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    <title>Oct 28, 2008: Lil Wayne at Continental Airlines Arena</title>
    <description><![CDATA[In 2007, an MTV poll selected Lil Wayne as &#39;Hottest MC in the Game.&#39; The same year, he was named one of the Men Of The Year for Workaholic by GQ Magazine, and in 2008 he was named Best Rock Star Alive by Blender Magazine. In Rolling Stone&#39;s Best of Rock 2008 issue, Wayne was named the Best MC.<br />
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    <title>Nov  4, 2008: MC Chris at The Orpheum</title>
    <description><![CDATA[ORPHEUM WELCOMES......... MC CHRIS WWW.STATEMEDIA.COM THE ORPHEUM ALL AGES TUE NOV 04 2008 DRS 7PM<br />
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    <title>Oct 23, 2008: Lil Wayne at Vanderbilt University Sarratt Student Center</title>
    <description><![CDATA[COMMODORE QUAKE 2008 LIL&#39; WAYNE W/ LUPE FIASCO MUST PRESENT ID AT DOOR MEMORIAL GYM-VANDERBILT THU OCT 23 2008 8:00PM<br />
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    <description><![CDATA[Nice &amp; Smooth features the New York City rap duo of Gregg Nice (born Gregg Mays) and Smooth Bee (born Daryl Barnes).<br />
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    <title>Aug 15, 2009: Universal Hip Hop Parade at Marcus Garvey Boulevard at De Kalb Avenue</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Come join the world&#39;s longest celebration of Hip Hop Culture. The 10th Annual Universal Hip-Hop Parade steps off in the Bed-Stuy neighbourhood of Brooklyn on Saturday August 15th at 3:00 PM from Marcus Garvey Boulevard at De Kalb Avenue and proceeds down Marcus Garvey Boulevard to Fulton Street and finishs up at the corner of Franklin Avenue. <br /><br />
The parade, an annual non-profit educational and cultural event is always held on the Saturday before the anniversary of Marcus Garvey&#39;s August 17th birthday. Marcus Garvey used culture as a tool to empower people and encouraged the growth of Black institutions. <br /><br />
So come to the historic Black neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on Saturday, August 15th 2009 and celebrate this legendary freedom fighter&#39;s birthday by participating in and watching the 10th Annual Universal Hip-Hop Parade. <br /><br />
Your presence and participation is what makes the celebration fun, exciting and successful!<br />
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    <title>Nov  1, 2008: Ali Shaheed Muhammad at The Middle East</title>
    <description><![CDATA[As a member of the seminal rap group, A Tribe Called Quest, Ali Shaheed Muhammad was one of the most important MC&#39;s to emerge from the 90&#39;s bridging the gaps between jazz, pop and R&amp;B with hip-hop.<br />
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    <title>Oct 28, 2008: Jay-Z and Lil&#39; Wayne Live in Concert at IZOD Center (Formerly Continental Airlines Arena)</title>
    <description><![CDATA[It&#39;s Weezy Baby and Jay-Z (MR. CARTER meets MR. CARTER)<br /><br />
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    <title>Oct 18, 2008: Bet Hip Hop Awards 2008 at Atlanta Civic Center (Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center)</title>
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Lil&#39; Wayne Leads The Roster Of Hip Hop All-Stars<br />
With A Record-Breaking 12 Nominations, As The<br />
Bet Hip Hop Awards Returns To ATLANTA.<br /><br />
*Russell Simmons To Be Honored With The<br />
&quot;I Am Hip Hop&quot; Icon Award *<br /><br />
SHOW TAPING, October 18th, 2008 AT 8pm*<br />
Network Premiere, October 23rd, 2008 At 8pm*<br />
Hosted By Katt Williams<br /><br />
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&quot;Lollipop man&quot; Lil&#39; Wayne with an astounding 12<br />
nominations, followed by Kanye West with 8 nods<br />
and Jay Z with 6 nods. There is no comparison.<br />
This years&#39; BET HIP HOP AWARDS will be the<br />
preeminent hip-hop event of the season! Hosted<br />
by the one and only Katt Williams, the awards<br />
will tape on Saturday, October 18th at the<br />
Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center and<br />
premiere on the network on Thursday,<br />
October 23rd at 8:00 p.m.*<br /><br />
Game On! The &#39;BET HIP HOP AWARDS&#39; Starting<br />
Lineup Includes Performances By: Lil&#39; Wayne, The<br />
Game, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Common, T-Pain,<br />
N.E.R.D. and Lady of Rage, Along with Presenters<br />
Wu-Tang Clan, Raekwon, GZA, Masta Killa, U-God,<br />
Inspectah Deck and RZA.<br /><br />
Showcasing past and present music Icons. this<br />
year&#39;s BET HIP HOP AWARDS takes the competition<br />
to a whole new level with scheduled appearances by a<br />
slew of hip hop heavyweights including GZA, Wu-Tang<br />
Clan, Raekwon, Masta Killa, U-God, Inspectah Deck<br />
and RZA. Adding to the hype, rapper Jadakiss will pump<br />
up the crowd as celebrity announcer, while the famed<br />
DJ Drama spins all night. A special tribute will also be<br />
paid to female pioneers in hip hop who have paved the<br />
way for women in a predominantly male industry.<br /><br />
Last year&#39;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.<br /><br />
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Actor/Comedian Katt Williams Returns as Host for the<br />
Third Annual &#39;BET HIP HOP AWARDS&#39; Premiering<br />
Thursday, October 23rd at 8:00 P.M.*<br /><br />
The third time is a charm for BET as actor/comedian Katt<br />
Williams returns to host the third annual BET HIP HOP<br />
AWARDS. Taping on Saturday, October 18th at the<br />
Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, this<br />
exciting primetime special will pay homage to urban music<br />
and culture, and will premiere on the network on Thursday,<br />
October 23rd at 8:00 p.m.* Performers, nominees and show<br />
talent will be announced later this month.<br /><br />
Known for his signature permed hair and over-the-top style,<br />
actor/comedian Williams has become a true comedic force<br />
in entertainment, and appeared on popular BET shows like<br />
COMIC VIEW, THE BLACK CARPET and 106 &amp; PARK, as<br />
well as at events such as RIP THE RUNWAY, the BET<br />
AWARDS and THE COMEDY AWARDS.  He has received<br />
an overwhelmingly positive response from critics and<br />
continues to receive stamps of approvals from the urban and<br />
mainstream community alike for his brilliance and ingenuity<br />
on screen and on stage, including being named &quot;hottest new<br />
comedian&quot; in Rolling Stone magazine, as well as praise from<br />
African American comedic icons such as Steve Harvey, who<br />
says, &quot;He&#39;s one of the hottest comedians in the country.&quot;<br />
Williams recently completed his 100-city national tour, and<br />
will release his It&#39;s Pimpin Pimpin DVD on Tuesday, Nov.11th<br /><br />
Game On! The &#39;BET HIP HOP AWARDS&#39; Starting<br />
Lineup Includes Performances By: Lil&#39; Wayne, The<br />
Game, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Common, T-Pain,<br />
N.E.R.D. and Lady of Rage, Along with Presenters<br />
Wu-Tang Clan, Raekwon, GZA, Masta Killa, U-God,<br />
Inspectah Deck and RZA.<br /><br />
Showcasing past and present music Icons. this<br />
year&#39;s BET HIP HOP AWARDS takes the competition<br />
to a whole new level with scheduled appearances by a<br />
slew of hip hop heavyweights including GZA, Wu-Tang<br />
Clan, Raekwon, Masta Killa, U-God, Inspectah Deck<br />
and RZA. Adding to the hype, rapper Jadakiss will pump<br />
up the crowd as celebrity announcer, while the famed<br />
DJ Drama spins all night. A special tribute will also be<br />
paid to female pioneers in hip hop who have paved the<br />
way for women in a predominantly male industry.<br />
Last year&#39;s BET HIP HOP AWARDS drew an impressive 2.5<br />
rating, which translated into 3.3 million viewers and was the<br />
#1 hip hop themed telecast on TV for the second consecutive<br />
year, according to Nielsen Media Research.<br /><br />
This year, BET once again teams up with Cossette<br />
Productions, the famed producers of the GRAMMY Awards®<br />
and the seven record-setting BET AWARDS shows, to<br />
handle production of the telecast. Stephen G. Hill, BET<br />
Executive Vice President, Music and Programming, along<br />
with Lynne Harris-Taylor, BET Vice President of Specials,<br />
are executive producers of the telecast.<br />
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