Lil Wayne Sets New Record with 18 BET Hip Hop Award Nominations

He’s on top of the world right now, with superior album sales for his latest record Tha Carter IV and now Lil Wayne has another reason to get excited.

The “Mrs. Officer” rapper just learned that he scored a whopping 18 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations , setting a new record.

That massive number is equal to Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa’s nods (9 each) combined and puts him head and shoulders above the competition.

Weezy will compete in categories like Best Live Performer, MVP of the Year, Lyricist of the Year, Track of the Year, Best Club Banger, Best Featured Verse, and Hustler of the Year.

As for Kanye, he’s up for Video Director of the Year and Producer of the Year while Nicki Minaj is the only representative of the female rap spectrum with nods for Lyricist of the Year and MVP of the Year.

Wayne and his fellow nominees will learn their fate when the 2011 BET Awards take place on Oct. 1 and air Oct. 11 at 8PM on BET. Actor and comedian Mike Epps will be hosting from the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

The following are this year’s nominees and their respective categories:

Best Hip Hop Video
Big Sean f/ Chris Brown – ‘My Last’
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – ‘Look At Me Now’
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – ‘I’m On One’
Eminem f/ Rihanna – ‘Love The Way You Lie’
Kanye West f/ Rihanna – ‘All Of The Lights’

Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab)
Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – ‘Hustle Hard (Remix)’
Big K.R.I.T. f/ Ludacris & Bun B – ‘Country S— (Remix)’
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – ‘Look At Me Now’
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – ‘I’m On One’
Lupe Fiasco f/ Trey Songz – ‘Out Of My Head’

Best Live Performer
Busta Rhymes
Cee-Lo Green
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Video Director of the Year
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams

Producer of the Year
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
Kane Beatz
Lex Luger
No I.D.
Kanye West, Emile, Jeff Bhasker & Mike Dean

MVP of the Year
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa

Track of the Year
‘6 Foot 7 Foot’ – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz)
‘Black and Yellow’ – Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa)
‘I’m On One’ – Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)
‘Look At Me Now’ – Produced by Diplo & Afrojack (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne &
Busta Rhymes)
‘My Last’ – Produced by Lex Luger (Big Sean f/ Chris Brown)

CD of the Year
Big Sean – ‘Finally Famous’
Lupe Fiasco – ‘Lasers’
Nicki Minaj – ‘Pink Friday’
Kanye West – ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’
Wiz Khalifa – ‘Rolling Papers’

DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Envy
DJ Khaled
DJ Prostyle

Rookie of the Year
Big K.R.I.T.
Big Sean
Frank Ocean
Diggy Simmons
Tyler the Creator
Wiz Khalifa

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa

Best Hip Hop Online Site
AllHipHop.com
Bossip.com
NahRight.com
RapRadar.com
WorldStarHipHop.com

Best Club Banger
Ace Hood – ‘Hustle Hard’ (Produced by Lex Luger)
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – ‘I’m On One’ (Produced by T-Minus)
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – ‘6 foot 7 foot’ (Produced by Bangladesh)
Waka Flocka Flame – ‘No Hands’ (Produced by Lex Luger)
Wiz Khalifa – ‘Black And Yellow’ (Produced by Stargate)
YC Worldwide f/ Future – ‘Racks’ (Produced by Sonny Digital)

Best Mixtape
Big K.R.I.T. – ‘Return Of 4Eva’
B.o.B – ‘No Genre’
J. Cole – ‘Friday Night Lights’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Section .80′
Frank Ocean – ‘Nostalgia, Ultra’

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Busta Rhymes – ‘Look At Me Now’ (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Lil Wayne – ‘Motivation’ (Kelly Rowland f/ Lil Wayne)
Nicki Minaj – ‘Monster’ (Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver)
Wiz Khalifa – ‘Bright Lights, Bigger City’ (Cee-Lo Green f/ Wiz Khalifa)
Wiz Khalifa – ‘Till I’m Gone’ (Tinie Tempah f/ Wiz Khalifa)

Hustler of the Year
Diddy
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Verizon People’s Champ Award (Viewers’ Choice)
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – ‘Look At Me Now’
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – ‘6 Foot 7 Foot’
Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – ‘Moment 4 Life’
Kanye West f/ Rihanna – ‘All of The Lights’
Wiz Khalifa – ‘Black And Yellow’

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