2011 BET Hip Hop Awards
The 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards was held on October 11, 2011 at Atlanta Civic Center in the ATL. The show were hosted by Mike Epps. The most nominated act of the ceremony was Lil Wayne with 18 nods, followed by Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa with 9. Rick Ross was the third most nominated with 8 nods, while Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj each scored 6.
The show featured the final television appearance by Heavy D, before his death a month later the ceremony venue, and the first television appearance by T.I. after his 11 month prison sentence for drug charges.
Performances
- Rick Ross & Tony Montana/I'ma Boss
- Big Sean I DO IT/Marvin and Chardonnay
- Future 2 Chainz/Deeper That In The Ocean/Riot
- Rick Ross Kelly Rowland Lil Wayne MGK/King Of Diamonds Movation Wild Boy
- Big K.R.I.T Country Shit/Money In The Floor
- Internet Exclusive Cypher 1 - Chris Sutton, XV, Jay Rock, & Gilbere ForteInternet Exclusive Cypher 2 - Rico Staxx, Wais P, Termanology, Sean Cross, French Montana, & Mike EppsCypher 1 - Big K.R.I.T., Tech N9ne, Machine Gun Kelly, Kendrick Lamar, & B.o.BCypher 2 - Reek Da Villain, 2 Chainz, Busta Rhymes, & LudacrisCypher 3 - Lady Of Rage, Blind Fury, Dom Kennedy, & SkillzCypher 4 - Wale, Pill, Stalley, Meek Mill, & Rick Ross of Maybach Music GroupCypher 5 - Nitty Scott, MC, Lecrae, Soprano, & EstelleCypher 6 - Ace Hood, Kevin McCall, Tyga, & Chris BrownCypher 7 - Yelawolf, Slaughterhouse, & Eminem of Shady Records
Winners and nominations
Best Hip Hop Video
; Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes – "Look at Me Now"- Big Sean featuring Chris Brown – "My Last"
- DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne – "I'm on One"
- Eminem featuring Rihanna – "Love the Way You Lie"
- Kanye West featuring Rihanna – "All of the Lights"
Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab)
; Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes – "Look at Me Now"- Ace Hood featuring Rick Ross and Lil Wayne – "Hustle Hard "
- Big K.R.I.T. featuring Ludacris and Bun B – "Country Sh*t "
- DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne – "I'm on One"
- Lupe Fiasco featuring Trey Songz – "Out of My Head"
Best Live Performer
; Lil WayneLyricist of the Year
; Lil WayneVideo Director of the Year
; Hype WilliamsProducer of the Year
; Lex LugerMVP of the Year
; Nicki MinajTrack of the Year
Only the producer of the track nominated in this category.; "Black and Yellow" – Produced by Stargate
- "6 Foot 7 Foot" – Produced by Bangladesh
- "I'm on One" – Produced by T-Minus
- "Look at Me Now" – Produced by Diplo and Afrojack
- "My Last" – Produced by No I.D.
CD of the Year
;Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy- Big Sean – Finally Famous
- Lupe Fiasco – Lasers
- Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
- Wiz Khalifa – ''Rolling Papers''
DJ of the Year
; DJ KhaledRookie of the Year
;Wiz KhalifaMade-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
; Nicki MinajBest Club Banger
;Waka Flocka Flame featuring Wale and Roscoe Dash – "No Hands"- Ace Hood – "Hustle Hard"
- DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne – "I'm on One"
- Lil Wayne featuring Cory Gunz – "6 Foot 7 Foot"
- Wiz Khalifa – "Black and Yellow"
- YC Worldwide featuring Future – "Racks"
Best Mixtape
;J. Cole – Friday Night Lights- Big K.R.I.T. – Return of 4Eva
- B.o.B – No Genre
- Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
- Frank Ocean – ''Nostalgia, Ultra''
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
;Busta Rhymes – "Look at Me Now"- Lil Wayne – "Motivation"
- Nicki Minaj – "Monster"
- Wiz Khalifa – "Bright Lights, Bigger City"
- Wiz Khalifa – "Till I'm Gone"
Hustler of the Year
; Jay ZVerizon People’s Champ Award (Viewers’ Choice)
; Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes – "Look at Me Now"- Lil Wayne featuring Cory Gunz – "6 Foot 7 Foot"
- Nicki Minaj featuring Drake – "Moment 4 Life"
- Kanye West featuring Rihanna – "All of the Lights"
- Wiz Khalifa – "Black and Yellow"