2011 BET Hip Hop Awards

2011 BET Hip Hop Awards
DateOctober 11, 2011
LocationAtlanta Civic Center
Hosted byMike Epps
Television/radio coverage
NetworkBET
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The 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards was held on October 11, 2011 at Atlanta Civic Center in the ATL. The show were hosted by Mike Epps. The most nominated act of the ceremony was Lil Wayne with 18 nods, followed by Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa with 9. Rick Ross was the third most nominated with 8 nods, while Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj each scored 6.[1][2][3]

The show featured the final television appearance by Heavy D, before his death a month later the ceremony venue,[4][5] and the first television appearance by T.I. after his 11 month prison sentence for drug charges.[6]

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  2. ^ "2011 BET Hip Hop Award Winners". Fashionably-Early. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ^ Semigran, Aly (October 12, 2011). "BET Hip Hop Awards winners". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  4. ^ "Heavy D's Final Performance at BET Hip-Hop Awards Was Part of Comeback Attempt (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  5. ^ "Heavy D dies at 44; singer who shaped rap music". Los Angeles Times. 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  6. ^ Markman, Rob (2011-10-03). "T.I. Gets King's Welcome At '11 BET Hip Hop Awards". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2022-06-05.