Fresh off making a grand entrance on Billboard Hot 200 with a whopping 964,000 copies of "Tha Carter IV", Lil Wayne scores a ridiculous amount of nods at this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards. Weezy receives a record-breaking 18 nominations at the sixth annual prize-giving event. The dreadlocked rapper gets his multiple nods in such coveted categories as Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, MVP of the Year and Hustler of the Year. His single "6 Foot 7 Foot" is additionally vying for Track of the Year, Best Club Banger and Verizon People's Champ Award.
The Young Money MC bumps into "Watch the Throne" duo Jay-Z and Kanye West in more than three categories. They are joined in the battles by the likes of fellow rappers Busta Rhymes, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa and P. Diddy.
Weezy's domination is followed by Kanye and Khalifa who get 9 nods each and Rick Ross who grabs 8 nods. Other nominees who appear in multiple categories include Chris Brown, Rihanna, Drake, DJ Khaled, Cee-Lo Green, Big Sean and Minaj. The latest is the only femcee who gets nominated this year.
2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards will be taped at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta on Saturday, October 1 and will air ten days later on Tuesday, October 11 at 8:00 P.M. Actor and comedian Mike Epps will return as a host, and music newcomer Meek Mill will make his debut on the show by appearing in its cypher segments.
Best Hip-Hop Video:
•Big Sean ft. Chris Brown - "My Last"
•Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - "Look at Me Now"
•DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne - "I'm on One"
•Eminem ft. Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie"
•Kanye West ft. Rihanna - "All of the Lights"
Reese's Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab):
•Ace Hood ft. Rick Ross & Lil Wayne - "Hustle Hard" (Remix)
•Big K.R.I.T. ft. Ludacris & Bun B - "Country Sh*t" (Remix)
•Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - "Look at Me Now"
•DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne - "I'm on One"
•Lupe Fiasco ft. 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 ft. Cory Gunz)
•"Black and Yellow" - Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa)
•"I'm on One" - Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)
•"Look at Me Now" - Produced by Diplo & Afrojack (Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
•"My Last" - Produced by Lex Luger (Big Sean ft. 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 Club Banger:
•Ace Hood - "Hustle Hard" (Produced by Lex Luger)
•DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne - "I'm on One" (Produced by T-Minus)
•Lil Wayne ft. 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 ft. 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 ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
•Lil Wayne - "Motivation" (Kelly Rowland ft. Lil Wayne)
•Nicki Minaj - "Monster" (Kanye West ft. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver)
•Wiz Khalifa - "Bright Lights, Bigger City" (Cee-Lo Green ft. Wiz Khalifa)
•Wiz Khalifa - "Till I'm Gone" (Tinie Tempah ft. Wiz Khalifa)
Hustler of the Year:
•P. Diddy
•Jay-Z
•Lil Wayne
•Rick Ross
•Kanye West
Verizon People's Champ Award (Viewers' Choice):
•Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - "Look at Me Now"
•Lil Wayne ft. Cory Gunz - "6 foot 7 Foot"
•Nicki Minaj ft. Drake - "Moment 4 Life"
•Kanye West ft. Rihanna - "All of the Lights"
•Wiz Khalifa - "Black and Yellow"
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