Lil Wayne Scores 18 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards Nominations
Fresh off his whopping first week sales earnings for 'Tha Carter IV,' Lil Wayne has scored a phenomenal 18 award nominations for the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards.
The 28-year-old New Orleans native nabs nods in categories for Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Track of the Year and MVP of the Year, among others. His appearance in the visuals for Chris Brown's track 'Look At Me Now' lands a nomination for Best Hip-Hop Video while the first single from 'Tha Carter IV,' '6 Foot 7 Foot,' welcomes a Best Club Banger mention.
Kanye West accounts for nine awards nominations, with Hustler of the Year, Video Director of the Year and Producer of the Year, just to name a few. Nicki Minaj holds the female rapper spotlight, as she's the only woman highlighted for her work in the hip-hop spectrum. She lands Lyricist of the Year and MVP of the Year nods. Wiz Khalifa, Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z are more of the acclaimed rappers nominated for awards. Surprisingly, Frank Ocean, who appears on Hov and West's 'Watch the Throne' LP, is in the running for awards as well, though he's known as a singer and not a hip-hop artist.
The 2011 BET Awards, hosted by actor and comedian Mike Epps, will be taped at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta on Oct. 1 and air Oct. 11 at 8PM on BET.
Check out the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations below.
Best Hip Hop Video
Big Sean f/ Chris Brown – 'My Last'
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – 'Look At Me Now'
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – 'I'm On One'
Eminem f/ Rihanna – 'Love The Way You Lie'
Kanye West f/ Rihanna – 'All Of The Lights'
Reese's Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab)
Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – 'Hustle Hard (Remix)'
Big K.R.I.T. f/ Ludacris & Bun B – 'Country S--- (Remix)'
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – 'Look At Me Now'
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – 'I'm On One'
Lupe Fiasco f/ Trey Songz – 'Out Of My Head'
Best Live Performer
Busta Rhymes
Cee-Lo Green
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West
Lyricist of the Year
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Video Director of the Year
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams
Producer of the Year
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
Kane Beatz
Lex Luger
No I.D.
Kanye West, Emile, Jeff Bhasker & Mike Dean
MVP of the Year
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa
Track of the Year
'6 Foot 7 Foot' – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz)
'Black and Yellow' – Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa)
'I'm On One' – Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)
'Look At Me Now' – Produced by Diplo & Afrojack (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne &
Busta Rhymes)
'My Last' – Produced by Lex Luger (Big Sean f/ Chris Brown)
CD of the Year
Big Sean – 'Finally Famous'
Lupe Fiasco – 'Lasers'
Nicki Minaj – 'Pink Friday'
Kanye West – 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'
Wiz Khalifa – 'Rolling Papers'
DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Envy
DJ Khaled
DJ Prostyle
Rookie of the Year
Big K.R.I.T.
Big Sean
Frank Ocean
Diggy Simmons
Tyler the Creator
Wiz Khalifa
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa
Best Hip Hop Online Site
AllHipHop.com
Bossip.com
NahRight.com
RapRadar.com
WorldStarHipHop.com
Best Club Banger
Ace Hood – 'Hustle Hard' (Produced by Lex Luger)
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – 'I'm On One' (Produced by T-Minus)
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – '6 foot 7 foot' (Produced by Bangladesh)
Waka Flocka Flame – 'No Hands' (Produced by Lex Luger)
Wiz Khalifa – 'Black And Yellow' (Produced by Stargate)
YC Worldwide f/ Future – 'Racks' (Produced by Sonny Digital)
Best Mixtape
Big K.R.I.T. – 'Return Of 4Eva'
B.o.B – 'No Genre'
J. Cole – 'Friday Night Lights'
Kendrick Lamar – 'Section .80'
Frank Ocean – 'Nostalgia, Ultra'
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Busta Rhymes – 'Look At Me Now' (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Lil Wayne – 'Motivation' (Kelly Rowland f/ Lil Wayne)
Nicki Minaj – 'Monster' (Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver)
Wiz Khalifa – 'Bright Lights, Bigger City' (Cee-Lo Green f/ Wiz Khalifa)
Wiz Khalifa – 'Till I'm Gone' (Tinie Tempah f/ Wiz Khalifa)
Hustler of the Year
Diddy
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Verizon People's Champ Award (Viewers' Choice)
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – 'Look At Me Now'
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – '6 Foot 7 Foot'
Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – 'Moment 4 Life'
Kanye West f/ Rihanna – 'All of The Lights'
Wiz Khalifa – 'Black And Yellow'
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