Lil Wayne Leads The Roster of Hip Hop All-Stars With 18 Nominations
Comedian Mike Epps Returns to Host Hip Hop's Crowning Night
Maybach Music's Meek Mill Confirmed For This Year's Cyphers
BET's hit music countdown show, 106 & PARK, announced today the exciting list of nominees for the Networks' sixth annual BET HIP HOP AWARDS. During the live taping, rappers Busta Rhymes, Big K.R.I.T. and Meek Mill joined host Terrence and Rocsi as the two revealed the names of this year's top runners. Rapper Lil Wayne leads the pack of contenders with a record-breaking 18 nominations, followed by Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa tied with 9 nods each and Rick Ross with 8 nods.
Maybach Music newcomer, Meek Mill, also announced his inclusion in the highly anticipated cypher segments of the show. Actor and comedian Mike Epps added to the excitement and confirmed his return as third time host. Hip hop's main event will return to the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta on Saturday, October 1 with the Network premiere on Tuesday, October 11 at 8:00 p.m.
Lil Wayne has had an extraordinary year and now has 18 record-breaking BET HIP HOP AWARDS nominations to prove it. Chosen from an illustrious academy of music and entertainment executives, media and influencers, he's been nominated for Best Hip Hop Video, Reese's Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab), Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, MVP of the Year, Track of the Year, Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style), Best Club Banger, Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse, Hustler of the Year and two consecutive nominations for Verizon People's Champ Award (Viewers' Choice) with videos "Look At Me Now" and "6 Foot 7 Foot."
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The Following is the Full List of BET HIP HOP AWARDS '11 Nominees and Categories: |
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Best Hip Hop Video |
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Big Sean f/ Chris Brown – My Last |
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Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now |
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DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – I'm On One |
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Eminem f/ Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie |
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Kanye West f/ Rihanna – All Of The Lights |
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Reese's Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab) |
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Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – Hustle Hard (Remix) |
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Big K.R.I.T. f/ Ludacris & Bun B – Country Sh*t (Remix) |
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Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now |
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DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – I'm On One |
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Lupe Fiasco f/ Trey Songz – Out Of My Head |
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Best Live Performer |
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Busta Rhymes |
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Cee-Lo Green |
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Jay-Z |
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Lil Wayne |
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Kanye West |
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Lyricist of the Year |
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Jay-Z |
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Lil Wayne |
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Nicki Minaj |
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Rick Ross |
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Kanye West |
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Video Director of the Year |
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Gil Green |
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Anthony Mandler |
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Chris Robinson |
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Kanye West |
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Hype Williams |
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Producer of the Year |
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J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League |
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Kane Beatz |
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Lex Luger |
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No I.D. |
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Kanye West, Emile, Jeff Bhasker & Mike Dean |
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MVP of the Year |
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Lil Wayne |
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Nicki Minaj |
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Rick Ross |
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Kanye West |
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Wiz Khalifa |
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Track of the Year |
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6 Foot 7 Foot – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz) |
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Black and Yellow – Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa) |
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I'm On One – Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne) |
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Look At Me Now – Produced by Diplo & Afrojack (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & |
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Busta Rhymes) |
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My Last – Produced by Lex Luger (Big Sean f/ Chris Brown) |
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CD of the Year |
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Big Sean – Finally Famous |
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Lupe Fiasco – LASERS |
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Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday |
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Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy |
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Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers |
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DJ of the Year |
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DJ Drama |
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DJ Enuff |
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DJ Envy |
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DJ Khaled |
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DJ Prostyle |
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Rookie of the Year |
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Big K.R.I.T. |
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Big Sean |
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Frank Ocean |
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Diggy Simmons |
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Tyler the Creator |
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Wiz Khalifa |
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Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style) |
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Jay-Z |
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Lil Wayne |
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Nicki Minaj |
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Kanye West |
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Wiz Khalifa |
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Best Hip Hop Online Site |
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All Hip Hop.com |
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Bossip.com |
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Nah Right.com |
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Rap Radar.com |
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World Star Hip Hop.com |
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Best Club Banger |
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Ace Hood – Hustle Hard (Produced by Lex Luger) |
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DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – I'm On One (Produced by T-Minus) |
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Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – 6 foot 7 foot (Produced by Bangladesh) |
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Waka Flocka Flame – No Hands (Produced by Lex Luger) |
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Wiz Khalifa – Black And Yellow (Produced by Stargate) |
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YC Worldwide f/ Future – Racks (Produced by Sonny Digital) |
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Best Mixtape |
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Big K.R.I.T. – Return Of 4Eva |
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B.o.B – No Genre |
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J. Cole – Friday Night Lights |
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Kendrick Lamar – Section .80 |
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Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra |
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Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse |
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Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) |
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Lil Wayne – Motivation (Kelly Rowland f/ Lil Wayne) |
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Nicki Minaj – Monster (Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver) |
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Wiz Khalifa – Bright Lights, Bigger City (Cee-Lo Green f/ Wiz Khalifa) |
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Wiz Khalifa – Till I'm Gone (Tinie Tempah f/ Wiz Khalifa) |
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Hustler of the Year |
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Diddy |
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Jay-Z |
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Lil Wayne |
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Rick Ross |
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Kanye West |
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Verizon People's Champ Award (Viewers' Choice) |
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Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now |
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Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – 6 Foot 7 Foot |
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Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – Moment 4 Life |
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Kanye West f/ Rihanna – All of The Lights |
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Wiz Khalifa – Black And Yellow |
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For more on the BET HIP HOP AWARDS '11, please visit: www.bet.com/hiphopawards.
This year, BET once again teams up with Cossette Productions, the famed producers of the GRAMMY Awards® and the record-setting BET AWARDS shows, to handle production of the telecast. Stephen G. Hill, BET President, Music and Programming, along with Lynne Harris Taylor, BET Vice President of Specials, are executive producers of the telecast.
Tickets for the BET HIP HOP AWARDS '11 are by invite only and not available for purchase.
*All times are ET/PT.
