Lil Wayne is Honored as the “I Am Hip Hop” Award Recipient
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Vic Mensa, Taylor Bennett, G Herbo, Nick Young, Shawn Smith, Sheraya
J, Bri Steeves, Chika, and More Drop Verses Exclusively for the BET Hip
Hop Awards
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The 2018 BET Hip Hop Turned up the Heat with Incredible Performances
from Tip “T.I.” Harris, Gucci Mane, Yo Gotti, Lil Pump, Cardi B, YG,
A$AP Rocky, Lil Duval, Lil Baby, Flipp Dinero, Yella Beezy, Gunna and
Pardison Fontaine
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#HipHopAwards
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2018--
The BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” 2018 brought the heat to Miami, Florida
on Saturday, October 6, 2018 for the annual taping of the most prominent
hip hop showcase on television. Comedian and Actor Deray Davis
hosted hip-hop’s biggest night of the year at The Fillmore Miami Beach
at Jackie Gleason Theater. THE BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” 2018 premiered
on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 8:00PM ET.
Cardi B reigned supreme with four wins for ‘MVP of the Year’,
‘Hustler of the Year’, ‘Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)’, and
‘Sweet 16,’ for her verse on Migos’ “Motorsport.” The Carters
followed closely picking up three awards for ‘Album of the Year’, ‘Best
Collabo’ and ‘Single of the Year’ for “Apes**t”. XXXTentacion,
who passed away earlier this year, was awarded for ‘Best New Artist.’ Anderson
.Paak took to the stage for a tribute to his friend Mac Miller,
who also passed away unexpectedly in 2018. Lil Waynetook home
the night’s biggest honor, the ‘I Am Hip Hop Award’ for his over two
decades of contributions to hip hop culture.
The much anticipated cyphers were hosted by DJ Premier and
featured a bevy of emcees dropping hot 16’s including Vic Mensa,
Taylor Bennett, G Herbo, YBN Cordae Duckworth, Tobe Nwigwe, Blocboy JB,
Casanova, Shawn Smith,Nick Grant, Reason, Armani White, Wynne,
Flawless Real Talk, Phora and Big Pale. Erykah Badu
jumped on the turntables for a special “ladies only” cypher highlighting
some of the hottest “Femcees” including Neelam Hakeem, Chika,
Bri Steves and Sharaya J.
The show opened with a spellbinding performance by Lil Pump
featuring Gucci Mane performing a medley of "Esskeetit,” "Kept
Back,” and "Gucci Gang." Lil Baby & Gunna kept it
sexy with performances of "Yes, Indeed," "Yosemite," and "Drip Too
Hard.” Yella Beezybrought everyone to their feet with his
performance of “That’s On Me.” Over at Club Liv, Cardi B was
joined by Pardison Fontaine where they performed a medley of club
bangers including “Get Up 10" and "Backin' It Up.” YG
and A$AP ROCKY got the crowd ready for anything with their
performance of “Band Drum.” T.I. took us to an exotic nightclub
for his performance “Jefe” and brought out Yo Gotti for a special
performance of their single “Wraith.” Young M.A. brought down the
house with her performance of “Petty Wap,” before presenting the award
for ‘DJ of the Year.’ Flipp Dinero kept the energy going with his
performance of “Leave Me Alone.” Lil Duvalhit the stage with a
much-anticipated performance of his Billboard Chart-topping hit,“Smile
(Living My Best Life)” featuring Ball Greezy.
The complete list of 2018 BET “Hip Hop Awards” winners are:
Best Hip-Hop Video
Childish
Gambino – “This is America”
Best Collabo, Duo or Group
The
Carters – “APES**T”
Hot Ticket Performer
Drake
Lyricist of the Year
Kendrick
Lamar
Video Director of the Year
Karena
Evans
DJ of the Year
DJ Khaled
Producer of the Year
Pharrell
Williams
MVP of the Year
Cardi B
Single of the Year
“Apes**t” -
Produced By Pharrell (The Carters)
Album of the Year
The Carters - Everything
Is Love
Best New Hip-Hop Artist
XXXTentacion
Hustler of the Year
Cardi B
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
Cardi
B
Best Hip-Hop Online Site/ App
Worldstar
Best MIXTAPE
BlocBoy JB – “Simi”
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Cardi
B - “Motorsport” (Migos Feat. Cardi B & Nicki Minaj)
Impact Track
Childish Gambino –
“This Is America”
Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, served as Executive
Producer of the
BET Hip Hop Awardsalong with Connie Orlando, BET Head
of Programming and Jeannae Rouzan–Clay, Vice President of Specials,
Jesse Collins Entertainment.
BET.com/HipHopAwards
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“HIP HOP AWARDS” 2018 where fans can visit to get
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“HIP HOP AWARDS” 2018 will premiere on Tuesday,
October 16, 2018 at8:00PM ET.
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ABOUT BET NETWORKS:
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B), is the
nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and
public affairs television programming for the African-American audience.
The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can
be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom
and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer
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ABOUT JESSE COLLINS ENTERTAINMENT:
Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE) is a full service television and film
production company founded by entertainment industry veteran Jesse
Collins. For more than a decade, Collins has played an integral role in
producing some of television’s most memorable moments in music
entertainment. Collins has produced ground-breaking and award winning
television programming including the BET Awards, the GRAMMY Awards, Soul
Train Awards, BET Honors, UNCF An Evening of Stars, ABFF Awards and the
BET Hip Hop Awards. Collins was an executive producer of the hit TV
series, Real Husbands of Hollywood starring Kevin Hart, the
critically-acclaimed The New Edition Story, a biopic on the boy band
that aired as a 3-part mini-series on BET in January 2017 and posted
record ratings for the network and attracted nearly 30 million viewers.
He is also the executive producer of VH1 shows Dear Mama and Hip Hop
Squares with Ice Cube. He has appeared on the cover of Vibe magazine and
has been featured in numerous publications including Ebony magazine. JCE
recently produced The Bobby Brown Story, which premiered on Sept. 4th
& 5th on BET.
ABOUT BET “HIP HOP AWARDS”:
BET “Hip Hop Awards” is an annual celebration that pays homage to a
culture that changed the world while highlighting the best in hip hop
music. Year after year, BET Networks delivers the best in hip-hop for an
unforgettable night of performances, cyphers and tributes honoring
hip-hop legends that have and continue to make hip-hop culture a global
force.
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