BET Hip-Hop Award 2011 Nominations

The 2011 Hip Hop Awards nominations have been announced and rapper mega star Lil Wayne leads the pack with 18 nominations, including one for Lyricist of the Year. Not far behind are Wiz Khalifa and Rick Ross with 11 and 10 respectively.

Among the awards Weezy is nominated for are MVP of the Year, Hustler of the Year, and Best Live Performer. Meanwhile, one of the many awards Pittsburgh spitta Khalifa is vying is the "Rookie of The Year" award, as well as "CD of the Year" for his debut album, Rolling Papers. Ross who had a monster year in 2010 will hear his name when nominees for Best Club Banger ("I'm One One") among others.


Watch the premiere of the 2011 Hip Hop Awards, hosted by Mike Epps on Tuesday, October 11 at 8P/7 C on BET to see who won. Now, check out the full list of nominees.

Best Hip Hop Video:
Big Sean f/ Chris Brown My Last
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes Look At Me Now
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne Im On One
Eminem f/ Rihanna Love The Way You Lie
Kanye West f/ Rihanna All Of The Lights


Reeses Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab):
Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Lil Wayne Hustle Hard (Remix)
Big K.R.I.T. f/ Ludacris & Bun B Country Sh*t (Remix)
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes Look At Me Now
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne Im On One
Lupe Fiasco f/ Trey Songz Out Of My Head


Best Live Performer:
Busta Rhymes
Cee-Lo Green
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West


Lyricist of the Year:
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West


Video Director of the Year:
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams


Producer of the Year:
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
Kane Beatz
Lex Luger
No I.D.
Kanye West, Emile, Jeff Bhasker & Mike Dean


MVP of the Year:
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa


Track of the Year:
6 Foot 7 Foot Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz)
Black and Yellow Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa)
Im On One Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)
Look At Me Now Produced by Diplo & Afrojack (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
My Last Produced by Lex Luger (Big Sean f/ Chris Brown)


CD of the Year:
Big Sean Finally Famous
Lupe Fiasco LASERS
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday
Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Wiz Khalifa Rolling Papers


DJ of the Year:
DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Envy
DJ Khaled
DJ Prostyle


Rookie of the Year:
Big K.R.I.T.
Big Sean
Frank Ocean
Diggy Simmons
Tyler the Creator
Wiz Khalifa


Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style):
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa


Best Hip Hop Online Site:
All Hip Hop.com
Bossip.com
Nah Right.com
Rap Radar.com
World Star Hip Hop.com


Best Club Banger< Ace Hood Hustle Hard (Produced by Lex Luger) DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne Im On One (Produced by T-Minus) Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz 6 foot 7 foot (Produced by Bangladesh) Waka Flocka Flame No Hands (Produced by Lex Luger) Wiz Khalifa Black And Yellow (Produced by Stargate) YC Worldwide f/ Future Racks (Produced by Sonny Digital) Best Mixtape: Big K.R.I.T. Return Of 4Eva B.o.B No Genre J. Cole Friday Night Lights Kendrick Lamar Section .80 Frank Ocean Nostalgia, Ultra Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse: Busta Rhymes Look At Me Now (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) Lil Wayne Motivation (Kelly Rowland f/ Lil Wayne) Nicki Minaj Monster (Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver) Wiz Khalifa Bright Lights, Bigger City (Cee-Lo Green f/ Wiz Khalifa) Wiz Khalifa Till Im Gone (Tinie Tempah f/ Wiz Khalifa) Hustler of the Year: Diddy Jay-Z Lil Wayne Rick Ross Kanye West Verizon Peoples Champ Award (Viewers Choice): Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes Look At Me Now Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz 6 Foot 7 Foot Nicki Minaj f/ Drake Moment 4 Life Kanye West f/ Rihanna All of The Lights Wiz Khalifa Black And Yellow