LIL WAYNE LEADS BET HIP-HOP AWARDS ’11 NOMINATIONS

Lil Wayne continues his winning streak. After selling nearly a million copies of Tha Carter IV, the hip-hop heavyweight has been nominated a record-breaking 18 times at the BET Hip-Hop Awards ’11. Weezy scores his nominations in the coveted categories of Lyricist of the Year, MVP of the Year, and Video of the Year for “I’m on One” and “Look at Me Now,” which he shares with Chris Brown and Busta Rhymes. Trailing behind Weezy are Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa, who tied with nine nods each including MVP of the Year. Rick Ross follows with eight and Chris Brown nabs six. Nicki Minaj is the only female rapper nominated this year in categories including Lyricist of the Year and CD of the Year for her breakthrough debut Pink Friday. Actor and comedian Mike Epps will host the sixth annual show, which will be taped at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta on October 1 and air October 11 at 8 p.m.

BET Hip-Hop Awards ’11 Nominations Best Hip-Hop Video Big Sean f/ Chris Brown – “My Last” Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now” DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “I’m on One” Eminem f/ Rihanna – “Love the Way You Lie” Kanye West f/ Rihanna – “All of the Lights” Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab) Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “Hustle Hard (Remix)” Big K.R.I.T. f/ Ludacris & Bun B – “Country Sh*t (Remix)” Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now” DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “I’m on One” Lupe Fiasco f/ Trey Songz – “Out of My Head” Best Live Performer Busta Rhymes Cee-Lo Green Jay-Z Lil Wayne Kanye West Lyricist of the Year Jay-Z Lil Wayne Nicki Minaj Rick Ross Kanye West Video Director of the Year Gil Green Anthony Mandler Chris Robinson Kanye West Hype Williams

Producer of the Year J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League Kane Beatz Lex Luger No I.D. Kanye West, Emile, Jeff Bhasker & Mike Dean MVP of the Year Lil Wayne Nicki Minaj Rick Ross Kanye West Wiz Khalifa Track of the Year “6 Foot 7 Foot” – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz) “Black and Yellow” – Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa) “I’m on One” – Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne) “Look at Me Now” – Produced by Diplo & Afrojack (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) “My Last” – Produced by No I.D. (Big Sean f/ Chris Brown)

CD of the Year Big Sean – Finally Famous Lupe Fiasco – Lasers Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers DJ of the Year DJ Drama DJ Enuff DJ Envy DJ Khaled DJ Prostyle Rookie of the Year Big K.R.I.T. Big Sean Frank Ocean Diggy Simmons Tyler, the Creator Wiz Khalifa Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style) Jay-Z Lil Wayne Nicki Minaj Kanye West Wiz Khalifa Best Club Banger Ace Hood – “Hustle Hard” (Produced by Lex Luger) DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “I’m on One” (Produced by T-Minus) Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – “6 foot 7 Foot” (Produced by Bangladesh) Waka Flocka Flame – “No Hands” (Produced by Lex Luger) Wiz Khalifa – “Black and Yellow” (Produced by Stargate) YC Worldwide f/ Future – “Racks” (Produced by Sonny Digital)

Best Mixtape Big K.R.I.T. – Return of 4Eva B.o.B – No Genre J. Cole – Friday Night Lights Kendrick Lamar – Section .80 Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now” (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) Lil Wayne – “Motivation” (Kelly Rowland f/ Lil Wayne) Nicki Minaj – “Monster” (Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver) Wiz Khalifa – “Bright Lights, Bigger City” (Cee-Lo Green f/ Wiz Khalifa) Wiz Khalifa – “Till I’m Gone” (Tinie Tempah f/ Wiz Khalifa) Hustler of the Year Diddy Jay-Z Lil Wayne Rick Ross Kanye West

Verizon People’s Champ Award (Viewers’ Choice) Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now” Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – “6 Foot 7 Foot” Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – “Moment 4 Life” Kanye West f/ Rihanna – “All of the Lights” Wiz Khalifa – “Black and Yellow”