2010 BET Hip Hop Awards

The 2010 show was hosted by Mike Epps. DJ Khaled was the host DJ and DJ Premier DJed the cyphers.

2010 BET Hip Hop Awards
Date	October 12, 2010
Hosted by	Mike Epps
Television/radio coverage
Network	BET

Performances

• "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)"/"MC Hammer" - Rick Ross with Diddy and DJ Khaled
• "Too Legit to Quit" - MC Hammer
• "Speakers Going Hammer"/"Pretty Boy Swag" - Soulja Boy
• "Hard in da Paint"/"No Hands" - Waka Flocka Flame feat. Roscoe Dash
• "Bed Intruder Song" - Antoine Dodson & Michael Gregory of The Gregory Brothers
• "Gucci Time" - Gucci Mane feat. Swizz Beatz
• "You Aint No DJ" - Big Boi feat. Yelawolf
• "Who Dat"/"Blow Up" - J. Cole
• "Salute" - Dipset
• "Don't Let Me Fall" - B.o.B
• "Teach Me How to Dougie" - Cali Swag District
• "The Humpty Dance"/"I Get Around" - Shock G & Money-B of Digital Underground

Cyphers

• Internet Exclusive Cypher 1 - Vado, Reychesta, & Farnsworth Bentley
• Internet Exclusive Cypher 2 - Laws, Reema Major, & Nick Javas
• Cypher 1 - Wiz Khalifa, Bones Brigante, Yelawolf, & Raekwon
• Cypher 2 - Tyga, Kuniva, Diamond, & Royce Da 5'9"
• Cypher 3 - Ice Cube with his sons Doughboy & OMG and Rev Run with his sons Diggy & Jo-Jo
• Cypher 4 - Reek Da Villain, Zawcain, & Mickey Factz
• Cypher 5 - Pusha T, Big Sean, CyHi Da Prynce, Common, & Kanye West of G.O.O.D. Music
• Ghana Exclusive Cypher - D-Black Da Ghana Bwouy, Sarkodie, Kwaku-T, Ayigbe Edem, Babyg, Tinny, & Reggie Rockstone

Winners and nominations

Best Hip Hop Video

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – "Empire State of Mind"

• B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars – "Nothin' on You"
• Drake – "Find Your Love"
• Jay-Z featuring Rihanna & Kanye West – "Run This Town"
• Jay-Z featuring Swizz Beatz – "On to the Next One"

Reese’s Perfect Combo Award

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – "Empire State of Mind"

• B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars – "Nothin' on You"
• Diddy-Dirty Money featuring Rick Ross & Nicki Minaj – "Hello Good Morning (Remix)"
• DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, P. Diddy, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Jadakiss & Nicki Minaj – "All I Do Is Win (Remix)"
• Drake featuring Lil Wayne, Kanye West & Eminem – "Forever"

Best Live Performer

Jay-Z

• Busta Rhymes
• Drake
• Kanye West
• Lil Wayne

Lyricist of the Year

Eminem

• Drake
• Lil Wayne
• Nicki Minaj
• Jay-Z

Video Director of the Year

Hype Williams

• Benny Boom
• Chris Robinson
• Gil Green
• Mr. Boomtown

Producer of the Year

Swizz Beatz

• Boi-1da
• Drumma Boy
• Lex Luger
• Polow Da Don

MVP of the Year

Drake

• B.o.B
• Eminem
• Jay-Z
• Rick Ross

Track of the Year

Only the producer of the track nominated in this category.

"BMF" – Produced by Lex Luger (Rick Ross featuring Styles P)

• "Airplanes" – Produced by Alex da Kid & DJ Frank E (B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams)
• "All I Do Is Win" – Produced by DJ Nasty & LVM (DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross & Snoop Dogg)
• "BedRock" – Produced by Kane Beatz (Young Money featuring Lloyd)
• "Empire State of Mind" – Produced by Alexander Shuckburgh (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)

CD of the Year

Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3

• B.o.B – B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
• Eminem – Recovery
• Drake – Thank Me Later
• Rick Ross – Teflon Don

DJ of the Year

DJ Khaled

• DJ Drama
• Funkmaster Flex
• DJ Holliday
• DJ Tony Neal

Rookie of the Year

Nicki Minaj

• Chiddy Bang
• J. Cole
• Roscoe Dash
• Waka Flocka Flame

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)

Nicki Minaj

• B.o.B
• Jay-Z
• T.I.
• Kanye West

Best Club Banger

Rick Ross featuring Styles P – "BMF" (Produced by Lex Luger)

• Diddy-Dirty Money featuring T.I. & Rick Ross – "Hello Good Morning" (Produced by Danja)
• DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross & Snoop Dogg – "All I Do Is Win" (Produced by DJ Nasty & LVM)
• Young Jeezy featuring Plies – "Lose My Mind" (Produced by Drumma Boy)
• Waka Flocka Flame – "O Let's Do It" (Produced by L-Don Beatz)

Hustler of the Year

Diddy

• Drake
• Jay-Z
• Nicki Minaj
• T.I.

Verizon People’s Champ Award

Nicki Minaj – "Your Love"

• B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars – "Nothin' on You"
• Eminem – "Not Afraid"
• Gucci Mane – "Lemonade"
• Cali Swag District – "Teach Me How to Dougie"
• Drake – "Over"

Best Hip Hop Blog Site

WorldStarHipHop.com

• AllHipHop.com
• NahRight.com
• RapRadar.com
• ThisIs50.com

I Am Hip Hop

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