THE 2011 BET HIP-HOP AWARDS CYPHER #1

THE 2011 BET HIP-HOP AWARDS CYPHER #2

Exclusive: Premo turn that track up! On this online exclusive session street poets Rico Staxx, Wais P, Termanology (a DJ Premier favorite), Sean Cross and French Montana drop gems. Plus, Hip Hop Awards host Mike Epps bum rushes the cypher with his hilarious lyrics. (Season 2011)

MARVE FRAZIER TALKS ABOUT HER BLOG BOSSIP AND BET HIP-HOP AWARDS NOMINATION.

Frazier talks about her wildly popular black celebrity entertainment blog Bossip.com and the BET hip-hop award nomination.

THE 2011 BET HIP-HOP AWARDS QUICK WRAP UP.

Tip took the stage at the BET Hip Hop Awards tonight in Atlanta, marking a fitting homecoming for the King of the South. Decked out in a gray hooded sweatsuit, Rubber Band Man made a surprise appearance in front of a packed house at the Atlanta Civic Center, where he performed his just-leaked single "I'm Flexin'" and his new collabo with Young Jeezy, "F.A.M.E." Recently freed rapper DMX was also one of the surprise performers at the BET Hip-Hop awards, which took place tonight (October 1st) in Atlanta, Georgia.

A Who's-who in the Hip-Hop community gathered at the BET Hip-Hop awards, where artists like Young Jeezy, Wiz Khalifa, Red Cross, and others graced the stage.

Mike Epps entertained the crowd, by taking shots at a number of popular Hip-Hop figures, including Lil Wayne, Russell Simmons and others, and opened the show with a humorous "Hip-Hop Telethon," sketch.
“We can survive without Hip-Hop,” Mike Epps said. “I'm doing my part. I decided a rapper from Iraq last week, and I know he's going to blow up. I need you to dig deep in your pockets. Baby I need some of that cash money, where you at."

Young Jeezy kicked off the show with a performance that featured explosions and pyrotechnics, as well as a surprise appearance from recently freed rapper T.I.

T.I. then took to the stage to give an energetic performance, looking fresh and healthy, just two days since he was released from an Atlanta halfway house, after serving almost a year in prison for probation violation.

A shirtless Wiz Khalifa gave a rousing performance of his hit single “Taylor Gang”, while Rick Ross, Meek Mill, and Wale performed with surprise guest, El DeBarge.

DMX and Swizz Beatz brought the crowd to their feet when the recently freed rapper hit the stage to perform a medley of his hits, including “Get At Me Dog,” "Ruff Ryders Anthem," and “Up In Here."

Too $hort introduced Lupe Fiasco, who performed and expressing solidarity with the Palestinians. At the end of his performance, which featured a live band, the background singer who was wearing a burqa turn out to be R&B singer Erykah Badu.

Big Sean hit the stage with Roscoe Dash, while Heavy D. closed the live performances with a medley of his hit single.

This year's BET Cyphers contained a number of notable acts.

DJ Premier manned the turntables on each one of the ciphers which included artists like Wais P., Termanology, French Montana, Big K.R.I.T.. Tech N9Ne, Machine Gun Kelly, B.o.B., 2 Chainz, Ludacris, Jay Rock, Skillz, Lady of Rage, Blind Fury, Don Kennedy, Wale, Pill, Stalley, Meek Mill, Rick Ross, Estelle, French rapper Soprano and Nitti.
Shady Records' Cypher made the crowd cheer, with standout verses from each member of Slaughterhouse, as well as Yelawolf, and an amazing verse from Eminem himself.

Winners for the evening included Busta Rhymes, who won the "Sweet 16" award for his hit single "Look at Me Now." Chris Brown and Busta also won the "Perfect Combo Award" for the same single, and Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and Busta Rhymes once again took home "The People's Champ Award."

“You know what the best thing about winning an award is,” Busta Rhymes asked the crowd. "For me the best thing about winning an award is when the people cheer for your win. When you can see that the people are really happy that you are winning something, that's the most reward thing in the world. Thank you."

LL Cool J was honored with the “I Am Hip-Hop Award,” and delivered an amazing rhyme as a thank you speech, which he wrote on the way over to the Atlanta Civic Center.

“My acceptance speech/what I won't do is try preach/I won't assume that I am smarter than you and try to teach/What I will do is set an example for you and inspire you to reach for the stars that's beyond mars that space bars can't delete/Because without a dream fulfilled your life's incomplete/A hearst, a limousine without a backseat/the worst, this Usain Bolt without feet/Real life aint Hollywood, it's Halloween/Every day is trick or treat/It aint a red carpet it's a bloody sidewalk from the wolves eating red meat/and these spotlights don't come with money they come with police/Millionaires cry about raising taxes on the elite/they won't feed us, as they'd rather defeat us/like an aborted fetus/but your greatest feat is to get back up on your feet/Did I mention, life aint a sprint it's a marathon/Really stressful on your tendons/and with the shape the economy is in today, you better run to the polls like skinny Kenyans/26 miles miles and two hours and three minutes/It wasn't weeks or months/It took us 400 years to raise the debt limit/So don't lose faith, there's a sweet life out there and one day you will taste/And just like any marathon, you must monitor your pace/and watch out for the haters pushing drinks up in your face/maintain your focus through the ups and downs and debates/and when you win your award, make sure you put in a safe place/and be prepared for whatever…just in case.

More winners in other categories are slated to be announced when the show airs on October 11th on BET.

With Files from AllHipHop.com

RECAP: THE 2010 BET HIP-HOP AWARDS CYPHER G.O.O.D MUSIC LOOKING GOOD.

This was my fave last year. Look at them now! G.O.O.D music, Common and so on.

L'IL WAYNE SCORES 18 RECORD BET HIP-HOP AWARDS NOMINATIONS!

Through the legal thick and thins Weezy has done it again. As you already know, HipHossip is the ONLY Canadian media to cover the BET Hip-Hop awards year after year since it's inception. We will bring you all the action LIVE from the Red Carpet as always. 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 Rocsias the two revealed the names of this year's top runners. 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 pre-recorded on Saturday, October 1 and aired October 11th 2011.

Stephen Hill's Photo on Lockerz during the announcement on 106 and Park yesterday.

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.

The 2011 Hip Hop Awards nominations have been announced and rapper mega star Lil Wayne leads the pack with 18 nominations, including one for Lyricist of the Year. Not far behind are Wiz Khalifa and Rick Ross with 9 and 8 respectively.

Among the awards Weezy is nominated for are MVP of the Year, Hustler of the Year, and Best Live Performer. Meanwhile, one of the many awards Pittsburgh spitta Khalifa is vying is the "Rookie of The Year" award, as well as "CD of the Year" for his debut album, Rolling Papers. Ross who had a monster year in 2010 will hear his name when nominees for Best Club Banger ("I'm One One") among others.

Watch the premiere of the 2011 Hip Hop Awards, hosted by Mike Epps on Tuesday, October 11 at 8P/7 C on BET to see who won.

Now, check out the full list of nominees. It's a Young Money/Maybach/Rocafella show. lol.

Best Hip Hop Video
Big Sean f/ Chris Brown – My Last
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – I'm On One
Eminem f/ Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
Kanye West f/ Rihanna – All Of The Lights

Reese’s Perfect Combo Award
(Best Collab)Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – Hustle Hard (Remix)
Big K.R.I.T. f/ Ludacris & Bun B – Country Sh*t
(Remix)Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – I’m On One
Lupe Fiasco f/ Trey Songz – Out Of My Head

Best Live Performer
Busta Rhymes
Cee-Lo Green
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Video Director of the Year
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams

Producer of the Year
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. LeagueKane BeatzLex Luger
No I.D.
Kanye West, Emile, Jeff Bhasker & Mike Dean

MVP of the Year
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa

Track of the Year
6 Foot 7 Foot – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz)
Black and Yellow – Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa)
I'm On One – Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)
Look At Me Now – Produced by Diplo & Afrojack (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne &Busta Rhymes)
My Last – Produced by Lex Luger (Big Sean f/ Chris Brown)

CD of the Year
Big Sean – Finally Famous
Lupe Fiasco – LASERS
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers

DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Envy
DJ Khaled
DJ Prostyle

Rookie of the Year
Big K.R.I.T.
Big Sean
Frank Ocean
Diggy Simmons
Tyler the Creator
Wiz Khalifa

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki
Minaj
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa

Best Hip Hop Online Site
All Hip Hop.com
Bossip.com
Nah Right.com
Rap Radar.com
World Star Hip Hop.com

Best Club Banger
Ace Hood – Hustle Hard (Produced by Lex Luger)
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – I'm On One (Produced by T-Minus)
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – 6 foot 7 foot (Produced by Bangladesh)
Waka Flocka Flame – No Hands (Produced by Lex Luger)
Wiz Khalifa – Black And Yellow (Produced by Stargate)
YC Worldwide f/ Future – Racks (Produced by Sonny Digital)

Best Mixtape
Big K.R.I.T. – Return Of 4EvaB.o.B –
No GenreJ. Cole –
Friday Night Light
Kendrick Lamar –Section .80Frank Ocean –
Nostalgia, Ultra

Sweet 16: Best Featured VerseBusta Rhymes –
Look At Me Now (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)Lil Wayne –
Motivation (Kelly Rowland f/ Lil Wayne)
Nicki Minaj – Monster (Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver)
Wiz Khalifa – Bright Lights, Bigger City (Cee-Lo Green f/ Wiz Khalifa)
Wiz Khalifa – Till I'm Gone (Tinie Tempah f/ Wiz Khalifa)

Hustler of the Year
Diddy
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Verizon People’s Champ Award
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – 6 Foot 7 Foot
Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – Moment 4 Life
Kanye West f/ Rihanna – All of The Lights
Wiz Khalifa – Black And Yellow

Source: BET PR

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