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BET
Hip
Hop Awards
2008
Center
Stage Hits The Red Carpet
Written
by Sharon Ladee Storem" Acres
My experience
on the Red Carpet at the BET Hip Hop Awards
was amazing. Just feeling the Hip Hop Vibe
from hundreds of entertainers made me want
to step up my game just a little bit more.
Seeing the “Swagger Styles” from rappers
such as Lil Wayne, T.I., Big Boi, Soulja
Boy, Young Dro, Ludacris, Avery Storm, Bow
Wow, N.E.R.D., Plies, Common, Musiq
Soulchild, Young Jock and 50 Cent
took the game to another “You Can’t Swag
Like Me” level.
Females,
Ciara, Melissa Ford, Salt and Pepa,
Toccara, Keri Hilson and Kerry
Washington added that female spice to
brighten up the red in the carpet and made
it HOTTER! |
Now, let’s get to the good part the
interviews…….Derek Luke will be in the new
Biggie Smalls movie as the million dollar
man himself we all know as P. Diddy. I asked
him, how did he prepare himself for the
role. He added it was a lot of work and he
went in open minded to learn the script and
came out a winner. He said he was honored to
play the role of Puff Daddy. Salt and Pepa
will be coming out with a new album
sometimes next year so keep your eyes and
ears open for their new project. The BET
Awards did not have a category for female
rappers so they added Yo Yo, Mc Lyte, Lady
Of Rage and Salt and Pepa to perform on
stage together to fill in the gap.
Soulja Boy
{TELL EM} said he’s looking for the 1st
female artist to be on his label. So if you
got skills and you think you can hang with
the rap game…Hollar at Soulja Boy! I know
everyone was wondering what happen to Kat
Williams and why he didn’t host the BET
Awards. The rumor was he called off at the
last minute……I don’t know if that’s true but
your boy T-Pain stepped in and held it down
like a pro! Will T-Pain host the awards on
next year or will Kat Williams? Anyway
enough of that let’s talk more about who was
on the Red Carpet.
Melissa Ford
and Devine Stevens walked down the Red
Carpet together looking like a lovely
couple. Melissa Ford…..I’m currently working
on movies and writing screenplays.
Devine Stevens
….I’m steady bringing out more artist {He
discovered Akon and T-Pain} No more putting
together dance routines, my company is
growing larger each day.
Big Lez was in
the house to say a final good bye to Rap
City.
Big Lez: Girl
I’m working 10 jobs, when you’re a female in
this industry you have to stay on top of
things. The Grand Hustle Crew scrolled down
for interviews, Young Dro brought a lot of
energy to the set. Young Dro: Check out my
SWAGG! I have on my Gator jacket with my
Gator bag on the side that’s how I
represent! Get At Me! The list goes on and
on with interviews from Russell Simmons
talking about what’s new in Hip Hop for 2009
to Gorilla Zoe’s new album “Don’t Feed The
Animals” This your girl saying I’ll Hollar!
for the BET Hip Hop Awards on BET…..
Some of the Winners!
LIL WAYNE: LYRICIST OF THE YEAR, MVP
OF THE YEAR, ALLTEL PEOPLES CHAMP
RUSSELL SIMMONS: HONORED AS HIP-HOP
ICON
KANYE WEST: BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE AND
HIP HOP VIDEO
KRS-ONE: BET’S “I AM HIP HOP” ICON
AWARD
T.I. AND COMMON: CD OF THE YEAR AWARD
YEAR AWARD
DJ KHALED: BEST HIP-HOP COLLABO
SHAWTY LO: ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
BET UNVEILED AN EXCLUSIVE TRAILER FOR FOX
SEARCHLIGHT’S NEW FILM
“NOTORIOUS” THE FILM IS ABOUT THE
LATE RAPPER NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
STEPHEN G. HILL, BET EXECUTIVE VICE
PRESIDENT, MUSIC AND PROGRAMMING,
ALONG WITH LYNNE HARRIS-TAYLOR, BET
VICE PRESIDENT OF SPECIALS, WERE
THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF THE TELECAST.
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