The awards will be taped on October 10th in Atlanta and will air on BET on October 27th at 8pm. The awards are being hosted by Mike Epps and Ice Cube is being honored with the “I Am Hip-Hop” Icon Award. Check out the nominations after the jump.


Best Hip-Hop Collabo
Jim Jones & Ron Browz f/ Juelz Santana – Pop Champagne
Lil Wayne f/ Bobby Valentino – Mrs. Officer
Rick Ross f/ John Legend – Magnificent
T.I. f/ Rihanna – Live Your Life
Young Jeezy f/ Kanye West – Put On

Best Live Performer
Busta Rhymes
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
T.I.
Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year
Drake
Eminem
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West

Video Director of the Year
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Mr. Boomtown
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams

Producer of the Year
Ron Browz
Cool & Dre
Tha Bizness
T-Pain
Kanye West

Track of the Year
Day “N” Nite – Kid Cudi
D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune) – Jay-Z
Every Girl – Young Money (Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Mills, Gudda Gudda & Mack Maine)
Live Your Life – T.I. f/ Rihanna
Turn My Swag On – Soulja Boy Tell’em

CD of the Year
Eminem – Relapse
Q-Tip – The Renaissance
T.I. – Paper Trail
Kanye West – 808 & Heartbreak
Young Jeezy – The Recession

Rookie of the Year
B.O.B.
Dorrough
Drake
Kid Cudi
Wale

Best Hip-Hop Video
Dorrough – Ice Cream Paint Job
Eminem – We Made You
Jay-Z – D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune)
Kid Cudi – Day “N” Nite
T.I. f/ Rihanna – Live Your Life

MVP of the Year
Drake
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
T.I.
Kanye West

DJ of the Year
DJ AM
DJ Drama
DJ Khaled
DJ Tony Neal
DJ Greg Street

Hustler of the Year
Diddy
Drake
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
Jay-Z
Kid Cudi
Lil Wayne
Soulja Boy Tell’em
Kanye West

Best Hip-Hop Blog Site
All Hip Hop
Nah Right
SOHH
This Is 50
World Star Hip Hop

People’s Champ (Viewers Choice)
Dorrough – Ice Cream Paint Job
Fabolous f/ The-Dream – Throw It In The Bag
Kid Cudi – Day “N” Nite
Soulja Boy Tell’em – Turn My Swag On
Kanye West f/ Young Jeezy – Amazing

(Source: EW)

Will Kanye West show up? Will he win any of the awards he's nominated for? Will he act right? I think those are probably the three questions on everybody's mind.

We appreciate everyone sticking with us & supporting the show in every way Every little bit helped & it couldn't have happened without you.
6:33 PM Sep 10th from web

Again, the deal between CBS and BET is the first of many steps that will need to happen for new original episodes to be produced for BET.
6:29 PM Sep 10th from web

The first hurdle has been crossed for new epsiodes of the show to be produced for BET. Now actor and producer contracts must be worked out.
6:04 PM Sep 10th from web

CBS Paramount and BET have reached a deal with the canceled CW Series The Game.
6:02 PM Sep 10th from web (Source: Matthew Cherry's Twitter)

Cherry worked on the show prior to its cancellation and created the "Change the Game Campaign" to save the show. So this news is as good as gold. Don't you love twitter? This show wasn't even on our radar until a good friend introduced it to us. We've been addicted to The Game ever since. As soon as we were all caught up on our episodes the show got canceled. Major disappointment. We're glad to see the show will be returning. How often does a show, especially a show featuring a cast of minorities, get dropped then picked up again? Almost never. We can't wait.

Mike Epps has signed on to host the 4th annual BET Hip-Hop Awards. Taping will occur on October 10th in Atlanta and the show will air on BET on October 27th at 8pm. Coincidentally, that is also the day that Epps' debut hip-hop comedy album, "Funny Bidness," will hit stores. The album will feature collaborations from Snoop Dogg, Kid Rock and Slim Thug. Epps will also star in a one-hour comedy special, "Under-rated and Never Faded-Live from Detroit," on October 3rd. The special will air on Showtime. (Source: Reuters)