Canadian director and actor Karena Evans has been awarded Director of The Year at the 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards.
Evans was nominated amongst worthy competition — Hiro Murai, Dave Meyers & The Little Homies, Benny Boom, Eif Rivera and Popp Rok’s own Director X.
The 22-year-old has had quite the year, directing four music videos for Drake’s Scorpion album and a handful of other projects for artists like TDE’s SZA and Jay Rock.
She is the first ever female to win the award.