DRAKE LEADS THE BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” 2016 NOMINATIONS FOR A THIRD YEAR IN A ROW WITH 14 NOMINATIONS INCLUDING ‘ALBUM OF THE YEAR’, ‘TRACK OF THE YEAR’ AND ‘MVP OF THE YEAR’

FUTURE SCORES 10 NOMINATIONS INCLUDING ‘ALBUM OF THE YEAR,’ ‘BEST MIXTAPE,’ AND ‘MADE-YOU-LOOK AWARD (BEST HIP-HOP STYLE);’ FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY DJ KHALED WITH 9 NOMINATIONS AND KANYE WEST WITH 8 NODS

THE BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” 2016 WILL BE TAPING ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 AT THE COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE IN ATLANTA, GA AND PREMIERING OCTOBER 4, 2016 AT 8PM ET/PT