Among the nominations that West has collected are Best Hip-Hop Collaboration, Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Producer of the Year, and CD of the Year.
- Sep 19, 2009
AceShowbiz - Nominees 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.
2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards is scheduled to be held at Atlanta's Boisfeuillet Jones Civic Center on Saturday, October 10 with actor and comedian Mike Epps being booked as the host. The awards show will be aired on Tuesday, October 27 at 8 P.M. EST on the network. The affair will witness Hip-Hop artist Ice Cube receiving "I AM HIP-HOP" Icon Award.
Full Nominees of 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards:
Best Hip-Hop Collabo
- Jim Jones & Ron Browz f/ Juelz Santana - "Pop Champagne"
- Lil Wayne f/ Bobby V - "Mrs. Officer"
- Rick Ross f/ John Legend - "Magnificent"
- T.I. f/ Rihanna - "Live Your Life"
- Young Jeezy f/ Kanye West - "Put On"
- Gil Green
- Anthony Mandler
- Mr. Boomtown
- Chris Robinson
- Hype Williams
- Ron Browz
- Cool & Dre
- Tha Bizness
- T-Pain
- Kanye West
- "Day 'N' Nite" - Kid Cudi
- "D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune)" - Jay-Z
- "Every Girl" - Young Money (Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Mills, Gudda Gudda & Mack Maine)
- "Live Your Life" - T.I. f/ Rihanna
- "Turn My Swag On" - Soulja Boy
- Eminem - "Relapse"
- Q-Tip - "The Renaissance"
- T.I. - "Paper Trail"
- Kanye West - "808's & Heartbreak"
- Young Jeezy - "The Recession"
- Dorrough - "Ice Cream Paint Job"
- Eminem - "We Made You"
- Jay-Z - "D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune)"
- Kid Cudi - "Day 'N' Nite"
- T.I. f/ Rihanna - "Live Your Life"
- All Hip Hop
- Nah Right
- SOHH
- This Is 50
- World Star Hip Hop
- Dorrough - "Ice Cream Paint Job"
- Fabolous f/ The-Dream - "Throw It In The Bag"
- Kid Cudi - "Day 'N' Nite"
- Soulja Boy - "Turn My Swag On"
- Kanye West f/ Young Jeezy - "Amazing"
