Sunday, October 11th, 2009

T.I. Gets Two BET Hip-Hop Awards While Locked UP

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BET Hip-Hop Awards went down in Atlanta yesterday:

T.I. didn’t need to attend the BET Hip-Hop Awards to win two trophies on Saturday. The rapper, who is locked up in an Arkansas penitentiary on a federal weapons conviction, won the best collaboration award with Rhianna for the song “Live Your Life” and the album of the year award for “Paper Trail.” His fiancee Tameka “Tiny” Cottle accepted his awards at the ceremony in Atlanta and read a letter by the rapper, who began serving a yearlong sentence in late May. “Although I’m not there with you all, I’m there in spirit,” Cottle quoted the rapper as writing. “My road to redemption is almost over. … Thanks for the support.” Jay-Z was honored as the “MVP of the Year,” while Drake took home “Rookie of the Year,” and Ice Cube received the “I Am Hip-Hop” icon award. Ice Cube said he was humbled by the award, and he believes his career as filmmaker could earn him more honors in the future. He helped launch the gangsta rap genre with the group NWA, and he starred in “Barbershop” and “Friday,” which he also co-wrote.

“When you get recognized by your peers for a life of work, you got to be humbled,” the rap veteran said. “I’m honored by this. I have 20 more years of work left in me. I hope (BET) is ready to give out two of these awards.”

Rapper Busta Rhymes presented the award for “DJ of the Year” to DJ AM, the celebrity spinner who died of an accidental drug overdose in August. Kanye West, meanwhile, couldn’t hijack the stage, because the rapper was a no-show. West had been expected to attend the fourth annual awards show. He fell under scrutiny for interrupting Taylor Swift’s award-winning moment at last month’s MTV Video Music Awards. Jay-Z took the stage with Young Jeezy to perform “Real as It Gets” and rap group Goodie Mob performed its 1995 song “Cell Therapy.”

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  1. First and a cup of coffee.


  2. [...] his career as filmmaker could earn him more honors in the future. He helped launch the gangsta rap genre with the group NWA, and he starred in “Barbershop” and “Friday,” which he also [...]

  3. rayne215

    yawn, looks like i wont be watching….TI sucks, we celebrate, suicide (AM) and Crime (TI) GTFOH

  4. thephatdiva

    okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

  5. Tam Tam

    Tiny representing. Thats a good woman!! We miss u T.I


  6. He neeeds to get out, I know someone who wants him baddD!!! Tiny said something about it being ok for him to have other females, right?

  7. thephatdiva

    T.I. and Tiny are cool in my book


  8. Grabs doughnut off kitchen counter, and she is planning a trip to L.A. soon, her along with my other comrade, so they are not playing.

  9. I'm Just Me: Keeping It Real Since 1983

    HAPPY FOR ICE CUBE…REALLY LIKE THAT MAN!

  10. YOUNG'N

    HEY T.I. DOESNT SUCK BUT HE DOES WHEN IT COMES TO BABY MAMAS HIS FIRST ONE LOOK LIKE ROADKILL AND TINY LOOK LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN A *****ED UP MIDGET TROLL BABY GIRBIL….IM JUST SAYING


  11. Lol, its so funny, my girl keeps telling me to watch this show called loxcke dUp on MSNBC. Last night, she wa sliek turn to channel 215. I wa slike *damnit* ok, beaseue I waas trying to listen to Drake. Anyways, and so I did, then all I saw was all theswe white inmates, so I turned it opff. Then she said did you see Precious and Marcus??? I wa lsike..noi.


  12. She was like, “Dam I think you missed it”. I was liek o

  13. DontBeScurred

    ===
    We miss u T.I
    ===

    No we don’t. That ***** can stay in lockup.

  14. Hannibal

    THEY GIVE SNITCHES AWARDS NOW?

  15. Auntie Noxy

    They could have picked a better picture..

  16. NaQuia88

    I Don’t Think Jay Z Should Have Wom MVP I Think SOmeone Else Should Have Got It… He Didn’t Really Do To Much To Me

  17. Redbones_Up_Darkbutts_Down(And Swedish Blondes Uber Alles, *****es)

    B.E.T. ==

    Baboons Entertainment Television

  18. always knew

    Love Ice cube, never had to sell out. Will always support him, in whatever he does…

    @redbones/haveno*****- you would know, you’re the only one spending time everyday, hating on your own. I personally thin that they should ge rid of all island people, since they aren’t civilized to begin with, starting with you and your w***** of a mother…She screwed blk, otherwise you wouldn’t be here..If she was as smart, as you claim to be, then she would’ve never given birth to a mutt…

    It’s good though that she recognizes her place, and you do too, sucking up and kissing up to whts. May they always keep you and your entire family underneath their pasty feet. :)

  19. always knew

    about T.I. – it is not commendable, that he went to prison/ jail…BUT at least he is still making money and not just sitting there wasting away. I hope that when he comes out, he will remember the trouble and turn away from that lifestyle. I hope him and Tiny get married, they make a cute couple…

  20. always knew

    THINK*

  21. always knew

    @haveno*****- instead of wasting day after day, loving/jocking wht folks, why don’t you get you an operaton, so you can try to be one..Hell, a transgender surgery woud be even better, then you could become a wht female and get to be all over m*****a’s 2 inch stick…I know that would make you so happy, becoming the wht *****, tht you have always been. And the best sellout want to be wht ***** that you mother raised you to be… :)

    everyone pitch in for this sack of *****e and get him a sex change and xkin color change (Michael Jackson- anyone??) then he can STILL work for bossip, only now as a wht woman, then he can really keep hating :)

  22. H*****an

    kudos 2 Jay

  23. white male

    BET loves to glorify criminals.

  24. VA

    you have to be dead or locked to get an award!!! well done TI come back stronger

  25. taboo

    What’s funny to me is BET claimed Chris couldn’t do a MJ tribute, but gave TI an award for that show and 2 for this show. I like TI, but what are silencers and *****ault weapons used for? Exactly, but we crucify one and not the other. We wonder why our kids think violence is okay.

  26. juicyjessica101

    I love T.I. he is so effin hot!!! I wish I was his cell- mate!!!LOL

  27. neenee

    Love and miss u TI

  28. Darkesthourgl*****

    I ain’t watching that mess. Can’t wait for Hip-Hop Honors though, this Tuesday.


  29. I agree that Jay-Z didn’t deserve the MVP of the year award. He didn’t even have an album out last year. So what the f**k!!

  30. summerhill ga

    where were wayne?..gorilla zoe?

  31. wash ya *****

    snithcing and suicide awards

  32. Oh Well...

    awwww…how inspiring…sets such a good example for young kids…specially yioung black kids. **please note sarcasm** RME

  33. White Trash

    Since this is the BET AWARDS….where is the award for “most baby momma’s” or “hardest lyrics to understand” LMAO lets include everyone….shyyyyt!! Then we know Wayne would have taken home both of those awards…LOL

  34. Ashlee

    Big up to Drake for winning Rookie of the Year..

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