Today (Sept. 6), Grammy-nominated recording artist, actor, entrepreneur, and media personality Fat Joe was named host of the 2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Taped from Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, September 30, the broadcast premiere will air Tuesday, October 4, at 9 PM ET/PT on BET.

The annual celebration will bring together the hottest names in hip-hop to pay homage to the year’s best in the culture. The official BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations, selected by a voting academy of esteemed music industry insiders, performers, and presenters are to be announced at a later date.

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Announced earlier in the summer, Sa-Roc‘s The Mother Tongue Tour will kick off this week with the first show on September 7th at The Catalyst Atrium in Santa Cruz, California. She will be joined by Sol Messiah on the seventeen-city tour that will run through the fall; wrapping up on November 26 in Salt Lake City, Utah. See dates and locations below.

SEP 7, 2022
The Catalyst Atrium
Santa Cruz, CA

SEP 9, 2022
Voodoo Room at House of Blues (San Diego)
San Diego, CA

SEP 10, 2022
Constellation Room
Santa Ana, CA

SEP 11, 2022
Lodge Room
Los Angeles, CA

NOV 9, 2022
The Pour House
Raleigh, NC

NOV 10, 2022
Black Cat
Washington, DC

NOV 11, 2022
The Lounge at World Café Live
Philadelphia, PA

NOV 12, 2022
Elsewhere
Brooklyn, NY

NOV 13, 2022
Middle East
Boston, MA

NOV 16, 2022
Higher Ground
South Burlington, VT

NOV 17, 2022
Rec Room
Buffalo, NY

NOV 18, 2022
The Blind Pig
Ann Arbor, MI

NOV 19, 2022
Beat Kitchen
Chicago, IL

NOV 20, 2022
7th Street Entry
Minneapolis, MN

NOV 23, 2022
The Black Sheep
Colorado Springs, CO

NOV 25, 2022
Cervantes’ Other Side
Denver, CO

NOV 26, 2022
Urban Lounge
Salt Lake City, UT