Megan Thee Stallion leads the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations with 12 nods. And for the first time since the category was introduced in 2020, women have achieved parity with men in hip-hop artist of the year. The nominees include four women (Megan, Cardi B, GloRilla and Nicki Minaj) and four men ( 21 Savage, Drake, Future and Kendrick Lamar ).

Megan Thee Stallion is the most nominated artist at the 2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards with 12 nominations. The Houston rapper is trailed only by Kendrick Lamar, who racked up 11 nominations, with his most nominated releases being "Not Like Us" and his featured verse on Metro Boomin's "Like That.

Megan Thee Stallion keeps winning. The Houston rapper leads the nominations for the BET Hip Hop Awards. She's up for a dozen trophies, including hip-hop artist of the year. Nominations were announced Tuesday.

In July 2019, the phrase “hot girl summer” went viral on social media, spawning tons of memes, tweets, and posts, all thanks to the song by the same name, written by Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion (born Megan Pete).

Megan Thee Stallion sets the tone as the top nominee at the 2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards. The Houston rapper is up for twelve trophies at the 19th annual event. Other top nominees include Kendrick Lamar, who closely follows with 11, and Drake, who counts eight nods.