Lil Wayne To Be Honored With "I Am Hip Hop" Award At 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards

The BET Hip Hop Awards with honor the GOAT with the "I Am Hip Hop" award.

BYAron A.Sep 19, 201817.8K Views

Lil Wayne is finally getting ready to release his long-awaited album, Tha Carter V. The rapper kicked off the campaign last week after the project's cover art was revealed by Young Money. Now, Weezy will be honored with the "I Am Hip Hop" award at the 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards.

BET is set to honor Lil Wayne with the "I Am Hip Hop" award next month at the 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards. Considering Wayne's accomplishments throughout his 20+ year career in the game, both critically and commercially, he's without a doubt a perfect candidate for the award. Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III helped him launch into one of the biggest superstars in the world. He's received five Grammys throughout his career and undoubtedly helped carry Cash Money Records for years.

Lil Wayne's The Dedication 6: Reloaded is also nominated for a BET Hip Hop Award for the Best Mixtape category.

The award show will be returning to Miami for a second year in a row with DeRay David holding down hosting duties. Drake's currently in the lead with 11 nominations. Cardi B follows with 10.

After Tha Carter V's cover art was revealed, his long-awaited collaboration with Swizz Beatz, "Pistol On My Side" was released on Friday. Swizz also released the single alongside a music video.

There's been speculation that Tha Carter V will drop this Friday, but it's yet to be confirmed. Hopefully, we could finally hear the long-awaited Weezy album soon.

[Via Billboard]

Comments
Link Copied to Clipboard!

About The Author

Aron A.

Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.