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2009 BET Hip Hop Awards

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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.

Performances

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Cyphers

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Winners and nominations

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Best Hip Hop Video

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

Best Hip Hop Collaboration

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

Best Live Performer

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Jay-Z

Lyricist of the Year

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Jay-Z

Video Director of the Year

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Hype Williams

Producer of the Year

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Kanye West

MVP of the Year

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Jay-Z

Track of the Year

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Only the producer of the track nominated in this category.

"Every Girl" – Produced by Tha Bizness (Young Money)
T.I.Paper Trail

DJ of the Year

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DJ AM

Rookie of the Year

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Drake

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

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Kanye West

Hustler of the Year

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Jay-Z

Verizon People’s Champ Award

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

Best Hip Hop Blog Site

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All Hip Hop
  • Nah Right
  • SOHH
  • This Is 50
  • World Star Hip Hop

I Am Hip Hop

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Ice Cube

References

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  1. ^ "Peep This: 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers". Vibe. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  2. ^ a b X. X. L. Staff. "Kanye West Leads BET Hip Hop Awards Noms - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "T.I. Wins BET Awards From Prison, Kanye A No-show". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.