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Hosted by the Ubiquitous T-Pain, the
Hottest Night of Hip Hop Featured Performances
by Lil Wayne, T.I., Nas, Ludacris, Nelly, Common,
Young Jeezy, N.E.R.D., Ice Cube, Musiq Soulchild,
Rick Ross, Soulja Boy, Bow Wow, Plies, Ne-Yo,
Swizz Beatz, Avery Storm.

Russell Simmons Honored with the 'I Am Hip
Hop' Icon Award.

One of the biggest winners of the BET HIP HOP
AWARDS '08 was crowd favorite Lil Wayne, who
had been nominated for 12 awards and was named
Lyricist of theYear, MVP of the Year and the Alltel
Wireless People's Champ. But the most impressive
theme of the night was each and every presenter,
performer and winner encouraging the audience to
vote and reminding viewers just how historic this
moment is.

A star-studded line-up of the biggest names in hip
hop made appearances at the show, including 50
Cent, Kerry Washington, Keri Hilson, Jim Jones,
Derek Luke, Lil Cease, Big Boi, Keyshia Cole,
Ciara, Jamal Woolard and Wu-Tang Clan
members GZA, Raekwon, Masta Killa, U-God,
Inspectah Deck and RZA. Adding to the hype,
rapper Jadakiss pumped up the crowd as celebrity
announcer, while the famed DJ Drama played all
night. Also during the show, BET unveiled an
exclusive trailer for Fox Searchlight's new film
NOTORIOUS about the life of late rapper
Notorious B.I.G.

Last year's BET HIP HOP AWARDS drew an impressive 2.5 rating, which translated into 3.3 million viewers and was the #1 hip hop themed telecast on TV for the second consecutive year, according to Nielsen Media Research.

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