One of Hip-Hop’s influential platforms, XXL Mag has curated nominees for XXL Awards 2023. The staff at the magazine created 12 categories with different themes. Voting is directly on the website, and in 11 days, winners will be announced by the XXL Awards Board. Currently, it consists of 214 members which include publicists, producers, label executives, DJs, promoters, managers, A&R people, etc.
“The People’s Champ” award will be fan-voted on the website. And this includes Hip-Hop’s heavy hitters like Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, JID, and Doja Cat just to name a few.
The full list of the nominees is here:
Artist of The Year
21 Savage
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion
Pusha T
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Album of the Year
Drake and 21 Savage’s Her Loss
Future’s I Never Liked You
Latto’s 777
Lil Baby’s It’s Only Me
Lil Durk’s 7220
Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Pusha T’s It’s Almost Dry
Song of the Year
DJ Khaled’s “God Did” ft. Jay-Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Fridayy
Drake and 21 Savage’s “Jimmy Cooks”
Future’s “Wait for U” ft. Drake and Tems
Gunna and Future’s “Pushin P” ft. Young Thug
Hitkidd and GloRilla’s “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
Kendrick Lamar’s “The Heart Part 5”
Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl”
Male Rapper of the Year
21 Savage
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Baby
Pusha T
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Female Rapper of the Year
Cardi B
Coi Leray
Doja Cat
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Best New Artist of the Year
BabyTron
Cochise
GloRilla
Ice Spice
Nardo Wick
Saucy Santana
Yeat
Lyricist of the Year
Denzel Curry
Freddie Gibbs
JID
Joey Bada$$
Kendrick Lamar
Nas
Pusha T
Producer of the Year
ATL Jacob
Boi-1da
Dahi
Hit-Boy
Hitkidd
Metro Boomin
The Alchemist
Performer of the Year
Doja Cat
Jack Harlow
Kendrick Lamar
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Pusha T
Tyler, The Creator
Video of the Year
A$AP Rocky’s “D.M.B”
Hitkidd and GloRilla’s “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
JID’s “Dance Now”
Kendrick Lamar’s “The Heart Part 5”
Lil Uzi Vert’s “Just Wanna Rock”
Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl”
Pharrell’s “Cash In Cash Out” ft. Tyler, The Creator, and 21 Savage
Hip-Hop’s Humanitarian of the Year
Cardi B
Chance The Rapper
Drake
Meek Mill
Megan Thee Stallion
Trae Tha Truth
Vic Mensa