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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...

The 2010 BET Hip-Hop Awards took place on Oct. 2 in Atlanta. Hip-hop stars like Soulja Boy, New Boyz, and Yelawolf were spotted walking the red carpet, while Rick Ross, Diddy, Nicki Minaj and more were photographed during the event. Flip through the gallery of pictures below, and catch the show when it airs on BET on Oct...

The 2010 BET Hip-Hop Awards were taped down in Atlanta, Ga. this past weekend, attracting the likes of Diddy, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and more. Though the show went off without a hitch, controversy started brewing when rapper Waka Flocka Flame took the stage, with BET Executive Vice President of Entertainment and Music Programming Stephen Hill posting tweets of remorse over the decision to have him

The BET Hip-Hop Awards 2010 are shaping up to be a star-studded affair. The fifth annual ceremony, taking place on October 2 and airing October 12 at 8 PM, has confirmed Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz, Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame as the first set of performers to grace the stage during the event, hosted by comedian Mike Epps...

Jay-Z leads the pack of contenders with a record 11 nominations for the fifth annual BET Hip-Hop Awards. Hov's nominations include Lyricist of the Year, Best Live Performer and CD of the Year for his 'Blueprint 3' album, in addition to Track of the Year and Perfect Combo for his 'Empire State of Mind' collaboration with Alicia Keys...