BET Hip Hop Award Nominations

T.I. is currently leading all nominees with 9 nominations for the 2007 BET Hip-Hop Awards. The second annual show, taping in Atlanta for the second straight year, airs on October 17. Legendary emcee KRS-One will be honored with the “I Am Hip-Hop” icon award, while artists Lil Wayne, Nelly, and Common are expected to perform. Here’s the full list of nominees:

Lyricist Of The Year
Lil Wayne
Common
Jay-Z
T I
Kanye West

Producer Of The Year
Kanye West
Swizz Beatz
Polow Da Don
Timbaland
Mannie Fresh

Alltel People’s Choice Award
Birdman & Lil Wayne - “Stuntin’ Like My Daddy”
Hurricane Chris - “A Bay Bay”
DJ Khaled ft Akon, T I, Rick Ross, Fat Joe & Lil Wayne - “We Takin’ Over”
Mims - “This Is Why I’m Hot”

Best Hip-Hop Collabo
Birdman & Lil Wayne - “Stuntin’ Like My Daddy”
Diddy ft. Keyshia Cole - “Last Night”
DJ Khaled ft Akon, T I, Rick Ross, Fat Joe & Lil Wayne - “We Takin’ Over”
Fabolous ft Ne-Yo - “Make Me Better”
UGK ft Outkast - “International Player’s Anthem”

Best Live Performance
T I
Lil Wayne
Ludacris
Kanye West
Common

Best Hip-Hop Video
50 Cent - “I Get Money”
Chamillionaire ft Slick Rick - “Hip-Hop Police”
Common - “The People”
Ludacris ft. Mary J. Blige - “Runaway Love”
UGK ft Outkast - “International Player’s Anthem”
Kanye West - “Stronger”

Best Hip-Hop Movie
“Gridiron Gang”
“Idlewild”
“Shottas”
“Smokin’ Aces”
“Stomp The Yard”

Best Hip-Hop Dance
2 Step (UNK)
Aunt Jackie (Jason Fox)
Chicken Noodle Soup (DJ Webstar & Young B)
Pop, Lock & Drop It (Huey)
Crank Dat Soulja Boy (Soulja Boy)

MVP Of The Year
Lil Wayne
Jay-Z
Kanye West
T I
Common

Track Of The Year
“Party Like A Rockstar” - Shop Boyz
“I Get Money” - 50 Cent
“Big Things Poppin’ (Do It)” - T I
“Can’t Tell Me Nothing” - Kanye West
“A Bay Bay” - Hurricane Chris

Rookie Of The Year
Rich Boy
Plies
Hurricane Chris
Lil Boosie
Mims

Hustler Of The Year
Jay-Z
T I
50 Cent
Lil Wayne
Diddy

DJ Of The Year
DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Irie
DJ Khaled
Tony Neal

Ringtone Of The Year
“Rock Your Hips” - Crime Mob ft. Lil Scrappy
“A Bay Bay” - Hurricane Chris
“This Is Why I’m Hot” - Mims
“Throw Some D’s” - Rich Boy ft Polow Da Don
“Big Things Poppin’ (Do It)

CD Of The Year
T I Vs T I P - T I
Kingdom Come - Jay-Z
Release Therapy - Ludacris
Finding Forever - Common
Hip-Hop Is Dead - Nas