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2009 BET Awards: Lil Wayne Wins Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

June 29, 2009 02:11:22 GMT

Lil Wayne receives Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, Keri Hilson is awarded with Best New Artist, and Jamie Foxx shares a prize with T-Pain for Best Collaboration at 2009 BET Awards.


2009 BET Awards: Lil Wayne Wins Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
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Gala ceremony of this year's BET Awards has been kicked off at 7.00 P.M. with stars paying tribute to Michael Jackson. And out of sixteen categories, six winners, one of whom is Lil Wayne, have been unleashed so far. The June 28 show began with a performance from New Edition singing a medley of songs by Jackson Five.

The awards continued with the announcement of its winners. Tyra Banks presented Best Male Artist to NBA star LeBron James, and revealed Weezy as Best Male Hip-Hop Artist. After several performances from the likes of Jamie Foxx, T-Pain, Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo and Soulja Boy, three singers Chaka Khan, Estelle and LeToya Luckett took the stage, announcing Jamie Foxx and T-Pain's duet on single "Blame It" as Best Collaboration. They also revealed Ne-Yo as Best Male R&B Artist.

Taraji P. Henson was the next person announced as the BET winner. She was handed a prize for Best Actress by Zoe Saldana and Michelle Nichols. After giving a trophy to Taraji, Zoe and Michelle continued unveiling Keri Hilson as Best New Artist who beat Kid Cudi, Ryan Leslie, M.I.A. and Jazmine Sullivan.

2009 BET Awards is conducted at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles with Jamie Foxx as its host. Beyonce Knowles, Jay-Z, The-Dream and many more are lined up to honor Michael Jackson at the event. After the ceremony is wrapped, an after-party will be held and hosted by Queen Latifah.

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posted by Adymz Ndh on Oct 30, 2009
lil wayne is the best repper alive...no doubt....
posted by nkeeeh on Oct 10, 2009
keep up son
posted by cater 3 imma on Sep 17, 2009
yeaH w33zy is the Only best rapper into the worLd
posted by c- teezy on Sep 04, 2009
lil wayne is the best rapper alive
posted by lil wins on Jul 18, 2009
tgujuii
posted by lil wayne lover on Jul 10, 2009
LIL WAYNE IS THE BEST!
posted by cec on Jul 10, 2009
lil wayne is best and i love michael jackson !
posted by KING on Jul 07, 2009
You fuck all who hate weezy because u can never be like him so nigaa u got to show some respect for this nigga
posted by jeezy on Jul 02, 2009
fuk yall for hatin on weezy coz he the bomb
posted by HOVA on Jul 01, 2009
notice the grammar and language of all the people who love lil wayne. Dirty, uncivilized, no-class having, want to be hood bitches
posted by cwioner on Jun 29, 2009
This BET Award show was the worse I have ever saw!
posted by leif on Jun 29, 2009
To Tiny, from exscape. I miss you in bankhead at dat nigga brians spot. when you had da bubble eye benz. wish we could do dat again
posted by leif on Jun 29, 2009
your performance was bullshit and disrespectful. and u aint no blood.
posted by kiara*lavonne*864 on Jun 29, 2009
I really respect da way erbody celebrated Michael Jackson's life and erbody did really luked real hott!!Much respect 2 all yall 4rm Spartanburg, South Carolina

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