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Famous as :
Hip hop singer, DJBirth Name :
Tyree Cinque SimmonsBirth Place :
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAClaim to fame :
Debut album "Gangsta Grillz: The Album" (2007)
Kanye West Leads 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards Nominations With Nine
September 19, 2009 10:09:55Nominees for this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards have been announced on Wednesday evening, September 16 on 106 & PARK. Leading the pack is nowadays most talked music star Kanye West who collected nine nominations in total.
West, who drew criticism after interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at 2009 MTV VMAs over the weekend, picked up nominations for Best Hip-Hop Collaboration, Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Producer of the Year, CD of the Year, MVP of the Year, Hustler of the Year, the Made-You-Look Award (for style) and People's Champ. He was followed closely behind by fellow performers Lil Wayne and Jay-Z, who earned seven nods each. The third biggest nominee was T.I. with six nominations.
