2008 BET Hip Hop Awards
The 2008 show was hosted by T-Pain.
Performances
"What Up, What's Haapnin'"/"Swing Ya Rag"/"The Last of a Dying Breed"/"On Top of the World" - T.I. Feat.Ludacris, Swizz Beatz & B.o.B"Hero" - Nas Feat. Keri Hilson"Bust It Baby Pt. 2" - Plies Feat. Ne-Yo"Crazy World" - Young Jeezy"Cha Cha Cha" - MC Lyte"Play With My Yoyo" - Yo-Yo"Afro Puffs" - The Lady of Rage"Shoop"/"Push It"/"Whatta Man" - Salt-n-Pepa"Here I Am" - Rick Ross Feat. Nelly & Avery Storm"Universal Mind Control"/"Spaz" - Common featuring N.E.R.D"Can't Believe It"/"Chopped & Skrewed" - T-Pain Feat. Lil Wayne & Ludacris"Why Me"/"It Was a Good Day" - Ice Cube Feat. Musiq Soulchild"Marco Polo (song)" - Bow Wow Feat. Soulja BoyCyphers
Cypher 1 - Hurricane Chris, K'naan, Bun B, & Q-TipCypher 2 - Willy Northpole, Hime, Blaq Poet, & Cory GunzCypher 3 - Ace Hood, Juelz Santana, Fabolous, & JadakissWinners and nominations
Best Hip Hop Video
; Kanye West featuring T-Pain – "Good Life"- David Banner featuring Chris Brown and Yung Joc – "Get Like Me"
- Common – "I Want You"
- DJ Khaled featuring Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman and Rick Ross – "I'm So Hood "
- Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – "Lollipop"
- Snoop Dogg – "Sensual Seduction"
Best Hip Hop Collaboration
; DJ Khaled featuring Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman and Rick Ross – "I'm So Hood "- David Banner featuring Chris Brown and Yung Joc – "Get Like Me"
- Flo Rida featuring T-Pain – "Low"
- Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
- Kanye West featuring T-Pain – "Good Life"
Best Live Performer
; Kanye WestLyricist of the Year
; Lil WayneVideo Director of the Year
; Chris RobinsonProducer of the Year
; Akon- Bangladesh
- David Banner
- J.R. Rotem
- The Runners
MVP of the Year
; Lil WayneTrack of the Year
; ?- "A Milli" – Produced by Bangladesh
- "Dey Know" – Produced by Balis Beatz
- "Good Life" – Produced by Kanye West and DJ Toomp
- "Lollipop" – Produced by Jim Jonsin and Deezle
- "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." – Produced by Sean Combs and The Hitmen
CD of the Year">BET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year">CD of the Year
; Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III- Jay-Z – American Gangster
- Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
- Nas – Untitled
- Kanye West – ''Graduation''
Who New? Rookie of the Year
; Shawty LoDJ of the Year
; DJ Khaled- DJ Drama
- DJ Felli Fel
- DJ Tony Neal
- DJ Greg Street
Hustler of the Year
; P. DiddyAlltel Wireless People’s Champ Award
; Lil Wayne – "A Milli"- Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos – "Superstar"
- Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
- Rick Ross featuring Nelly and Avery Storm – "Here I Am"
- Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West – "Put On"
- Yung Berg featuring Casha – "The Business"
Hottest Hip Hop Ringtone of the Year
; Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – "Lollipop"- Flo Rida featuring T-Pain – "Low"
- Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
- Rocko – "Umma Do Me"
- Yung Berg featuring Casha – "The Business"