Leading up to the premiere of Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Tracee Ellis Ross’ new sitcom “Reed Between the Lines,” BET will air two hours worth of the Hip Hop Awards. And while last year’s show had a distinct Dirty South flavor (and also managed to honor 2 Live Crew), this year’s show has a completely different focus and a brand new host.
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This time, Mike Epps hosts the BET Hip Hop Awards 2011, and it looks like Lil’ Wayne will be getting tons of face time this year. The guy has earned 18 nominations this year, so expect to see him on the stage a lot.
The show will also pay homage to LL Cool J, giving the rapper/actor the “I Am Hip Hop” award for his contributions to rap music over the past two decades.
As for the performers, here’s who you can expect to see rock the mic on stage: Big Sean, Lupe Fiasco, Wale, Roscoe Dash, Meek Mill, Rick Ross, DMX, Heavy D, T.I., and Wiz Khalifa.
One of the memorable parts of the BET Hip Hop Awards are the cyphers. To the left, check out the Warm Up Cypher, which features the legendary DJ Premier manning the beats while fresh-faced MCs Gilbere Forte, Chris Sutton (Sprite’s Hot 16 Winner), XV and Jay Rock try to out-rap each other.
You can also check out the list of BET Hip Hip Awards nominations (as well as my bolded guesses as to who will win) below.
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BET Hip-Hop Awards ’11 Nominations
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. League
Kane Beatz
Lex 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 No I.D. (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 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 4Eva
B.o.B – No Genre
J. Cole – Friday Night Lights
Kendrick Lamar – Section .80
Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Busta 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 (Viewers’ Choice)
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”
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