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by kenn on 5/13/2004 07:57:00 PM
Jay-Z Nom
At a press conference in Los Angeles yesterday, BET announced their 4th Annual Award nominees with Outkast leading the pack followed by Lil Jon, Ludacris, Kanye West and Jay-Z.
Outkast is predictably at the top of the pile this year, obtaining six "Black Star Power" nods. The show will pit the two frontmen against one another in two categories -- "Best Video Of The Year" and "Viewer's Choice Award" for Andre 3000's "Hey Ya" and Big Boi's "The Way You Move." The duo has also been nominated for "Best Group" and "Best Collaboration" for the Sleepy Brown assisted "The Way You Move."
Ludacris and Lil Jon received three nods for their collaboration with Usher on "Yeah" while Jay-Z collected two for his cameo on Beyoncé's "Crazy In Love." Chingy, 50 Cent and Pharrell Williams also received nominations and Mos Def's acting skills were recognized for the second straight year in the "Best Actor" category.
Interestingly, Pharrell was nominated as "Best New Artist" alongside the true new kid on the block, Kanye West, while Jacki-O and Rah Digga were included in the "Best Female Hip-Hop Artist" category without having released a CD in the past year.
Danny Glover is set to receive this year's Humanitarian Award and The Isley Brothers will be celebrated with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Comedian Monique will resume as the show's host and this year's ceremony will be stretched to 3 hours.
The 4th Annual Bet Awards air on June 29th on BET live from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
Here's the full list of nominees.
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Da Brat
Missy Elliott
Rah Digga
Jacki-O
MC Lyte
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
50 Cent
Ludacris
Jay-Z
Chingy
Kanye West
Best Group
Floetry
G-Unit
Jagged Edge
Lil Jon and The Eastside Boyz
Outkast
Best Collaboration
Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z - "Crazy In Love"
Outkast featuring Sleepy Brown - "The Way You Move"
Jay-Z featuring Pharrell Williams - "Change Clothes"
Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx - "Slow Jamz"
Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris - "Yeah"
Best New Artist
Chingy
Anthony Hamilton
Rubben Studdard
Pharrell Williams
Kanye West
Best Video Of the Year
Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z - "Crazy In Love"
Alicia Keys - "You Don't Know My Name"
Outkast - "The Way You Move"
Outkast - "Hey Ya"
Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris - "Yeah"
Viewers Choice Awards
Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z - "Crazy In Love"
Lil Jon featuring Ying Yang Twins - "Get Low"
Outkast - "The Way You Move"
Outkast - "Hey Ya"
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson - "All Falls Down"
Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris - "Yeah"
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