BET HIP HOP AWARDS

BET HIP HOP AWARD S

Hosted By T. PAIN

*Russell Simmons Honored With The
"I Am Hip Hop" Icon Award *

Hosted by the Ubiquitous T-Pain, the
Hottest Night of Hip Hop Featured Performances
by Lil Wayne, T.I., Nas, Ludacris, Nelly, Common,
Young Jeezy, N.E.R.D., Ice Cube, Musiq Soulchild,
Rick Ross, Soulja Boy, Bow Wow, Plies, Ne-Yo,
Swizz Beatz, Avery Storm.

One of the biggest winners of the BET HIP HOP
AWARDS '08 was crowd favorite Lil Wayne, who
had been nominated for 12 awards and was named
Lyricist of theYear, MVP of the Year and the Alltel
Wireless People's Champ. But the most impressive
theme of the night was each and every presenter,
performer and winner encouraging the audience to
vote and reminding viewers just how historic this
moment is.

A star-studded line-up of the biggest names in hip
hop made appearances at the show, including 50
Cent, Kerry Washington, Keri Hilson, Jim Jones,
Derek Luke, Lil Cease, Big Boi, Keyshia Cole,
Ciara, Jamal Woolard and Wu-Tang Clan
members GZA, Raekwon, Masta Killa, U-God,
Inspectah Deck and RZA. Adding to the hype,
rapper Jadakiss pumped up the crowd as celebrity
announcer, while the famed DJ Drama played all
night. Also during the show, BET unveiled an
exclusive trailer for Fox Searchlight's new film
NOTORIOUS about the life of late rapper
Notorious B.I.G.

Last year's BET HIP HOP AWARDS drew an impressive 2.5 rating, which translated into 3.3 million viewers and was the #1 hip hop themed telecast on TV for the second consecutive year, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Following are the nominees and
categories (WINNERS) for the 2008 BET HIP HOP AWARDS:
Best Hip Hop Video
David Banner f/ Chris Brown and Yung Joc
'Get Like Me'
Common – 'I Want You'
DJ Khaled f/ Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes,
Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman and Rick Ross
'I’m So Hood (The Remix)'
Lil Wayne f/ Static – 'Lollipop'
Snoop Dogg – 'Sensual Seduction'
Kanye West f/ T-Pain – 'Good Life'***WINNER

Best Hip Hop Collaboration
David Banner f/ Chris Brown and Yung Joc
'Get Like Me'
DJ Khaled f/ Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes,
Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman and Rick Ross
'I’m So Hood (The Remix)'*****WINNER
Flo Rida f/ T-Pain – 'Low'
Plies f/ Ne-Yo – 'Bust It Baby Pt. 2'
Kanye West f/ T-Pain – 'Good Life'

Best Live Performer
Busta Rhymes
Jay-Z
Lil' Wayne
T.I.
Kanye West***WINNER

Lyricist of the Year
Jay-Z
Lil' Wayne***WINNER
Nas
T.I.
Kanye West

Video Director of the Year
Gil Green
R. Malcolm Jones
Rage
Chris Robinson***WINNER
Hype Williams

Producer of the Year
Akon***WINNER
Bangladesh
David Banner
J.R. Rotem
The Runners

MVP of the Year
DJ Khaled
Jay-Z
Lil' Wayne***WINNER
T.I.
Kanye West

Track of the Year
'A Milli' - Lil' Wayne produced by Bangladesh***WINNER
'Dey Know' - Shawty Lo produced by Balis Beatz.
'Good Life' - Kanye West f/ T-Pain produced by Kanye West and DJ Toomp.
'Lollipop' - Lil' Wayne f/ Static Major produced by Jim Jonsin & Deezle.
'Roc Boys' (And the Winner Is) - Jay-Z produced by Sean Combs & The Hitmen.

CD of the Year
Jay-Z - American Gangster
Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III***WINNER
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's "The Cool"
Nas - Untitled
Kanye West - Graduation

Rookie of the Year
Ace Hood
Flo Rida
Maino
Rocko
Shawty Lo***WINNER

DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Felli Fel
DJ Khaled***WINNER
DJ Tony Neal
DJ Greg Street

Hustler of the Year
50 Cent
DJ Khaled
Jay-Z
Lil' Wayne
P. Diddy***WINNER

Alltel Wireless People's Champ Nominees
Lil' Wayne - A Milli***WINNER
Lupe Fiasco f/ Matthew Santos - Superstar
Plies f/ Ne-Yo - Bust It Baby Pt. 2
Rick Ross f/ Nelly and Avery Storm - Here I Am
Young Jeezy f/ Kanye West - Put On
Yung Berg f/ Casha - The Business


Hottest Hip Hop Ringtone of the Year
Flo Rida f/ T-Pain - Low
Lil' Wayne f/ Static Major(1976-2008)-Lollipop**WINNER
Plies f/ Ne-Yo - Bust It Baby Pt. 2
Rocko - Umma Do Me
Yung Berg f/ Casha - The Business

Best UK Hip Hop Act
Chipmunk
Dizzee Rascal
Ghetto
Giggs***WINNER
Skepta
Wiley