2008 BET Hip Hop Awards

Performances

• "What Up, What's Haapnin'"/"Swing Ya Rag"/"The Last of a Dying Breed"/"On Top of the World" - T.I.. Feat.Ludacris, Swizz Beatz & B.o.B
• "Hero" - Nas Feat. Keri Hilson
• "Bust It Baby Pt. 2" - Plies Feat. Ne-Yo
• "Crazy World" - Young Jeezy
• "Cha Cha Cha" - MC Lyte
• "Play With My Yoyo" - Yo-Yo
• "Afro Puffs" - The Lady of Rage
• "Shoop"/"Push It"/"Whatta Man" - Salt-n-Pepa
• "Here I Am" - Rick Ross Feat. Nelly & Avery Storm
• "Universal Mind Control"/"Spaz" - Common featuring N.E.R.D
• "Can't Believe It"/"Chopped & Skrewed" - T-Pain Feat. Lil Wayne & Ludacris
• "Why Me"/"It Was a Good Day" - Ice Cube Feat. Musiq Soulchild
• "Marco Polo " - Bow Wow Feat. Soulja Boy

  Cyphers

• Cypher 1 - Hurricane Chris, K'naan, Bun B, & Q-Tip
• Cypher 2 - Willy Northpole, Hime, Blaq Poet, & Cory Gunz
• Cypher 3 - Ace Hood, Juelz Santana, Fabolous, & Jadakiss

  Winners and nominations

Best Hip Hop Video

• David Banner featuring Chris Brown and Yung Joc – "Get Like Me"
• Common – "I Want You"
• DJ Khaled featuring Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman and Rick Ross – "I'm So Hood "
• Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – "Lollipop"
• Snoop Dogg – "Sensual Seduction"

  Best Hip Hop Collaboration

• David Banner featuring Chris Brown and Yung Joc – "Get Like Me"
• Flo Rida featuring T-Pain – "Low"
• Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
• Kanye West featuring T-Pain – "Good Life"

  Best Live Performer

• Busta Rhymes
• Jay-Z
• Lil Wayne
• T.I.

  Lyricist of the Year

• Jay-Z
• Nas
• T.I.
• Kanye West

  Video Director of the Year

• Gil Green
• R. Malcolm Jones
• Rage
• Hype Williams

  Producer of the Year

• Bangladesh
• David Banner
• J.R. Rotem
• The Runners

  MVP of the Year

• DJ Khaled
• Jay-Z
• T.I.
• Kanye West

  Track of the Year

• "A Milli" – Produced by Bangladesh
• "Dey Know" – Produced by Balis Beatz
• "Good Life" – Produced by Kanye West and DJ Toomp
• "Lollipop" – Produced by Jim Jonsin and Deezle
• "Roc Boys..." – Produced by Sean Combs and The Hitmen

  CD of the Year">BET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year">CD of the Year

• Jay-Z – American Gangster
• Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
• Nas – Untitled
• Kanye West – Graduation

  Who New? Rookie of the Year

• Ace Hood
• Flo Rida
• Maino
• Rocko

  DJ of the Year

• DJ Drama
• DJ Felli Fel
• DJ Tony Neal
• DJ Greg Street

  Hustler of the Year

• 50 Cent
• DJ Khaled
• Jay-Z
• Lil Wayne

  Alltel Wireless People’s Champ Award

• Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos – "Superstar"
• Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
• Rick Ross featuring Nelly and Avery Storm – "Here I Am"
• Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West – "Put On"
• Yung Berg featuring Casha – "The Business"

  Hottest Hip Hop Ringtone of the Year

• Flo Rida featuring T-Pain – "Low"
• Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
• Rocko – "Umma Do Me"
• Yung Berg featuring Casha – "The Business"

  Best UK Hip Hop Act

• Chipmunk
• Dizzee Rascal
• Ghetto
• Skepta
• Wiley

  I Am Hip-Hop