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| 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards | ||||
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| Date | October 10, 2009 | |||
| Location | The Atlanta Civic Center | |||
| Hosted by | Mike Epps | |||
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| Network | BET | |||
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The 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards are a recognition ceremony held on October 10, 2009 at the Atlanta Civic CenterinAtlanta, 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 sx 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.
Only the producer of the track nominated in this category.
