The 2008 show was hosted by T-Pain.[1][2][3]
| 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 23, 2008 |
| Location | The Atlanta Civic Center |
| Hosted by | T-Pain |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | BET |
Performances edit
- "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 (song)" - Bow Wow Feat. Soulja Boy
Cyphers edit
- 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 edit
Best Hip Hop Video edit
- Kanye West featuring T-Pain – "Good Life"
- 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 (Remix)"
- Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – "Lollipop"
- Snoop Dogg – "Sensual Seduction"
Best Hip Hop Collaboration edit
- DJ Khaled featuring Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman and Rick Ross – "I'm So Hood (Remix)"
- 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 edit
Lyricist of the Year edit
Video Director of the Year edit
Producer of the Year edit
- Bangladesh
- David Banner
- J.R. Rotem
- The Runners
MVP of the Year edit
Track of the Year edit
- ?
- "A Milli" – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne)
- "Dey Know" – Produced by Balis Beatz (Shawty Lo)
- "Good Life" – Produced by Kanye West and DJ Toomp (Kanye West featuring T-Pain)
- "Lollipop" – Produced by Jim Jonsin and Deezle (Lil Wayne featuring Static Major)
- "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." – Produced by Sean Combs and The Hitmen (Jay-Z)
CD of the Year edit
- Jay-Z – American Gangster
- Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
- Nas – Untitled
- Kanye West – Graduation
Who New? Rookie of the Year edit
DJ of the Year edit
- DJ Drama
- DJ Felli Fel
- DJ Tony Neal
- DJ Greg Street
Hustler of the Year edit
Alltel Wireless People’s Champ Award edit
- 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 edit
- Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – "Lollipop"
- 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"