2009 BET Hip Hop Awards

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2009 BET Hip Hop Awards
DateOctober 10, 2009
Location The Atlanta Civic Center
Hosted by Mike Epps
Television/radio coverage
Network BET
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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]

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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 which Rihanna's collaboration "Live Your Life". [4] Kanye West was awarded as Producer of the Year.

Performances

Cyphers

Winners and nominations

Best Hip Hop Video

T.I. featuring Rihanna – "Live Your Life"

Best Hip Hop Collaboration

T.I. featuring Rihanna – "Live Your Life"

Best Live Performer

Jay-Z

Lyricist of the Year

Jay-Z

Video Director of the Year

Hype Williams

Producer of the Year

Kanye West

MVP of the Year

Jay-Z

Track of the Year

Only the producer of the track nominated in this category.

"Every Girl" – Produced by Tha Bizness (Young Money)

CD of the Year

T.I. Paper Trail

DJ of the Year

DJ AM

Rookie of the Year

Drake

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)

Kanye West

Hustler of the Year

Jay-Z

Verizon People’s Champ Award

Fabolous featuring The-Dream – "Throw It in the Bag"

Best Hip Hop Blog Site

All Hip Hop

I Am Hip Hop

Ice Cube

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