BET Announces 2008 Hip Hop Award Nominees

by **J The Kidd** Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:16 am

BET Networks has announced the nominees for the third annual BET Hip Hop Awards, which will be returning to Atlanta, GA this October. The ceremony, which will be hosted by comedian, Katt Williams, will take place at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on Saturday, October 18 and air on BET, Thursday, October 23 at 8:00pm.

Lil Wayne, who’s already had an extraordinary year in music thus far, leads this year’s awards with 12 nods, followed by Kanye West with 7 nods and Jay-Z with 6 nods. Music mogul, Russell Simmons, will be honored with the coveted “I Am Hip Hop” Icon Award which is presented to an individual who during their career has made exceptional contributions to the hip hop community.

Full List Of Nominees

Lil Wayne is going to make a killing.