SOHH Whatcha Think: The BET Hip-Hop Awards Airs Tuesday: Who Are YOUR Picks For These 4 Hot Categories? [Click Here & Speak]
Monday, Oct 10, 2011 12:00AM
Between magazines, the Web and television, there are a hundreds of awards given out annually to the best and brightest of popular music. The thing that makes the BET Hip Hop Awards the favorite amongst rap fans, however, are the cyphers.
[Editor's Note: The views expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect those of SOHH]
With that being said, the second best thing, by default, are the nominees. While certain artists may feel slighted, others may rejoice in multiple nominations. Since the award show already took place and is set to are tomorrow evening, we thought it'd be interesting to list a few of the award show's most highly contested categories and see who you think deserves the crown.
Let's take a look:
Lyricist of the Year
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West
CD of the Year
Big Sean - Finally Famous
Lupe Fiasco - LASERS
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Wiz Khalifa - Rolling Papers
Best Mixtape
Big K.R.I.T. - Return Of 4Eva
B.o.B - No Genre
J. Cole - Friday Night Lights
Kendrick Lamar - Section .80
Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra
Rookie of the Year
Big K.R.I.T.
Big Sean
Frank Ocean
Diggy Simmons
Tyler the Creator
Wiz Khalifa
So there we have it -- four of the most controversial categories. Now it's time to let us know who you believe is most deserving of each category and why.
SOHH Watch Think -- Looking at the names above, which spitter deserves the shine above their peers?
Check out this new track from "Lyricist of the Year" nominee Rick Ross:
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