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The 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards have finally arrived. After a cloud of violence hung over the taping in Atlanta on Sept. 29, the show moved forward to celebrate the genre and its stars. The BoomBox was there to witness many of the award winners give poignant speeches and artists perform touching tributes to fallen friends...

The 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards saw the return of the imprint-driven super performance with one of the best presentations coming from Taylor Gang with Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J and Young Jeezy pitching in to open the show. The BoomBox was front and center at the event, taking in the full spectacle, which was taped Sept...

Missy Elliott has always been one to turn heads with her outfits. Last week, during the taping of the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards, the lauded rapper did just that while taking the stage to perform for a tribute to Chris Lighty, her late friend and manager...

Producer Sonny Digital prefers to work alone. The Atlanta native, who's behind some of 2012's biggest hits including Future's "Same Damn Time" and 2 Chainz's "Birthday Song," says he'd rather produce records without rappers peering over his shoulder...

Pusha T learned a valuable lesson that came from an individual he worked closely with this year. The Norfolk, Va., native, who's currently celebrating the G.O.O.D. Music release Cruel Summer, says the best direction he's received didn't come from his label head Kanye West...

Since news hit that Rick Ross and Young Jeezy got into a heated brawl during the taping of the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards Saturday (Sept. 29) in Atlanta, video of the incident has surfaced. In the clip, which was obtained by TMZ, a shirtless Ross can been seen backstage in a hallway at the Atlanta Civic Center, arguing with a group of men, reportedly members of Jeezy's entourage...

The nominations for the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards have finally been announced, with Kanye West leading the nominees with a grand total of 17 nominations. Comedian Mike Epps, who has been tapped to host, announced the nominees on BET's "106 & Park" earlier today, with help from nominated artists A$AP Rocky, Ca$h Out, DJ Envy and DJ Drama. F...

While everyone is spiraling over this year's G.O.O.D. Music cypher at the 2010 BET Hip-Hop Awards, it's still hard to forget what happened last year when Nicki Minaj jumped in the ring to spit her bars for her designated cypher. Nicki was joined by Buckshot, Crown Royyal, and Joe Budden...

Over the summer, fans clamored for 'G.O.O.D. Music Day' -- an elusive Tuesday where everyone on Kanye West's roster would release a new record at the same time. Well, that never materialized, but Ye's been doing one better by keeping his entire camp involved in the lead up to his own 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' LP...

While the BET Hip-Hop Awards usually focuses on the new and popular, the show's producers make sure to present one award to an artist or group that's created a career of iconic and legendary moments. Called 'I Am Hip-Hop,' this year's award went to the great Salt-N-Pepa...