2009 BET Hip Hop Awards
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| 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 10, 2009 |
| Location | The Atlanta Civic Center |
| Hosted by | Mike Epps |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | BET |
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]
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 six 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.