BET Awards 2003

Performances

• Missy Elliott and 50 Cent - "Work It "
• 50 Cent and G-Unit - "P.I.M.P." / "21 Questions" with Nate Dogg
• B2K - "Bump, Bump, Bump" / "Girlfriend"
• Donnie McClurkin and Yolanda Adams - "The Prayer"
• Snoop Dogg and Pharrell - "Beautiful"
• Beyoncé and Jay-Z- "Crazy in Love"
• James Brown - Lifetime Achievement Award performance: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" / "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine"
• Lil' Kim - "The Jump Off" / "Magic Stick"Jam Master Jay Tribute by DJ Premier, Grandmaster Flash, Kid Capri & DJ Jazzy Jeff
• Ashanti - "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" / "Rock with You"
• R. Kelly with Big Tigger- "Ignition (Remix)"

Presenters

• Mary J. Blige and P. Diddy - presented Video of the Year

Awards and nominations

• * Amerie
• * Vivian Green
• * Heather Headley
• * Erykah Badu

• * Jaheim
• * Musiq Soulchild
• * Justin Timberlake
• * Ginuwine

• * Eve
• * Lil' Kim
• * Ms. Jade
• * Trina

• * Baby
• * Eminem
• * Jay Z
• * Nelly
• * Snoop Dogg

• * Floetry
• * Heather Headley
• * Sean Paul
• * Justin Timberlake

• * Clipse
• * Mary Mary
• * Floetry
• * The Roots

• * Donnie McClurkin
• * Kirk Franklin
• * Tonéx
• * Smokie Norful

• * Gabrielle Union
• * Halle Berry
• * Nicole Ari Parker
• * Sanaa Lathan

• * Nick Cannon
• * Mos Def
• * Samuel L. Jackson
• * Denzel Washington

• * Sheryl Swoopes
• * Lisa Leslie
• * Laila Ali
• * Venus Williams

• * Tiger Woods
• * Barry Bonds
• * Allen Iverson
• * Tracy McGrady

• * B2K for "Girlfriend"
• * Missy Elliott for "Work It"
• * Eminem for "Lose Yourself"
• * Nelly for "Hot in Herre"

• * 50 Cent for "In da Club"
• * R. Kelly for "Ignition (Remix)"
• * Missy Elliott for "Work It"
• * Erykah Badu for "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" featuring Common

• * Nelly for "Dilemma" featuring Kelly Rowland
• * Erykah Badu for "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" featuring Common
• * Jay Z for "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" featuring Beyoncé
• * Missy Elliott for "Gossip Folks" featuring Ludacris & Ms. Jade

• '''Magic Johnson'''