Fat Joe returns to host the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards with Megan Thee Stallion, Kendrick Lamar, and Drake leading the nomination pack. The show airs at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 15 on BET and vH1.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Kendrick Lamar won Hip Hop Artist of the Year at the BET Hip Hop Awards. The rapper, 37, won a total of eight awards during the ceremony, which took place Oct. 8 in Las Vegas and aired Tuesday on BET.

When the BET Hip Hop Awards 2024 finally went live on BET and VH1 on October 15, several highlights came up online, as netizens congratulated those who won trophies during the event. Unfortunately, some of their attention became directed to the award show's venue.