2008 BET Hip Hop Awards explained

2008 BET Hip Hop Awards
Location:	The Atlanta Civic Center
Network:	BET
Date:	October 23, 2008
Host:	T-Pain
Previous:	2007
Next:	2009

The 2008 show was hosted by T-Pain.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Performances

• "What Up, What's Haapnin'"/"Swing Ya Rag"/"The Last of a Dying Breed"/"On Top of the World" - T.I. Feat.Ludacris, Swizz Beatz & B.o.B
• "Hero" - Nas Feat. Keri Hilson
• "Bust It Baby Pt. 2" - Plies Feat. Ne-Yo
• "Crazy World" - Young Jeezy
• "Cha Cha Cha" - MC Lyte
• "Play With My Yoyo" - Yo-Yo
• "Afro Puffs" - The Lady of Rage
• "Shoop"/"Push It"/"Whatta Man" - Salt-n-Pepa
• "Here I Am" - Rick Ross Feat. Nelly & Avery Storm
• "Universal Mind Control"/"Spaz" - Common featuring N.E.R.D
• "Can't Believe It"/"Chopped & Skrewed" - T-Pain Feat. Lil Wayne & Ludacris
• "Why Me"/"It Was a Good Day" - Ice Cube Feat. Musiq Soulchild
• "Marco Polo (song)" - Bow Wow Feat. Soulja Boy

Cyphers

• Cypher 1 - Hurricane Chris, K'naan, Bun B, & Q-Tip
• Cypher 2 - Willy Northpole, Hime, Blaq Poet, & Cory Gunz
• Cypher 3 - Ace Hood, Juelz Santana, Fabolous, & Jadakiss

Winners and nominations

Best Hip Hop Video

Kanye West featuring T-Pain – "Good Life"

• David Banner featuring Chris Brown and Yung Joc – "Get Like Me"
• Common – "I Want You"
• DJ Khaled featuring Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman and Rick Ross – "I'm So Hood (Remix)"
• Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – "Lollipop"
• Snoop Dogg – "Sensual Seduction"

Best Hip Hop Collaboration

DJ Khaled featuring Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman and Rick Ross – "I'm So Hood (Remix)"

• David Banner featuring Chris Brown and Yung Joc – "Get Like Me"
• Flo Rida featuring T-Pain – "Low"
• Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
• Kanye West featuring T-Pain – "Good Life"

Best Live Performer

Kanye West

• • Busta Rhymes Jay-Z
• Lil Wayne
• T.I.

Lyricist of the Year

Lil Wayne

• Jay-Z
• Nas
• T.I.
• Kanye West

Video Director of the Year

Chris Robinson

• Gil Green
• R. Malcolm Jones
• Rage
• Hype Williams

Producer of the Year

Akon

• Bangladesh
• David Banner
• J.R. Rotem
• The Runners

MVP of the Year

Lil Wayne

• DJ Khaled
• Jay-Z
• T.I.
• Kanye West

Track of the Year

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• "A Milli" – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne)
• "Dey Know" – Produced by Balis Beatz (Shawty Lo)
• "Good Life" – Produced by Kanye West and DJ Toomp (Kanye West featuring T-Pain)
• "Lollipop" – Produced by Jim Jonsin and Deezle (Lil Wayne featuring Static Major)
• "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." – Produced by Sean Combs and The Hitmen (Jay-Z)

Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III

• Jay-Z – American Gangster
• Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
• Nas – Untitled
• Kanye West – Graduation

Who New? Rookie of the Year

Shawty Lo

• Ace Hood
• Flo Rida
• Maino
• Rocko

DJ of the Year

DJ Khaled

• DJ Drama
• DJ Felli Fel
• DJ Tony Neal
• DJ Greg Street

Hustler of the Year

P. Diddy

• 50 Cent
• DJ Khaled
• Jay-Z
• Lil Wayne

Alltel Wireless People’s Champ Award

Lil Wayne – "A Milli"

• Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos – "Superstar"
• Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
• Rick Ross featuring Nelly and Avery Storm – "Here I Am"
• Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West – "Put On"
• Yung Berg featuring Casha – "The Business"

Hottest Hip Hop Ringtone of the Year

Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – "Lollipop"

• Flo Rida featuring T-Pain – "Low"
• Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
• Rocko – "Umma Do Me"
• Yung Berg featuring Casha – "The Business"

Best UK Hip Hop Act

Giggs

• Chipmunk
• Dizzee Rascal
• Ghetto
• Skepta
• Wiley

I Am Hip-Hop

Russell Simmons

Notes and References

1. Web site: Winners and Nominations. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319022619/http://www.bet.com/shows/hip-hop-awards/2008/nominees.html. dead. March 19, 2017. BET.
2. Web site: Lil Wayne Tops BET Hip-Hop Award Nominations with 12 Nods - XXL.
3. Web site: Lil Wayne Awards & Nominations.