BET Hip-Hop Awards: Bad day in office as Burna Boy loses all seven nominations

Grammy award winning singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy lost all seven nominations at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards which was held at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on October 3, 2023, and broadcast Tuesday night (October 10, 2023).

He lost the Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Lyricist of the Year and Best Live Performer of the Year categories to Kendrick Lamar.

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Burna Boy also lost: Hustler of the Year to 50Cent and Best Collaboration of the Year for ‘Sittin’ On Top Of The World’ feat, 21 Savage to Lil Durk and J. Cole’s ‘All My Life.’

He lost other categories in  Best Hip Hop Video for ‘Sittin’ On Top Of The World’ feat, 21 Savage to Lil Uzi Vert’s ‘Just Wanna Rock’, and Song of the Year to the same song.

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However, Ghanaian prodigy, Black Sherif won the Best International Flow category defeating South Africa’s late AKA and K.O, France’s Gazo and Ninho, UK’s J Hus, Central Cee and others.