2009 BET Hip Hop Awards

2009 BET Hip Hop Awards
DateOctober 10, 2009
LocationThe Atlanta Civic Center
Hosted byMike Epps
Television/radio coverage
NetworkBET
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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]

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.

  1. ^ "Peep This: 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers". Vibe. October 28, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b X. X. L. Staff. "Kanye West Leads BET Hip Hop Awards Noms – XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  3. ^ X. X. L. Staff. "Jay-Z Wins Big, Gucci Mane Lights Up the Stage at BET Hip Hop Awards – XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "T.I. Wins BET Awards From Prison, Kanye A No-show". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved July 5, 2020.