggas In Paris” – The Throne
“No Lie” – 2 Chainz Ft. Drake
“The Motto” – Drake Ft. Lil’ Wayne & Tyga

Best Club Banger
“Cashin’ Out” – Ca$h Out
“The Motto” – Drake Ft. Lil’ Wayne & Tyga
“Same Damn Time” – Future
“Ni–as In Paris” – The Throne
“Mercy” – Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Pusha T

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

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

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

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

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

People’s Champ Award
2 Chainz Ft. Drake – “No Lie”
Driicky Graham – “Snapbacks & Tattoos”
Meek Mill Ft. Rick Ross – “I’ma Boss”
The Throne – “N*ggas In Paris”
Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Pusha T – “Mercy”

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