BET Hip Hop Awards
The BET Hip Hop Awards are an annual awards show, airing on BET, showcasing hip hop performers, producers and music video directors. The awards ceremony began in 2006, was held on November 12, 2006 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, was first aired November 15 and was hosted by comedian Katt Williams.[1]
BET Hip Hop Awards | |
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Current: 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards | |
Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in hip hop music |
Country | United States |
Presented by | BET |
First awarded | November 12, 2006 |
Website | http://www.bet.com |
The second ceremony was held on October 13, 2007 and aired on October 17 of the same year.[2] Like its predecessor, the ceremony was also held at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, and was hosted by Katt Williams. The third ceremony premiered on October 23, 2008. This ceremony was hosted by popular R&B and hip hop artist T-Pain. The fourth ceremony was held on October 10, 2009 and was hosted by Mike Epps and aired on October 27. The fifth ceremony was held on October 2, 2010 (aired October 12) and was also by hosted Mike Epps. Epps hosted two additional years (2011 & 2012), and Snoop Dogg hosted in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
Ceremony
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# | Date | Venue | Host | I Am Hip Hop |
01 | 12/November/2006 | Fox Theatre | Katt Williams | Grandmaster Flash |
02 | 13/October/2007 | Atlanta Civic Center | KRS-One | |
03 | 23/October/2008 | T-Pain | Russell Simmons | |
04 | 10/October/2009 | Mike Epps | Ice Cube | |
05 | 12/October/2010 | Salt-N-Pepa | ||
06 | 11/October/2011 | LL Cool J | ||
07 | 09/October/2012 | Rakim | ||
08 | 15/October/2013 | Snoop Dogg | MC Lyte | |
09 | 14/October/2014 | Doug E. Fresh | ||
10 | 09/October/2015 | Scarface | ||
11 | 04/October/2016 | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre | DJ Khaled | Snoop Dogg |
12 | 06/October/2017 | Miami Beach Convention Center | Luther Campbell | |
13 | 16/October/2018 | DeRay Davis | Lil Wayne | |
14 | 05/October/2019 | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre | Lil Duval | Lil Kim |
15 | 27/October/2020 | TBA | Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly, and Chico Bean | Master P |
Category
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Most wins
Artist | Number of awards |
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Jay-Z | 22 |
Kendrick Lamar | 20 |
Drake | |
Kanye West | 16 |
Lil Wayne | |
DJ Khaled | 13 |
Cardi B | 11 |
T.I. | |