Nigerian Afro-fusion singer Damini Ogulu, known by his stage name Burna Boy, did not win any award at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards.
Burna Boy was among the top nominees for the Awards with seven nods out of the 17 award categories, but he lost all seven nominations.
He lost the “Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year”, “Lyricist of the Year” and the “Best Live Performer of the Year” awards to U.S. rapper Kendrick Lamar.
50 Cent grabbed the “Hustler of the Year” award and the “Best Collaboration of the Year” award went to Lil Durk and J. Cole’s “All My Life”.
Burna Boy’s “Sittin’ On Top of the World” also lost the “Song of the Year” and “Best Hip-Hop Videos” awards to American rapper Lil Uzi Vert’s “Just Wanna Rock”.
The ceremony took place at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta on October 3 — but was broadcast on Tuesday (Oct. 10) night.
Kendrick Lamar clinched four awards in the categories he bagged nominations: the “Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year”, “Lyricist of the Year”, “Best Live Performer”, and “Video Director of the Year”.
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