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NEW YORK (AP) - Chris Tucker will host this year's BET Awards. The network announced Tuesday that the comedian-actor will host the show June 30 from the Nokia Theater L.A. Live. Tucker is riding high off of his supporting role in the Oscar-nominated film "Silver Linings Playbook," which starred Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper...

If the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards are the Super Bowl, then the cyphers are the halftime show, and this year's pairings offered up a quite a few surprises. With DJ Premier manning the wheels, T.I. captained his Grand Hustle crew through choppy waters, while the West Coast was represented by the likes of Snoop Lion, E-40 and Kendrick Lamar and Ruff Ryders reunited, featuring Cassidy, Eve and DMX... Rea

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...

There was not a dry eye in the room for the Whitney Houston tribute at the 2012 BET Awards Sunday night (July 1). Mariah Carey graced the stage in a glittering silver gown, prefacing the performance with special memories of her friendship with the late legend...

Beyonce shined bright in a silky yellow gown while accepting her award for Best Female R&B Artist at the 2012 BET Awards Sunday night (July 1). The former Destiny's Child frontwoman bested fellow singers Marsha Ambrosius, Mary J. Blige, Melanie Fiona and Rihanna in the category. "...

D'Angelo made his highly-anticipated return to television Sunday night (July 1) at the 2012 BET Awards, where he received a warm welcome. The crooner, who made his first TV appearance in more than a decade, opened with a hit track from his heyday, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)...

Nicki Minaj's BET Awards performance Sunday night (July 1) opened with a live orchestra as she moved into her reflective track "Champion," off her sophomore album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. After the first verse, the Queens MC switched up the laid-back performance and took the energy to the next level with her rap hit "Beez in The Trap...

The 2012 BET Awards red carpet welcomed stars from the hip-hop and R&B world in addition to a host of actors and actresses. Singers Michelle Williams and Elle Varner, rappers Big Sean and Kirko Bangz, actor Samuel L. Jackson and actress Regina King and even Spike Lee, among others, stepped out in their individual fashions. Ch...

After opening the BET Awards show Sunday night (July 1) with his G.O.O.D. Music brethren, Big Sean took home the Best New Artist award, beating out A$AP Rocky, Meek Mill, Diggy Simmons and Future. The rapper thanked his fans, mother and grandmother during his acceptance speech -- he admitted the actual paper he wrote his notes on said his mom forgot to bring with her -- but also gave a huge shout

The G.O.O.D. Music camp opened the 2012 BET Awards Sunday night (July 1) with their summer banger "Mercy." Big Sean entered the stage on top of a giant all-white Lamborghini and was of course joined by the good company of Pusha T and 2 Chainz...