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BET Networks Announces the BET HIP HOP AWARDS 2011 Nominees Network Premiere, October 11th, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.*
Show Taping Oct. 1st 2011, Atlanta Civic Center
Lil Wayne Leads The Roster of Hip Hop All-Stars With 18 Nominations
Comedian Mike Epps Returns to Host Hip Hop’s Crowning Night
Maybach Music’s Meek Mill Confirmed For This Year’s Cyphers
BET’s hit music countdown show, 106 & PARK, announced today the exciting list of nominees for the Networks’ sixth annual BET HIP HOP AWARDS. During the live taping, rappers Busta Rhymes, Big K.R.I.T. and Meek Mill joined host Terrence and Rocsi as the two revealed the names of this year’s top runners. Rapper Lil Wayne leads the pack of contenders with a record-breaking 18 nominations, followed by Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa tied with 9 nods each and Rick Ross with 8 nods. Maybach Music newcomer, Meek Mill, also announced his inclusion in the highly anticipated cypher segments of the show. Actor and comedian Mike Epps added to the excitement and confirmed his return as third time host. Hip hop’s main event will return to the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta on Saturday, October 1 with the Network premiere on Tuesday, October 11 at 8:00 p.m.*
