LIL KIM RECEIVES 2019 “I AM HIP HOP” HONOR,
TAKES THE STAGE WITH A MEDLEY OF HER HITS AND REUNITES JUNIOR
MAFIA
PERFORMANCES INCLUDED MEGAN THEE STALLION,
RICK ROSS, CHANCE THE RAPPER, OFFSET, T-PAIN, LIL BABY, DABABY, LIL
JON, RAPSODY, YBN CORDAE FT. ANDERSON .PAAK, SAWEETIE, KAMILLION,
AND TOM. G.
HOSTED BY LIL DUVAL THE 2019 BET “HIP HOP
AWARDS” PREMIERED ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2019 AT 8 PM ET/PT ON BET
NETWORKS
#HIPHOPAWARDS
The BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” 2019 brought
together the hottest names in Hip Hop to the biggest weekend in
Atlanta, GA on Saturday, October 5, 2019 for the annual taping.
Comedian and Rapper Lil Duval hosted this year’s awards from
The Cobb Energy Centre which premiered on Tuesday, October 8,
2019 at 8:00PM ET.
J.Cole took the night, snagging three wins for
‘Lyricist of the Year,’ ‘Sweet 16: Best Featured
Verse’ for his verse on 21 Savage’s “A Lot,” and ‘Impact
Track’ for his single “Middle Child.” Cardi B took home
two wins for ‘Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)’ and the
visuals for “Money” took home ‘Best Hip-Hop Video.’ Travis
Scott took home his first win in the ‘Video Director of the
Year’ and ‘Album of the Year’ categories. Newcomer Lil Nas
X, also takes two wins for ‘Single of the Year’ and ‘Best
Collabo, Duo or Group’ for “Old Town Road.” Ghanaian rapper
Sarkodie, took home the nights first award, and the first
ever ‘ Best International Flow’ award.
The “Houston Hottie” Megan Thee Stallion, kicked off the
night live from the boat performing a medley of “Hot Girl Summer”
featuring Juicy J, and “Cash **it” featuring the night’s
“Best New Hip-Hop Artist” winner, DaBaby; before taking home
two wins of her own for ‘Hot Ticket Performer’ and ‘Best Mixtape.’
Continuing to be the hottest night in hip hop, performances
included Saweetie performing “My Type,” and bringing out
surprise guest Petey Pablo and Lil Jon who performed
“Freek-A-Leek” and “Get Low.” Rick Ross hit the stage
performing a medley that include a special appearance by
T-Pain. DaBaby performed “Intro” from his debut album
Kirk before bringing out Offset for “Babysitter;” later he
joined Lil Baby for a performance of “Baby.” Chance The
Rapper, did a powerful performance of “Sun Come Down.”
Rapsody, put on for the queens with an inspiring performance
of "Nina" and "Serena.” YBN Cordae got the crowd woke along
with Anderson .Paak performing “RNP.”
The much anticipated cyphers were hosted by DJ Hed and
featured a bevy of emcees dropping hot sixteen including Kash
Doll, Iman. ( aka Iman Shumpert), IDK,
Bandhunta Izzy, Jazz Anderson , King Los,
Travis Thompson, Dae Jones, and 2019 BET Experience
rap battle winner Young Devyn. Comedians Affion Crockett,
Chico Bean, Jess Hilarious, Karlous Miller and host Lil
Duval came together for the first ever comedy cypher.
Presenters for the evening included R&B superstar, Teyana
Taylor, and Academy Award-nominated actor and star of “Queen
& Slim,” Daniel Kaluuya, “Rap City” host
Tigger, and Rick Ross.
For the first time ever, the BET “Hip Hop Awards” also included
a live battle rap hosted by Ultimate Rap League founder
Smack featuring noted battle rappers DNA, Geechi
Gotti, T-Top, and Shotgun Suge. DNA
reigned supreme and won a $25,000 cash prize.
The complete list of 2019 BET “Hip Hop Awards” winners
are:
Best Hip-Hop Video CARDI B -
MONEY
Hot Ticket Performer MEGAN
THEE STALLION
Album of the Year ASTROWORLD
- TRAVIS SCOTT
Video Director of the Year
TRAVIS SCOTT
Lyricist of the Year J.
COLE
MVP of the Year NIPSEY
HUSSLE
Producer of the Year DJ
KHALED
Best Collab, Duo or Group
LIL NAS X FEAT. BILLY RAY CYRUS OLD TOWN ROAD (REMIX)
Single of the Year OLD TOWN
ROAD (REMIX) - Produced by YoungKio (LIL NAS X FEAT. BILLY RAY
CYRUS)
Best New Hip-Hop Artist
DABABY
Best Mixtape MEGAN THEE
STALLION - FEVER
Sweet 16: Best Featured
Verse J COLE - A LOT (21 SAVAGE FEAT. J.COLE)
Impact Track J. COLE -
MIDDLE CHILD
DJ of the Year MUSTARD
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop
Style) CARDI B
Best Hip-Hop Online Site/App
COMPLEX
Hustler of the Year
JAY-Z
Best International Flow
SARKODIE (GHANA)
Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, served
as Executive Producer of the BET “Hip Hop Awards” 2019 along with
Connie Orlando, BET Head of Programming and Jeannae
Rouzan–Clay, Vice President of Specials, Jesse Collins
Entertainment.
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