BET Hip Hop Awards Airing October 15 – Hosted By Uncle Snoop
The BET Hip Hop Awards are airing this Tuesday, October 15 at 8/7c on BET. Uncle Snoop, the artist formerly known as Snoop Dog, and then Snoop Lion, is the show’s host. The award ceremony has been held annually since it was instituted in 2006. It includes awards such as “Best Live Performer,” “Lyricist Of The Year”, “Best Hip Hop Video,” “Album Of The Year”, and “Best Mixtape.” You’ll find artists like Drake, J.Cole. Jay-Z, and Wale among the nominees.
The list of performers announced by BET includes
- Uncle Snoop
- Future
- Diddy
- Rocko
- Rick Ross
- Kendrick Lamar
- Yo Gotti
- DJ Khaled
- 2 Chainz
- French Montana
- Schoolboy Q
- Juvenile
- Jay Rock
- Rich Homie Quan
While the BET Hip Hop Awards are perhaps not as anticipated as the MTV Music Video awards, if you are a hip hop fan it may be the perfect award ceremony for you to tune into. The awards have only been around for 7 years now, but in due time it may too become an event we look forward to for shocking celebrity antics that will entertain us for weeks on end.