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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]
| 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 10, 2009 |
| Location | The Atlanta Civic Center |
| Hosted by | Mike Epps |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | BET |
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
edit- "Pretty Girls" – Wale feat Gucci Mane
- "I'm Ballin'"/"Gucci Bandanna" – Soulja Boy feat Gucci Mane and Shawty Lo
- "Addicted To Money" / "How Low" – Ludacris feat Lil Scrappy
- "Real as It Gets" – Jay-Z feat Young Jeezy
- "Ice Cream Paint Job (Remix)" – Dorrough Ft. Nipsey Hussle, Jim Jones, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em & Snoop Dogg
- "Throw It in the Bag" / "Throw It In The Bag (Remix)" – Fabolous feat The-Dream
- "Gangsta Luv"/"Gin & Juice" – Snoop Dogg feat The-Dream
- "Break Up"/"Wasted" – Gucci Mane feat Mario & Plies
- "Cell Therapy"/"Get Rich to This" – Goodie Mob
Cyphers
edit- Cypher 1 – Nicki Minaj, Buckshot, Crown Royyal, & Joe Budden
- Cypher 2 – Wale, Nipsey Hussle, Gsan, & KRS-One
- Cypher 3 – Mos Def, Black Thought, & Eminem
Winners and nominations
editBest Hip Hop Video
edit- T.I. featuring Rihanna – "Live Your Life"
- Dorrough – "Ice Cream Paint Job"
- Eminem – "We Made You"
- Jay-Z – "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
- Kid Cudi – "Day 'n' Nite"
Best Hip Hop Collaboration
edit- T.I. featuring Rihanna – "Live Your Life"
- Jim Jones and Ron Browz featuring Juelz Santana – "Pop Champagne"
- Lil Wayne featuring Bobby Valentino – "Mrs. Officer"
- Rick Ross featuring John Legend – "Magnificent"
- Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West – "Put On"
Best Live Performer
editLyricist of the Year
editVideo Director of the Year
edit- Gil Green
- Anthony Mandler
- Mr. Boomtown
- Chris Robinson
Producer of the Year
editMVP of the Year
editTrack of the Year
editOnly the producer of the track nominated in this category.
- "Every Girl" – Produced by Tha Bizness (Young Money)
- "Day 'n' Nite" – Produced by Dot da Genius and Kid Cudi (Kid Cudi)
- "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" – Produced by No I.D. (Jay-Z)
- "Live Your Life" – Produced by Just Blaze (T.I. featuring Rihanna )
- "Turn My Swag On" – Produced by Natural Disaster and Top Cat (Soulja Boy Tell’em)
CD of the Year
editDJ of the Year
editRookie of the Year
editMade-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
editHustler of the Year
editVerizon People's Champ Award
edit- Fabolous featuring The-Dream – "Throw It in the Bag"
- Dorrough – "Ice Cream Paint Job"
- Kid Cudi – "Day 'n' Nite"
- Soulja Boy Tell’em – "Turn My Swag On"
- Kanye West featuring Young Jeezy – "Amazing"
Best Hip Hop Blog Site
edit- All Hip Hop
- Nah Right
- SOHH
- This Is 50
- World Star Hip Hop
I Am Hip Hop
editReferences
edit- ^ "Peep This: 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers". Vibe. October 28, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ a b X. X. L. Staff. "Kanye West Leads BET Hip Hop Awards Noms – XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "T.I. Wins BET Awards From Prison, Kanye A No-show". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved July 5, 2020.