The third annual B.E.T awards have been announced. The ceremony is due to air on the 23rd of October and is set to be bigger and better than ever before with hip-hop man of the moment, Lil Wayne, leading the way with nominations.
The show, hosted by comedian Katt Williams, has Lil Wayne leading the movement with 12 nominations including best artist, CD and ‘hustler’ whilst Kanye West comes in second with seven nominations. Other highly tipped artists for the night are T.I and Jay-Z who between them have 9 nominations.
As for our UK fans, Dizzee Rascal and Wiley look set to battle it out for the “Best UK Hip-Hop Artist” award. Other artist’s nominated in this category include Ghetto and Skepta.
The show is being held at Atlanta’s Civic Center on Saturday, Oct. 18. The night will honor Russell Simmons who founded record label Def Jam with producer and music icon Rick Rubin. Russell will be receiving the “I Am Hip-Hop” award.
2008 B.E.T Award Nominations
