2011 BET Hip Hop Awards

2011 BET Hip Hop Awards
Date	October 11, 2011
Hosted by	Mike Epps
Television/Radio coverage
Network	BET

The 2011 show were hosted by Mike Epps. DJ Premier DJed the cyphers. The show featured the final television appearance by Heavy D before his passing.

Performances^[1]

• Internet Exclusive Cypher 1 - Chris Sutton, XV, Jay Rock, & Gilbere Forte
• Internet Exclusive Cypher 2 - Rico Staxx, Wais P, Termanology, Sean Cross, French Montana, & Mike Epps
• Cypher 1 - Big K.R.I.T., Tech N9ne, Machine Gun Kelly, Kendrick Lamar, & B.o.B
• Cypher 2 - Reek Da Villain, 2 Chainz, Busta Rhymes, & Ludacris
• Cypher 3 - Lady Of Rage, Blind Fury, Dom Kennedy, & Skillz
• Cypher 4 - Wale, Pill, Stalley, Meek Mill, & Rick Ross of Maybach Music Group
• Cypher 5 - Nitty Scott, MC, Lecrae, Soprano, & Estelle
• Cypher 6 - Ace Hood, Kevin McCall, Tyga, & Chris Brown
• Cypher 7 - Yelawolf, Slaughterhouse (Joe Budden, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz, & Royce da 5'9"), & Eminem of Shady Records

Winners and nominations^[2]

Best Hip Hop Video

Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes – "Look at Me Now"

• Big Sean featuring Chris Brown – "My Last"
• DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne – "I'm on One"
• Eminem featuring Rihanna – "Love the Way You Lie"
• Kanye West featuring Rihanna – "All of the Lights"

Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab)

Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes – "Look at Me Now"

• Ace Hood featuring Rick Ross and Lil Wayne – "Hustle Hard (Remix)"
• Big K.R.I.T. featuring Ludacris and Bun B – "Country Sh*t (Remix)"
• DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne – "I'm on One"
• Lupe Fiasco featuring Trey Songz – "Out of My Head"

Best Live Performer

Lil Wayne

• Busta Rhymes
• Cee-Lo Green
• Jay Z
• Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year

Lil Wayne

• Jay Z
• Nicki Minaj
• Rick Ross
• Kanye West

Video Director of the Year

Hype Williams

• Gil Green
• Anthony Mandler
• Chris Robinson
• Kanye West

Producer of the Year

Lex Luger

• J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
• Kane Beatz
• No I.D.
• Kanye West, Emile, Jeff Bhasker and Mike Dean

MVP of the Year

Nicki Minaj

• Lil Wayne
• Rick Ross
• Kanye West
• Wiz Khalifa

Track of the Year

Only the producer of the track nominated in this category.

"Black and Yellow" – Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa)

• "6 Foot 7 Foot" – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne featuring Cory Gunz)
• "I'm on One" – Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne)
• "Look at Me Now" – Produced by Diplo and Afrojack (Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes)
• "My Last" – Produced by No I.D. (Big Sean featuring Chris Brown)

CD of the Year

Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

• Big Sean – Finally Famous
• Lupe Fiasco – Lasers
• Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
• Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers

DJ of the Year

DJ Khaled

• DJ Drama
• DJ Enuff
• DJ Envy
• DJ Prostyle

Rookie of the Year

Wiz Khalifa

• Big K.R.I.T.
• Big Sean
• Frank Ocean
• Diggy Simmons
• Tyler, the Creator

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)

Nicki Minaj

• Jay Z
• Lil Wayne
• Kanye West
• Wiz Khalifa

Best Club Banger

Waka Flocka Flame – "No Hands" (Produced by Lex Luger)

• Ace Hood – "Hustle Hard" (Produced by Lex Luger)
• DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne – "I'm on One" (Produced by T-Minus)
• Lil Wayne featuring Cory Gunz – "6 Foot 7 Foot" (Produced by Produced by Bangladesh)
• Wiz Khalifa – "Black and Yellow" (Produced by Stargate)
• YC Worldwide featuring Future – "Racks" (Produced by Sonny Digital)

Best Mixtape

J. Cole – Friday Night Lights

• Big K.R.I.T. – Return of 4Eva
• B.o.B – No Genre
• Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
• Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse

Busta Rhymes – "Look at Me Now" (Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes)

• Lil Wayne – "Motivation" (Kelly Rowland featuring Lil Wayne)
• Nicki Minaj – "Monster" (Kanye West featuring Jay Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj)
• Wiz Khalifa – "Bright Lights, Bigger City" (Cee-Lo Green featuring Wiz Khalifa)
• Wiz Khalifa – "Till I'm Gone" (Tinie Tempah featuring Wiz Khalifa)

Hustler of the Year

Jay Z

• Diddy
• Lil Wayne
• Rick Ross
• Kanye West

Verizon People’s Champ Award (Viewers’ Choice)

Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes – "Look at Me Now"

• Lil Wayne featuring Cory Gunz – "6 Foot 7 Foot"
• Nicki Minaj featuring Drake – “Moment 4 Life”
• Kanye West featuring Rihanna – "All of the Lights"
• Wiz Khalifa – "Black and Yellow"

Best Hip Hop Online Site

WorldStarHipHop.com

I Am Hip Hop

LL Cool J

References

1. "2011 BET Hip Hop Awards: Cyphers (Video) – Fashionably-Early". 11 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
2. "2011 BET Hip Hop Award Winners – Fashionably-Early". 11 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2016.