**EXCLUSIVE** 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards Recap
Posted by Bossip Staff
You can expect multiple surprises when you watch the 2008 BET Hip Hop awards on Oct 23rd, 2008. Well, they might not be surprises anymore but you know you want that exclusive. Bossip staff was there for the barrage of bling, Obamania, and skankocity that was this year’s hip hop awards show.
Check the recap:
Ludacris and TI opened the show with their new song, “Wish you would.”
We told you that T-pain and his vocoder had to host because Katt Williams was ganked up by one-time. For what, you ask? Stay tuned…. During his opening monologue, T-Pain said, “I got a call around 4am this morning asking if I could host the show.” The circus ape was actually quite hilarious and even did a segment with his beloved vocoder where the machine referred to itself as “Ike” and T-Pain as “Tina.”
In case you fell asleep under a rock, here are some some photos of the show for your viewing pleasure.
Unlike last year’s waste of video footage, this year’s award show was politically charged and did not go 30 seconds without mentioning Obama or “Barack the vote.” Several video montages included the hopeful presidential elect and EVERY thank you speech included a little push to vote. The overall tone of the evening was, ‘If you don’t vote for Barack Obama, you’re a waste of hair, skin and teeth.” Bossip concurs.
Weezy, who won about 564 awards, kept the syrup cups piling up as he announced during one of his acceptance speeches that “I got a son about to drop any day now, so shout out to him.” Shout out to a womb? Really, Weezy?
Derek Luke, who was apparently in character because he was rocking that diddy-esque soul-glo curl, gave us a extended preview of the biographical film of Biggie’s life, “Notorious”.
In old school girl power fashion, MC Lyte, Yo-yo, Lady of Rage and Salt n Pepa rocked the stage and, of course, Salt n Pepa performed “Whatta Man” as a video montage of Michelle and Barack played.
The Game was a no-show yet again (he recently missed a performance in New Orleans; we assume it’s because his sister was shot up) and Ice Cube, who was supposed to be a surprise, ended up performing a new joint featuring Musiq.
‘Blood Diamond Russ’ received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” and gave an impassioned speech about, well…. everything. You know BDR is long winded.
In what was a strange move for BET, the show closed with what T-Pain called “another midget in his circus,” Bow wow and Soulja Boy performing “Marco Polo”…… The hoards of junior high school girls will be asleep before they can even see the ish. As we were leaving, one chick said, “Well Bow Wow was definitely the highlight of the evening,” as she smirked. Our sentiments exactly.
The BET hip hop awards will air on October 23rd, 2008 at 8:00pm.
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Loving that Obama shirt!!!!!
what exactly is that supposed to be?
Ludacris!!!
OH MAN WAYNE WON THAT MANY AWARDS DAMN NOW I REALLY WANT 2 SUCK HIS ***** AND LICK LIL WAYNE BLACK ***** CRACK
Not exactly the people/organisms Barack would like endorsing him….just a thought.
Wow! I need to get me some cable going on huh?
WTF is/who that mascot suppose to be??? Got damn it! And it got on an Obama shirt, well I’ll be got damned!
I didnt even know the BET hip hop awards was on last night. Wouldnt have matter much, cause I still wouldnt tuned in.
Gimmicks. BET lost its direction a long time ago.
The song that was performed by T.I. and Ludacris is called On Top Of The World not Wish You Would. Thanks!
Didn’t Lil Wayne announce he was having a baby at the awards?
“Shout out to a womb”?
Bossip is so freakin negative all the time.
What happened to kat!!!!
I hate T-pain
good for the female rappers
Is Super head preggo with waynes baby???
D.O.O.K.I.E. said…
OH MAN WAYNE WON THAT MANY AWARDS DAMN NOW I REALLY WANT 2 SUCK HIS ***** AND LICK LIL WAYNE BLACK ***** CRACK
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UM….TMI to the 10TH POWER!!!!
Why was it necessary to call Tpain an ape in the captions. Everytime I come back to bossip another example of racism overtly thrown into the mix. Praise some of the blacks and then sink in the clowning and downing of the others.
is it only me or does that mascot look a likkle bit like Mike Jones…:o
Hopefully, the ignorance at this show will not cost Obama any votes. They should just STFU until after the election!!! They aren’t exactly viewed in a positive light.
funny
HOW MANY OF THE ATTENDERS DO YOU THINK ARE ACTUALLY REGISTERED TO VOTE?!?
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT
speaking of mike jones
have yall seen him lately
hes either on somethin serious or is really sick
he lost a lot of weight!!
I hope their in the right place to vote cause if they are on tour and haven’t sent in an absentee ballot they SOL…and that won’t be cool
thanks for sparing me that two hours…..damn, does russell get an achievement award every year????
***** kool herc STARTED hip-hop and probably ain’t gotta penny to show for it…can a brother at least pick up an award every now and then?
At this point..I don’t even think bossip should be endorsing Barak let alone BET…them people lookin at us like clowns for real now…if you can guess who them people is….
Wait a minute…did SMDH write this mess…I thought we stopped calling humans APES BOSSIP….
SMDH
Hopefully, the ignorance at this show will not cost Obama any votes. They should just STFU until after the election!!! They aren’t exactly viewed in a positive light.
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Exactly!! I blame Debra Lee
UGH! BET is wack…bad rep for all black ppl….I mean what the hell is that in the picture??? All we need is for the world to think that most ppl that are voting for OBAMA are ghetto hood azz black ppl. so embar*****ing.
Yo, who the ***** still look at BET? I was in college the last time I saw that back in what 95 or 96.
I agree with a lot of the comments on this page. Bossip and BET are sending the wrong message to people about Obama. Bossip and BET are making African Americans look like all they do is buy jewelery, have grills, send “Shout outs to the Womb,” and act a damn fool. If people in the world didn’t have the stereotypical images of African Americans, BET and Bossip are giving the world something to look at. That is one of the reasons I did not want to vote for Obama, I became sick and tired of hearing people saying vote for him because he is black. How about saying things about him being a family man or how he has done in the political arena?!?!?!? BET and Bossip are full of mess!!! Stop putting down black people and try lifting them up. That is what is wrong with our communities today. You see Oprah took her money to Africa, where people would appreciate it!!!!!
i will most definitely NOT be watching that coonfest, but people, don’t let a few ignorant negroes turn you off from voting for Obama. true, there are some who will vote for him because he is black, just like there are some white people who will vote for McCain because he is white. but at this point, we already know what Obama stands for and what he is all about, so let THAT influence your vote, not the actions of these typical hoodrats.
I almost feel asleep reading that recap.
damn shame!
Um…why did you call T-pain a circus Ape Bossip? that ain’t right.
I’m lost.. didn’t BET Awards just come on earlier this year and honor Al Green? I’m confused..But BET is the worse station around for black news and entertainment.. Debra Lee need her head examined..
BRING BACK TEEN SUMMIT
Crackers at bossip…
stop calling my people apes and *****…
he is a human…
@ Its just me
ya’ll got us yesterday hopefully we can see you in the Superbowl…
if we make it… 3-4 we need to start winning….
wow bossip really? callin t-pain a “circus ape” come on ppl isnt this supposed to be about black people and how we love ourselves because the white man is “bringing us down” but yet we are talking about each other like that? like u guys love to say SMDH!!!
Will I watch this garbage? Yes. Yes, I will.
WHAT TYPE OF SAMBO EAT-N-SLEEP ***** IS THIS?
Obamania — how exactly is this *****ounced? I hate when ‘papers of record’ push this……….. the only place where it’s pushed is America, though. Most European papers are able to spell it
Obamamania (Obama+mania).
Beyond that, I have nothing to say about any BET awards. Sounds like the usual ignorance on display. Be nice if those up on the stage could be trusted to actually vote. But who knows.
It’s BET: Coon Entertainment Television
Why is Haitian Fresh a white boy with a blue and red grill?
Last note: “In old school girl power fashion, MC Lyte, Yo-yo, Lady of Rage and Salt n Pepa rocked the stage and, of course, Salt n Pepa performed “Whatta Man” as a video montage of Michelle and Barack played.”
Isn’t there a HUGE controversy about no awards given out for female rappers this year, the official excuse being that no female rapper was good enough to get an award……… and that that set Bossip mentions is the equivalent of giving a Scorsese a Lifetime Achievement Award, but not the actual prize itself (meaning, bull*****)?
@Tim wrote, “I agree with a lot of the comments on this page. Bossip and BET are sending the wrong message to people about Obama. Bossip and BET are making African Americans look like all they do is buy jewelery, have grills, send “Shout outs to the Womb,” and act a damn fool. If people in the world didn’t have the stereotypical images of African Americans, BET and Bossip are giving the world something to look at.”
Amen.
lmao im mad weezy said drop like it was just a am album lmao
lmao… like Big Wayne jr. coming soon, lmao
how is t-pain so hated but still manage to sell so many records?
Obama shouldnt even do 106th and Park tommorow…but since he is, i will be watching.
I heard that T.I and tiny are having some marital problems that’s why she didn’t show up at the event.
***** b.e.t. don’t *****ody watch that ***** anymore
I do not want to see this Haitian Fresh mascot in an Obama shirt. I have nothing against Haitian but this looks ri-goddarn-diclous.
lol if you want something like this go look at a dating site **…. T a l l c h a t…..c o m ___ which is a hot dating site for all tall friends and tall singles.
Thats a mascot of a rapper named HATIAN FRESH (read the shirt). He’S from Daytona Beach Fla. check him out @ my*****e or better yet check mines out @ http://www.my*****e.com/HOODLAWAMERIKA
@ Its just me
ya’ll got us yesterday hopefully we can see you in the Superbowl…
if we make it… 3-4 we need to start winning….
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I was totally surprised that we kept you guys at 14 points. I mean you were the highest scoring team in the NFL. So I was very shocked to see that. But good luck to you guys. I will be beyond *****ed if we lose to Miami
reason #192,290,398 why bossip is engineered by RACIST WHITES AND STEP&FETCH BLACKS .. apes? really? my beautiful black people are now circus apes? DONE WITH THIS SITE ON THE REAL REAL
Weezy won lots of awards? *Rolls eyes* Whatever….