The 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards was held on October 9, 2012, at Atlanta Civic Center in the ATL, hosted by Mike Epps.
[1][2] The nominations were announced on September 13, 2012.
Kanye West leads the nominations with 17 nominations, followed by 2 Chainz with 13 and Drake with 11.
[3] The list of performers was announced on September 13, 2012:[4][5] Only the producer(s) of the track nominated in this category.