2008 BET Hip Hop Awards
# 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards

The 2008 show was hosted by T-Pain.

## Performances

* "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

* 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

### Best Hip Hop Video

**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

**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

**Kanye West**

* Busta Rhymes
* Jay-Z
* Lil Wayne
* T.I.

### Lyricist of the Year

**Lil Wayne**

* Jay-Z
* Nas
* T.I.
* Kanye West

### Video Director of the Year

**Chris Robinson**

* Gil Green
* R. Malcolm Jones
* Rage
* Hype Williams

### Producer of the Year

**Akon**

* Bangladesh
* David Banner
* J.R. Rotem
* The Runners

### MVP of the Year

**Lil Wayne**

* DJ Khaled
* Jay-Z
* T.I.
* Kanye West

### Track of the Year

* "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

**Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III**

* Jay-Z – American Gangster
* Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
* Nas – Untitled
* Kanye West – Graduation

### Who New? Rookie of the Year

**Shawty Lo**

* Ace Hood
* Flo Rida
* Maino
* Rocko

### DJ of the Year

**DJ Khaled**

* DJ Drama
* DJ Felli Fel
* DJ Tony Neal
* DJ Greg Street

### Hustler of the Year

**P. Diddy**

* 50 Cent
* DJ Khaled
* Jay-Z
* Lil Wayne

### Alltel Wireless People’s Champ Award

**Lil Wayne – "A Milli"**

* 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

**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"

### Best UK Hip Hop Act

**Giggs**

* Chipmunk
* Dizzee Rascal
* Ghetto
* Skepta
* Wiley
