2008 BET Hip Hop Awards

The 2008 show was hosted by T-Pain.

Performances

 * "What Up, What's Haapnin'"/"Swing Ya Rag"/"The Last of a Dying Breed"/"On Top of the World" - T.I. Feat.Ludacris, Swizz Beatz & B.o.B
 * "Hero" - Nas Feat. Keri Hilson
 * "Bust It Baby Pt. 2" - Plies Feat. Ne-Yo
 * "Crazy World" - Young Jeezy
 * "Cha Cha Cha" - MC Lyte
 * "Play With My Yoyo" - Yo-Yo
 * "Afro Puffs" - The Lady of Rage
 * "Shoop"/"Push It"/"Whatta Man" - Salt-n-Pepa
 * "Here I Am" - Rick Ross Feat. Nelly & Avery Storm
 * "Universal Mind Control"/"Spaz" - Common featuring N.E.R.D
 * "Can't Believe It"/"Chopped & Skrewed" - T-Pain Feat. Lil Wayne & Ludacris
 * "Why Me"/"It Was a Good Day" - Ice Cube Feat. Musiq Soulchild
 * "Marco Polo (song)" - Bow Wow Feat. Soulja Boy

Cyphers

 * Cypher 1 - Hurricane Chris, K'naan, Bun B, & Q-Tip
 * Cypher 2 - Willy Northpole, Hime, Blaq Poet, & Cory Gunz
 * Cypher 3 - Ace Hood, Juelz Santana, Fabolous, & Jadakiss

Best Hip Hop Video

 * Kanye West featuring T-Pain – "Good Life"
 * David Banner featuring Chris Brown and Yung Joc – "Get Like Me"
 * Common – "I Want You"
 * DJ Khaled featuring Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman and Rick Ross – "I'm So Hood (Remix)"
 * Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – "Lollipop"
 * Snoop Dogg – "Sensual Seduction"

Best Hip Hop Collaboration

 * DJ Khaled featuring Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman and Rick Ross – "I'm So Hood (Remix)"
 * David Banner featuring Chris Brown and Yung Joc – "Get Like Me"
 * Flo Rida featuring T-Pain – "Low"
 * Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
 * Kanye West featuring T-Pain – "Good Life"

Best Live Performer

 * Kanye West
 * Busta Rhymes
 * Jay-Z
 * Lil Wayne
 * T.I.

Lyricist of the Year

 * Lil Wayne
 * Jay-Z
 * Nas
 * T.I.
 * Kanye West

Video Director of the Year

 * Chris Robinson
 * Gil Green
 * R. Malcolm Jones
 * Rage
 * Hype Williams

Producer of the Year

 * Akon
 * Bangladesh
 * David Banner
 * J.R. Rotem
 * The Runners

MVP of the Year

 * Lil Wayne
 * DJ Khaled
 * Jay-Z
 * T.I.
 * Kanye West

Track of the Year

 * "A Milli" – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne)
 * "Dey Know" – Produced by Balis Beatz (Shawty Lo)
 * "Good Life" – Produced by Kanye West and DJ Toomp (Kanye West featuring T-Pain)
 * "Lollipop" – Produced by Jim Jonsin and Deezle (Lil Wayne featuring Static Major)
 * "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." – Produced by Sean Combs and The Hitmen (Jay-Z)
 * "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." – Produced by Sean Combs and The Hitmen (Jay-Z)

CD of the Year

 * Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III
 * Jay-Z – American Gangster
 * Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
 * Nas – Untitled
 * Kanye West – Graduation

Who New? Rookie of the Year

 * Shawty Lo
 * Ace Hood
 * Flo Rida
 * Maino
 * Rocko

DJ of the Year

 * DJ Khaled
 * DJ Drama
 * DJ Felli Fel
 * DJ Tony Neal
 * DJ Greg Street

Hustler of the Year

 * P. Diddy
 * 50 Cent
 * DJ Khaled
 * Jay-Z
 * Lil Wayne

Alltel Wireless People’s Champ Award

 * Lil Wayne – "A Milli"
 * Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos – "Superstar"
 * Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
 * Rick Ross featuring Nelly and Avery Storm – "Here I Am"
 * Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West – "Put On"
 * Yung Berg featuring Casha – "The Business"

Hottest Hip Hop Ringtone of the Year

 * Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – "Lollipop"
 * Flo Rida featuring T-Pain – "Low"
 * Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
 * Rocko – "Umma Do Me"
 * Yung Berg featuring Casha – "The Business"

Best UK Hip Hop Act

 * Giggs
 * Chipmunk
 * Dizzee Rascal
 * Ghetto
 * Skepta
 * Wiley

I Am Hip-Hop

 * Russell Simmons