Does Kanye West Really Deserve 17 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominations?

Kanye West has made it well "Through the Wire" of the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards nomination process. In fact, Kim Kardashian's beau has scored a shocking 17 nominations for this year's show — and there are only 18 categories in total.

While 2012 has been a big professional and personal year for West — the rapper not only embarked on a Kardashian-approved PR blitz, but also collaborated on the album Watch the Throne with Jay-Z.

As for other nominees: 2 Chainz scored 13 nominations while Drake nabbed nods in 11 categories.

See below for the rest of the nominees for the ceremony, which will air Oct. 9

Video Director of the Year:

 

A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca
Benny Boom
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams

Reese's Perfect Combo Award:
2 Chainz f/ Drake – "No Lie"
Drake f/ Lil Wayne & Tyga – "The Motto (Remix)"
J. Cole f/ Missy Elliott – "Nobody's Perfect"
Wale f/ Miguel – "Lotus Flower Bomb"
Kanye f/ Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - "Mercy"

Track of the Year:
"Cashin' Out" – Produced by DJ Spinz (Ca$h Out)
"Ima Boss" – Produced by Jahlil Beats (Meek Mill f/ Rick Ross)
"Ni**as in Paris" – Produced by Kanye West, Hit-Boy & Mike Dean (The Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West)
"No Lie" – Produced by Mike Will Made-It and Co-Produced by Marz (2 Chainz f/ Drake)
"The Motto" – Produced by T-Minus (Drake f/ Lil Wayne & Tyga)

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse:
2 Chainz – Mercy (Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz)
Diddy – Same Damn Time Remix (Future f/ Diddy & Ludacris)
Drake – Stay Schemin’ (Rick Ross f/ Drake & French Montana)
Ludacris – Same Damn Time Remix (Future f/ Diddy & Ludacris)
T.I. – Magic Remix (Future f/ T.I.)

Rookie of the Year:
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Ca$h Out
Future
Meek Mill

Producer of the Year:
Hit-Boy
J. Cole
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
No I.D.
Kanye West

People's Champ Award:
2 Chainz f/ Drake: No Lie
Driicky Graham: Snapbacks & Tattoos
Meek Mill f/ Rick Ross: Ima Boss
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) f/ Otis Redding: Otis
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz: Mercy

MVP of the Year:
2 Chainz
J. Cole
Jay-Z
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style):
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Big Sean
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year:
J. Cole
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Nas
Kanye West

Impact Track:
Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free) – Lupe Fiasco
B*tch Bad – Lupe Fiasco
Daughters – Nas
Murder to Excellence – The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Hustler of the Year:
2 Chainz
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West

CD of the Year:
Common – The Dreamer, The Believer
Drake – Take Care
J. Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – Watch the Thone
Young Jeezy – TM: 103 Hustlerz Ambition

Best Mixtape:
A$AP Rocky – LiveLoveA$AP
Joey BadA$$ – 1999
Meek Mill – Dreamchasers 2
Rick Ross – Rich Forever
Wiz Khalifa – Taylor Allderdice

Best Live Performer:
A$AP Rocky
Drake
J. Cole
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
Kanye West

Best Hip Hop Video:
2 Chainz f/ Drake – "No Lie"
A$AP Rocky – "Goldie"
Drake f/ Lil Wayne – "HYFR"
Wale f/ Miguel – "Lotus Flower Bomb"
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz – "Mercy"

Best Club Banger:
Ca$h Out – Cashin’ Out (Produced by DJ Spinz)
Drake f/ Lil Wayne & Tyga – The Motto (Produced by T - Minus)
Future – Same Damn Time (Produced by Sonny Digital)
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – Ni**as in Paris (Produced by Kanye West, Hit-Boy & Mike Dean)
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy (Produced by Lifted)

DJ of the Year:
DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Envy
DJ Funkmaster Flex
DJ Khaled