2009 BET Hip Hop Awards
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| 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 10, 2009 |
| Location | The Atlanta Civic Center |
| Hosted by | Mike Epps |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | BET |
The 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards are a recognition ceremony held on October 10, 2009 at the Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2009 show was hosted by Mike Epps.[1]
Kanye West led the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2009 with nine nominations, followed by Jay-Z and Lil Wayne with seven and T.I. with sx nominations.[2]
The rapper and music producer Ice Cube received the I Am Hip-Hop Award, for his role in pioneering the West Coast rap movement in the late 1980s.[2] Jay-Z was the most awarded artist of the ceremony, with four awards, including Hustler of the Year.[3] Although he was in Arkansas Penitentiary on a federal gun charge, T.I. won three awards, two of whitch Rihanna's collaboration "Live Your Life".[4] Kanye West was awarded as Producer of the Year.
Performances[]
- "Pretty Girls" - Wale feat Gucci Mane
- "I'm Ballin'"/"Gucci Bandanna" - Soulja Boy feat Gucci Mane and Shawty Lo
- "Addicted To Money" / "How Low" - Ludacris feat Lil Scrappy
- "Real as It Gets" - Jay-Z feat Young Jeezy
- "Ice Cream Paint Job (Remix)" - Dorrough Ft. Nipsey Hussle, Jim Jones, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em & Snoop Dogg
- "Throw It in the Bag" / "Throw It In The Bag (Remix)" - Fabolous feat The-Dream
- "Gangsta Luv"/"Gin & Juice" - Snoop Dogg feat The-Dream
- "Break Up"/"Wasted" - Gucci Mane feat Mario & Plies
- "Cell Therapy"/"Get Rich to This" - Goodie Mob
Cyphers[]
- Cypher 1 - Nicki Minaj, Buckshot, Crown Royyal, & Joe Budden
- Cypher 2 - Wale, Nipsey Hussle, Gsan, & KRS-One
- Cypher 3 - Mos Def, Black Thought, & Eminem
Winners and nominations[]
Best Hip Hop Video[]
- T.I. featuring Rihanna – "Live Your Life"
- Dorrough – "Ice Cream Paint Job"
- Eminem – "We Made You"
- Jay-Z – "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
- Kid Cudi – "Day 'n' Nite"
Best Hip Hop Collabo[]
- T.I. featuring Rihanna – "Live Your Life"
- Jim Jones and Ron Browz featuring Juelz Santana – "Pop Champagne"
- Lil Wayne featuring Bobby Valentino – "Mrs. Officer"
- Rick Ross featuring John Legend – "Magnificent"
- Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West – "Put On"
Best Live Performer[]
Lyricist of the Year[]
- Drake
- Eminem
- Lil Wayne
- Kanye West
Video Director of the Year[]
- Hype Williams
- Gil Green
- Anthony Mandler
- Mr. Boomtown
- Chris Robinson
Producer of the Year[]
MVP of the Year[]
- Drake
- Lil Wayne
- T.I.
- Kanye West
Track of the Year[]
Only the producer of the track nominated in this category.
- "Every Girl" – Produced by Tha Bizness (Young Money)
- "Day 'n' Nite" – Produced by Dot da Genius and Kid Cudi (Kid Cudi)
- "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" – Produced by No I.D. (Jay-Z)
- "Live Your Life" – Produced by Just Blaze (T.I. featuring Rihanna )
- "Turn My Swag On" – Produced by Natural Disaster and Top Cat (Soulja Boy Tell’em)
CD of the Year[]
- Eminem – Relapse
- Q-Tip – The Renaissance
- Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak
- Young Jeezy – The Recession
DJ of the Year[]
Rookie of the Year[]
- Drake
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)[]
Hustler of the Year[]
- Diddy
- Drake
- Lil Wayne
- Kanye West
Verizon People’s Champ Award[]
- Fabolous featuring The-Dream – "Throw It in the Bag"
- Dorrough – "Ice Cream Paint Job"
- Kid Cudi – "Day 'n' Nite"
- Soulja Boy Tell’em – "Turn My Swag On"
- Kanye West featuring Young Jeezy – "Amazing"
Best Hip Hop Blog Site[]
- All Hip Hop
- Nah Right
- SOHH
- This Is 50
- World Star Hip Hop
I Am Hip Hop[]
References[]
- ^ "Peep This: 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers". Vibe. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ a b X. X. L. Staff. "Kanye West Leads BET Hip Hop Awards Noms - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ X. X. L. Staff. "Jay-Z Wins Big, Gucci Mane Lights Up the Stage at BET Hip Hop Awards - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ "T.I. Wins BET Awards From Prison, Kanye A No-show". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
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