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BET Names Lil Wayne Lyricist of the Year

BET Names Lil Wayne Lyricist of the Year

BET Names Lil Wayne Lyricist of the Year
  • Genre : Hip Hop
  • Type: News
  • Author : Super Admin
  • Date : Mon, 20 Oct 2008
BET held the taping of its annual Hip-Hop Awards on Saturday in Atlanta. Among the show's appearances were T.I., Soulja Boy, Busta Rhymes, Young Jeezy, Salt-n-Pepa, MC Lyte and more. While T-Pain hosted instead of comedian Katt Williams (the station's original choice), LL Cool J presented Russell Simmons with the "I Am Hip-Hop" award. Other winners included Lil Wayne (lyricist of the year) and Shawty Lo (MySpace Music's Rookie of the Year award).

For more info on this year's awards, head over to http://www.bet.com/static/specials/betawards, and watch the show's airing on Thursday October 23.

—The ARTISTdirect Staff
10.20.08
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