2009 BET HIP HOP AWARDS NOMINEES

The 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations are out & Mr. Kanye "crash anywhere/anything" West leads the pack with a total of 9 nods. Jay-Z & Lil Wayne follow with 7 nominations each while west coast & Hip Hop veteran Ice Cube will be honored with the "I AM HIP-HOP" Icon Award.




Here's the full list of nominees:

Best Hip-Hop Collabo


Jim Jones & Ron Browz f/ Juelz Santana - Pop Champagne
Lil Wayne f/ Bobby Valentino - Mrs. Officer
Rick Ross f/ John Legend - Magnificent
T.I. f/ Rihanna - Live Your Life
Young Jeezy f/ Kanye West - Put On




Best Live Performer


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



Lyricist of the Year


Drake
Eminem
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West



Video Director of the Year


Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Mr. Boomtown
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams



Producer of the Year


Ron Browz
Cool & Dre
Tha Bizness
T-Pain
Kanye West



Track of the Year


Day "N" Nite - Kid Cudi
D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune) - Jay-Z
Every Girl - Young Money (Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Mills, Gudda Gudda & Mack
Maine)
Live Your Life - T.I. f/ Rihanna
Turn My Swag On - Soulja Boy Tell'em



CD of the Year


Eminem - Relapse
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
T.I. - Paper Trail
Kanye West - 808 & Heartbreak
Young Jeezy - The Recession



Rookie of the Year


B.O.B.
Dorrough
Drake
Kid Cudi
Wale




Best Hip-Hop Video


Dorrough - Ice Cream Paint Job
Eminem - We Made You
Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune)
Kid Cudi - Day "N" Nite
T.I. f/ Rihanna - Live Your Life




MVP of the Year


Drake
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
T.I.
Kanye West



DJ of the Year


DJ AM
DJ Drama
DJ Khaled
DJ Tony Neal
DJ Greg Street



Hustler of the Year


Diddy
Drake
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West




Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)- uhhhhh this is really an award category??


Jay-Z
Kid Cudi
Lil Wayne
Soulja Boy Tell'em
Kanye West




Best Hip-Hop Blog Site


All Hip Hop
Nah Right
SOHH
This Is 50
World Star Hip Hop




People's Champ (Viewers Choice)


Dorrough - Ice Cream Paint Job
Fabolous f/ The-Dream - Throw It In The Bag
Kid Cudi - Day "N" Nite
Soulja Boy Tell'em - Turn My Swag On
Kanye West f/ Young Jeezy - Amazing






Comedian Mike Epps will host the show on October 27 at 8PM on BET.