BET announced the nominees for the 16th annual “BET HIP HOP AWARDS,” honouring the past year in Hip Hop music across 17 categories, selected by a voting academy of esteemed music industry insiders. With the theme of unity as expressed by its tagline In Hip Hop We Stand, the 2021 “BET HIP HOP AWARDS will air from the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA, and will premiere on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at 03:00 CAT and repeats at 20:00 CAT. BET will support community vaccination efforts and ensure adherence to COVID-19 protocols.
Nasty C is arguably the hottest hip hop artists in South Africa, as he secures a second BET awards nomination in 2021.
This isn’t the first time he’s securing a prestigious nod, and it’s always put smiles on the faces of most South Africans, as he is really raising the bar high.
The rapper has been nominated in Best International Flow Award category alongside other rappers – Nigerian rapper Ladipoe, they are the only Africans in the category, and up against Xamã from Brazil, Laylow and Gazo, both from France, as well as United Kingdom’s Little Simz and Dave.
In 2017, Nasty C was nominated for Best International Act: Africa under the BET Awards.
October 5 is the set date for the awards.
Having been nominated for the third time in a row and making history, In 2017, Nasty C was asked about his nomination for BET Best International Act: Africa – He spoke about how he feels about awards in an interview with Chatspot (a Kenyan television show);“I value them because they mean the world to my fans because my fans are the guys that sit at home and they watch the whole show, my fans are the ones that use their own airtime to vote for me and stuff like that.”
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