BET Announces The 6th Annual Hip Hop Award Nominees, Lil' Wayne Leads Pack With 18 Nods

Last night, BET announced the nominees for the sixth annual BET Hip Hop Awards with hip hop icon Lil' Wayne leading the pack with 18 nominations.  Find out the deets on the show's host and the other nominees inside......

This year, the 6th annual BET Hip Hop Awards will air on October 11 at 8 p.m. EST from the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta.  And for the 3rd year in a row, comedian Mike Epps will host. 

While Lil' Wayne leads the pack with 18 nominations, Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa tied for second place with nine nominations, while Rick Ross got eight nominations.

 

 

The nominees were announced on on "106 & Park" by Busta Rhymes, Big K.R.I.T., Mike Epps (above) and Meek Mill (shown below) who joined hosts Terrence and Rocsi.  

 

The Following is the Full List of BET HIP HOP AWARDS ’11 Nominees and Categories:

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 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 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

 

Who are your picks??

 

 

Source: http://theybf.com/2011/09/08/bet-announces-the-6th-annual-hip-hop-award-nominees-lil-wayne-leads-pack-with-18-nods

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