Kendrick Lamar set 4 Records when he won four awards at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards. He was declared hip hop artist of the year, best live performer, and lyricist of the year. He also shares the Video Director of the Year award along with his creative partner Dave Free. The BET Hip Hop Awards were recorded last week at the Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta. It was aired on October 10.
By winning these awards, the hip-hop singer also created history. With the 2023 award, Kendrick Lamar became the first artist to win Hip Hop Artist of the Year three times. Besides, he also won best live performer for the fourth time. He has equaled Kanye West and Jay-Z for the most wins in the category. Besides, Kendrick Lamar won Lyricist of the Year for the ninth time. With this, he extended his lead for the most wins in the category.
Lamar and Dave Free won best video director of the year for the second year in a row. With this, they became the first directors to win back-to-back awards in that category since Hype Williams won four years running from 2009-12.
Drake & 21 Savage and Lil Durk featuring J. Cole, each won two awards. Lil Uzi Vert and Metro Boomin also won two awards.
'All My Life' received two other awards — best collaboration and impact track. This award is presented as a “song that moves our culture forward with social commentary, political discourse, or other thought-provoking lyrics.”
Ice Spice was declared the best breakthrough hip hop artist. As GloRilla won in the category last year, it is the first time that women have won back-to-back awards in this category. Ice Spice may get a Grammy nomination for best