title: 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards
text: # 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
  
  ## Winners and nominations
  
  ### 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)
  
  ### 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
  