How to Watch the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 for Free Online From Anywhere: Live Stream the Ceremony

The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards are closing in, and we have all the details you may need on this matter, including the premiere date. The best thing is that you will be able to stream the event online quite easily, even on the go or while traveling abroad, for free, so let's see when, where, and how to watch BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 online from anywhere in the world for no cost.

This year's ceremony was hosted by Fat Joe and featured performances from David Banner, Dead Prez, Fat Joe, Wu-Tang Clan, Lil Kim, and more in tribute to hip-hop label Loud Records' 30th anniversary.

Drake leads all the BET Hip Hop Awards nominees, with 14 nominations this year. Kanye and Kendrick Lamar follow closely behind with 10 and 9, respectively, while other nominees include Cardi B, Baby Keem, Doja Cat, J. Cole, Future, Megan Thee Stallion, and Tyler, the Creator. This year, Drake, Ye, Cardi B, Doja Cat, Future, Kendrick Lamar, and Megan Thee Stallion are fighting it out for the Hip Hop Artist of the Year category trophy. Nominees across 17 categories were selected by a voting body of music industry insiders, and you can find them below.

The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards event happened in the Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta on October 30 and was recorded, and you will be able to see it on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. It will air on BET at 9 pm ET (6 pm PT) and will also be simulcast on Logo, MTV, MTV2, TV Land, and VH1.

How to Watch the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards Online From Anywhere

While you are in your home country, it's pretty easy to stream your favorite content online using one of the several live TV and streaming platforms available nowadays. The catch is you will bump into geo-restrictions abroad or even in some other states due to licensing deals. You can unblock these services while traveling and stream the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards Awards online with a VPN subscription. A VPN routes your connection through various locations and lets you change your IP address, tricking these platforms into seeing you as being back home.

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To get started, head over to their website to create an account. There's a hefty discount waiting for you with the annual plan when you subscribe to ExpressVPN (49% discount and 3 months FREE). Just fill in your details and see the payment through, then follow the instructions you get to download the native app for your device or system. Finally, launch the app after the installation is complete and run it via a server from a region back home. You can now load the streaming platform to watch the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards online.

How to Watch the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards Online for Free in the US Without Cable

Since the event will be broadcast via BET, you can also live stream the network via a live TV and streaming service that has the network in its offering. Let's check out your options at the moment.

The Sling TV streaming platform offers live TV from around 50 channels, and BET is included with the Blue and Orange + Blue packs. Right now, you get 50% off your first month on Sling TV for all its plans and add-ons if you're new to the service. Prices start from $35 per month, and there are a lot of add-ons and extras to customize your subscription.

One of the live TV services that have BET is fuboTV, where the subscription prices start at $69.99 per month. You will find the network in all of its four plans., and you get a 7-day free trial on fuboTV at the moment.

The Hulu + Live TV subscription lets you live stream BET for $69.99 per month. The streaming platform includes the popular On-Demand library and the Live TV service and another two streaming platforms for free as a special offer, so you will also get Disney Plus and ESPN Plus for free.

One of the cheapest streaming services would be Philo, which costs $25 a month and offers BET among the over 60 channels featured in its single pack. Several attractive perks are included. You will also get a 7-day free trial on Philo if you're a new customer.

You will also find BET on a couple of other live TV and streaming services, such as YouTube TV and  DirecTV Stream. The first one has a single plan for $54.99 per month for the first 3 months and $64.99 per month thereafter with a 5-day free trial, and the latter has the network in all its plans, starting at $49.99 a month for the first 2 months and then $69.99 per month after that, and you get Cinemax, Epix, Starz, and Showtime for free for the first 3 months.

You can also stream the awards ceremony on BET Plus for $9.99 per month or $94.99 per year, and you get a 7-day free trial if you're a new subscriber.

If you're traveling away from the United States when the event airs, you may need to turn to a trustworthy VPN tool to lift the geo-restrictions these streaming services have. Just run the app using a server from a region back home before loading the platform.

Can I Watch the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards Online in the UK, Canada, and Australia?

There is no streaming service that will have this awards event in Canada, the UK, or Australia, but you can still watch the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards online with a VPN subscription. You just need to use a US server for this to work, then load one of the streaming platforms listed in the United States segment you can find above.

The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominees and Winners

Best hip hop video

• A$AP Rocky, “D.M.B.”
• Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties”
• City Girls feat. Usher, “Good Love”
• Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
• BIA & J. Cole, “London”
• Future feat. Drake & Tems, “Wait for You”
• Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”

Best collaboration

• Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties”
• City Girls feat. Usher, “Good Love”
• Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
• Drake feat. 21 Savage, “Jimmy Cooks”
• Benny The Butcher & J. Cole, “Johnny P’s Caddy”
• Future feat. Drake & Tems, “Wait for You”
• Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”

Best duo or group

• 42 Dugg & EST Gee
• Big Sean & Hit-Boy
• Birdman & Youngboy Never Broke Again
• Blxst & Bino Rideaux
• DaBaby & Youngboy Never Broke Again
• EARTHGANG
• Styles P & Havoc

Best live performer

• Cardi B
• Doja Cat
• Drake
• J. Cole
• Kanye West
• Kendrick Lamar
• Tyler, the Creator

Lyricist of the year

• Baby Keem
• Benny The Butcher
• Drake
• J. Cole
• Jack Harlow
• Jay-Z
• Kendrick Lamar

Video director of the year

• Benny Boom
• Burna Boy
• Cole Bennett
• Colin Tilley
• Director X
• Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free
• Teyana Taylor

Song of the year

• Latto, “Big Energy”
• Hitkidd & Glorilla, “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
• Jack Harlow, “First Class”
• Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk, “Hot Shit”
• Kodak Black, “Super Gremlin”
• Future feat. Drake & Tems, “Wait for You”
• Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”

Hip hop album of the year

• Latto, 777
• Drake, Certified Lover Boy
• Kanye West, Donda
• Future, I Never Liked You 
• Pusha T, It’s Almost Dry
• Nas, King’s Disease II 
• Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 

Hip hop artist of the year

• Cardi B
• Doja Cat
• Drake
• Future
• Kanye West
• Kendrick Lamar
• Megan Thee Stallion

Producer of the year 

• ATL Jacob
• Baby Keem
• Hit-Boy
• Hitmaka
• Kanye West
• Metro Boomin
• Pharrell Williams

Best breakthrough hip hop artist

• Baby Keem
• Blxst
• Doechii
• Fivio Foreign
• Glorilla
• Nardo Wick
• Saucy Santana

DJ of the year

• D-Nice
• DJ Cassidy
• DJ Drama
• DJ Kay Slay
• DJ Premier
• Kaytranada
• Mustard
• Nyla Symone
• L.A. Leakers: DJ sourMILK & Justin Credible

Best hip hop platform

• Big Boy’s Neighborhood 
• Breakfast Club
• Caresha Please 
• Complex
• Drink Champs
• HipHopDX
• Million Dollaz Worth of Game
• NPR Tiny Desk
• Verzuz

Hustler of the year

• 50 Cent
• Cardi B
• DJ Khaled
• Drake
• Jay-Z
• Kanye West
• Megan Thee Stallion

Sweet 16: best featured verse

• Drake, “Churchill Downs” (Jack Harlow feat. Drake)
• J. Cole, “Poke It Out” (Wale feat. J. Cole)
• J. Cole, “London” (BIA & J. Cole)
• Lil Baby, “Girls Want Girls” (Drake feat. Lil Baby)
• Kanye West, “City of Gods” (Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys)
• Drake, “Wait for You” (Future feat. Drake & Tems)
• Jadakiss, “Black Illuminati” (Freddie Gibbs feat. Jadakiss)

Impact track

• Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
• Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys, “City of Gods”
• Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties”
• Nas feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill, “Nobody”
• Latto, “Pxssy”
• Kendrick Lamar, “The Heart Part 5”
• Doja Cat, “Woman”

Best international flow

• Benjamin Epps (France)
• Black Sherif (Ghana)
• Blxckie (South Africa)
• Central Cee (UK)
• Haviah Mighty (Canada)
• Knucks (UK)
• Le Juiice (France)
• Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe)
• Tasha & Tracie (Brazil)