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Kanye West leads BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations
In a week where Kanye West has been constantly in the news for his behavior at the MTV VMAs, he finally has some positive award show news in which to revel: he is up for nine trophies at this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards, which will take place at Atlanta's Boisfeuillet Jones Civic Center on Saturday, October 10. Kanye is nominated in the categories of Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Producer of the Year, MVP of the Year, CD of the Year for "808s & Heartbreak" and a Viewers Choice award for "Amazing" featuring Young Jeezy, among others. Right behind him is Jay-Z and Lil Wayne with seven nominations, and T.I. with six nods.
BET has added two new nomination categories to this year's show, including the Made-You-Look Award for Best Hip Hop Style and the Best Hip-Hop Blog Site, which will go to the online site that consistently keeps Hip-Hop fans in the know. Ice Cube will receive this year's I AM HIP-HOP Icon Award, and the event will be hosted by actor and comedian Mike Epps. The BET Hip-Hop Awards will premiere Tuesday, October 27 at 8 p.m.
Some of the other nominees include:
Best Hip-Hop Collabo
Jim Jones & Ron Browz f/ Juelz Santana - "Pop Champagne"
Lil Wayne f/ Bobby Valentino - "Mrs. Officer"
Rick Ross f/ John Legend - "Magnificent"
T.I. f/ Rihanna - "Live Your Life"
Young Jeezy f/ Kanye West - "Put On"
Best Live Performer
Busta Rhymes
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
T.I.
Kanye West
Lyricist of the Year
Drake
Eminem
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West
Producer of the Year
Ron Browz
Cool & Dre
Tha Bizness
T-Pain
Kanye West
Track of the Year
"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 Tell'em
CD of the Year
Eminem - Relapse
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
T.I. - Paper Trail
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
Young Jeezy - The Recession
Rookie of the Year
B.O.B.
Dorrough
Drake
Kid Cudi
Wale
Best Hip-Hop Video
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"
MVP of the Year
Drake
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
T.I.
Kanye West
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