While most entertainers would be honored to take home one BET Hip Hop Award, Lil Wayne is up for a whopping 18!

The announcement was made on BET’s “106 & Park” Thursday morning.
Scheduled to air October 11 at 8 p.m. EST, the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards will be placing artists who’ve collaborated together head-to-head in the same categories.

Both Kanye West and Wayne will go head-to-head for Hustler of the Year, as well as Best Hip-Hop Style, MVP of the Year, Best Live Performance and Lyricist of the Year. Nicki Minaj is in a league of her own—basking in the FeMC spotlight—yet she too, is facing off with Wayne in four of his 18 nominations.

A good number of Wayne’s collaborations have been given the nod, but let’s not count out his solo work. "6 foot 7 foot," the  lead single from Tha Carter IV,   has already been nominated for Best Club Banger and Track of the Year. The album, which dropped just a week, almost went platinum in its first week of sales by moving more than 964,000 copies. 

The true test, however, will be seeing if the fans vote Wayne the Verizon-sponsored viewer’s choice People’s Champ award.

Lil’ Wayne’s nominations in full are as follows:
Best Hip Hop Video - “Look At Me Now,” “I’m On One"
Reese’s Perfect Combo Award [Best Collab] - “Look At Me Now,” “Hustle Hard (Remix)”,” “I’m On One”
Best Live Performer
Lyricist of the Year
MVP of the Year
Track of the Year - “6 Foot 7 Foot,” “Look At Me Now,” “I’m On One”)
Made-You-Look Award [Best Hip Hop Style]
Best Club Banger - “I’m On One,” “6 Foot 7 Foot,”
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse - “Motivation”
Hustler of the Year
Verizon People’s Champ Award [Viewers’ Choice] - (“Look At Me Now,” “6 Foot 7 Foot”)

—Ciara Smith

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