Bring it home': Nadia Nakai and Blxckie score BET Hip Hop nods

Bring it home': Nadia Nakai and Blxckie score BET Hip Hop nodsRappers Nadia Nakai and Blxckie have been nominated for Best International Flow at the BET Hip Hop Awards set to take place later this month.

by Naledi de Wee

14-09-2022 09:20

in Music

SA rappers Nadia Nakai and Blxckie have been nominated for Best International Flow for the BET Hip Hop Awards. Images via Twitter @Nadia_Nakai @blxckie___

The nominees for the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards were announced on Monday 12 September with Canadian rapper Drake leading the pack. South African rappers Nadia Nakai and Blxckie have scored nominations in the Best International Flow category alongside the likes of the United Kingdom's Central Cee and Ghana's Blxck Sherif.

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DRAKE LEADS BET HIP HOP AWARDS NOMINATIONS This year, Drake has received 14 nods ahead of the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards set to take place on Friday 30 September at the Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta. The rapper has been nominated for Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year and Hip Hop Artist of the Year.

His sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy, has been nominated for Hip Hop Album of the Year and his single, Way 2 Sexy, is nominated in the Song of the Year category.

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Following closely behind Drake is Kanye West with 10 nominations. Ye has also been nominated for Best Live Performer and Hip Hop Artist of the Year. He scored a nomination for Producer of the Year alongside the likes of Pharrell Williams, Metro Boomin and ATL Jacob.

NADIA NAKAI AND BLXCKIE SCORE NOMINATIONS The Best International Flow Award was first awarded in 2019 to Ghanian rapper Sarkodie. Mzansi's Nasty C was also nominated for the award at the time. This year, South African stars Nadia Nakai and Blxckie have scored nods for Best International Flow.

Blxckie is one of SA Hip-Hop's best breakout stars of 2021. After releasing his debut album, David, Blxckie was instantly a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. Since then, he has released hit tracks like Kwenzekile featuring Madumane (DJ Maphorisa) and Hold.

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Nadia Nakai, who released her new single Not The Same featuring LucasRaps in July, has wowed SA with tracks like 40 Bars, Practice and Naaa Meaan.

Congratulations to this year's nominees at the BET #HipHopAwards 2022 for Best International Flow ; @BenjaminEpps3, @blxckie___, @blacksherif_, @haviahmighty, @Knucks , @Lejuiicemusic , @Nadia_nakai, @tashaokereke,@tracieokereke & Central Cee pic.twitter.com/MhS3xisZ1Y

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TWEEPS CONGRATULATE THE RAPPERS Taking to Twitter, tweeps congratulated Nadia Nakai and Blxckie on their Best International Flow nomination for the BET Hip Hop Awards.

Congratulations Nadia Nakai and Blxckie!! Been coming, wrote one tweep.

Blxckie bring it home for us, wrote another tweep.

This one is for Blxckie. He had a great year.

Jack Harlow on the BET lyrical rapper's nominations list is some Grammy's typa bullshit right here! Both cheeks! Anyways, Congratulations Nadia Nakai & Blxckie!! Been coming

J. Twist (@JefeGeorgeM) September 13, 2022

Blxckie bring it home for us

boy in the major (@dreamkiddsa_) September 13, 2022

This one is for Blxckie. He had a great year

GOD DID (@Eddiepacel_za) September 13, 2022

Nadia Nakai got nominated for a BET award

(@__ubereatzz) September 13, 2022

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