T.I. Wins Big at BET’s First Annual Hip-Hop Awards

 •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  71 Comments

ti.jpgT.I. was the big winner at last night’s first annual BET Hip-Hop Awards, scoring wins for Best Hip-Hop CD of the year for his LP King, Video of The Year for his single “What You Know” and a nod as Hip-Hop MVP of the Year. Other winners included a fresh-out-of-retirement Jay-Z, who beat out fellow music industry moguls such as Diddy and Ludacris for the Hip-Hop Hustler Award. Busta Rhymes took home the award for Best Live Performance. Chicago MC Common beat out several formidable opponents including Lil Wayne and newcomer Lupe Fiasco for the title of Lyricist of the Year. Legendary DJ Grandmaster Flash was honored for his contributions to the genre with the “I Am Hip-Hop” Icon Award. Flash commented, “To get an award for my technological ability means a whole lot more than anything else I’ve accomplished in my life.” The Awards, filmed at Atlanta’s Fox Theater and hosted by comedian Katt Williams, will air on Wednesday, November 15th at 9:00 p.m. A partial list of winners is now available at BET.com.

  • frankwhite45

    Grand Hustle pimp!!! myspace.com/ninohnewjack myspace.com/ninohnewjack !!!!

  • breakdown

    First bitch

  • Jos

    Lupe shoulda took lyricist of the year common is serious but the lyrics lupe had on those mixtapes (f&F V.1-3) were ridiculous

  • 420PURP

    FUCK TI
    COME TO LA AND SAY THAT ALL IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE DEPORTED
    YOU IGNORANT MUTHAFUCKER!!!

  • OG Frank

    It keeps getting better for T.I., the Grand Hustle boys, & The South

  • 1-8-7

    who gives a shit I like T.I.but he got the game twisted with that king of the south,how many copies have the king lp sold anyway,someone let me know

  • HOT AS THAT THANG OUT HURR N THESE $TREET$

    ‘Bout time Common got recognized for his prowess on the mic…

  • B-boy

    Tip is on grind mode this year he deserved those awards

    Grand Hustle

  • T

    I don’t know what you want to call him but who else down south is selling 550,000 in the first week? Sounds like King-ish to me….

    Grand Hustle Pimp

  • http://Yahoo.com Ed Lover

    Lil Wayne wins nothing? WTF!!!! just keep adding fuel to the fire! Weezy Bitch! Yeahh Weezy Hoe!!!!!

  • Nasty-Nati

    congrats to T.I., he fought his way to the top, and won!!! Don’t hate on the cat. Big ups to Common for bein recognized as the lyricist he is, and to Jigga for holdin it down. King was the shit, Kingdome Come will be the shit, and so will Like Father Like Son, and the Doctors Advocate. Look out for those albums

  • MC

    king sold 500,000 something first week

  • FU pay me

    T.I. LP “KING” is passed platinum status. Get ya facts right before you diss. GRANDHUSTLE N***A!!!!!!

  • Big Chops

    GUESS THATS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU THE ONLY NIGGA TO GO PLATINUM, Long live da king OF THA MUTHAFUCKIN SOUTH……………………………..”R E S P E C T
    R O Y A L T Y”…………..!

  • Big Chops

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^OH YEAH, H-A H-A H-A!!!!!!!!

  • Big Chops

    GUESS THATS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU THE ONLY NIGGA TO GO PLATINUM, Long live da king OF THA MUTHAFUCKIN SOUTH……………………………..”R E S P E C T
    R O Y A L T Y”…………! OH YEAH, H-A H-A H-A!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Big Chops

    I GUESS THATS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU THE ONLY NIGGA TO GO PLATINUM, Long live da king OF THA MUTHAFUCKIN SOUTH……………………………..”R E S P E C T
    R O Y A L T Y”…………! OH YEAH, H-A H-A H-A!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • H-MAN

    Congratz…thanx 2 all tha artists 4 tha good hip-hop…we just warmin up baby…Hey, Hey, Hey…4th quarter bubblin….

  • Harlem G

    str8 bullshit!

  • The Originator

    Bullshit
    No One Takes BET seriously.
    SO FUCK BET and any awards they give out!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • H-MAN

    Still got U.S.D.A Grade A Beef wit T.I. bout dat deporting Latin commentz….Take it back T.I……Kingz

  • john cochran

    Congrats the the man. He was def the hardest working mc this year. I dont think he has what it takes to really do it how jigga did it though. When real hip hop comes back he will be one of the only southern rappers who survive.

  • nicebodguy22

    Lil wayne is not tight… he is spittin but he is not a contender for lyricist that all you youngns worship his lil man kissn butt.

  • atl420balla

    TI’s the truth, Lil wayne aight but he a gay nigga, b suckin baby’s dick n shit, like father like son is aight at best, baby needs to retire, weezy is just alright on the cd, game’s cd is gonna b hott, so is jay z’s and snoop’s actually got some gangsta ass tracks on his shit, cant wait 4 the UGK album and nas album, JEEZY’s will b the best. ATL HO STRAIGHT OUTTA ATLANTIC STATION

  • weezybaby

    how weezy aint get shit? suck ass awards

  • jonjon–23

    How did Jay Z win the hustler award when he’s running his record label into the ground? He’s supposed to be a CEO building careers but instead he’s ruining careers; and he’s so self absorbed that he’s putting out another garbage album instead of running the label.

  • cuzzo

    h-man, i feel you dog but i think that shit was taken outta context, and for the record he did apologize for his comments. congrats to tip, it was his year, period….

  • http://myspace.com/getthebloodmoney Will

    T.I. is 2X plat. wit the KING album and he deserved it cuz 06 was his year no question

  • let the game begin

    T.I be the onlye nigga i respect down south. bigz yo

  • Uncle Murda

    Big Chops Says:

    November 13th, 2006 at 3:23 pm
    I GUESS THATS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU THE ONLY NIGGA TO GO PLATINUM,

    U kno Yung Joc went platnum too so he must be queen lol bitch ass

  • respect

    lil wayne went plat. young joc went plat, young jeezy went plat.

  • http://hondro415aol.com Yay Area

    T.I. is dope period. Tha King album coulda been better. It seemed that he didnt take his time putting it all together. Urban legend was the most powerful, dopest album ive heard in years. I repect him, but this year hip hop has been garbage. So hes by himself to take awards.

  • http://n/a Pritchard(Zim)

    its aight that niggaz recognise wat tha king of tha south be doin….

  • Toadman

    Tssss fuck the BET. Who gives a fuck about that! Where is Jeezy? And Ludacris? Why T.I.Bitch? T.I’s the truth? T.I’s the king? Loool! He’s the king of my anus, not the king of south! Platinum x2 so what? 50′s platinum too and he’s not the king of NY (he’s just a bitch in fact :p)! Wake up men!
    …But good lookin for Common (he’s more the truth than T.I)!

    Dirty south 4 life!…except T.I ^^

  • Ron G.

    TI deserved it, lil wayne is trash. how he gonna act like a thug nigga and he been on baby dick since he was twelve. baby should go be a catholic preist. michael jackson ass rappers man south all day and big ups common on the rec for yo lyrics! one

  • shedatruth

    i never in my 20 years on earth known gangsta or a ‘pimp’ to in-line skate! fuck that big head nigga. anyway he all that he be talkin them boys clapped him on the e-way comin from da RITZ in da nastti natti. he’s a play g, a toy soldier, a g.i. joe nati put him in his place, claapped him off his toes, he was down in district 1 froze!

  • shedatruth

    niggas had ya boy down in district 1 shook, fuck him, he imatatin a lifestyle he aint hard,he let his boy get murked in lil ol ‘NATI’. thats what he get for talkin shit lets see if he can get another platinum album sellin that story on a song!

  • CRICKETS

    Com will always be one of my favorites, but what has he done in the past year?? Weezy spit lava on a kajillion different songs this year

  • Dyoung

    if u wear fake jordans i hope ya feet fall off

  • Miss Peachy

    Damn too many haters on here..I dont see none of yall broke asses out there doing nothing! He worked hard for those awards, don’t get mad cause your favorite rapper didnt win or being nominated for something, tell them to step their game up! Yall can keep hating on him, while his fine ass driving that check to the bank and take those good ass trips out the country! now what! Congratulations T.I. you deserve those awards..haters keeping hating, you’re wasting your time.

  • NATION WIDE

    ill i gotta say iz t.i deserved it and he iz 3 platinum and hes about 1000 away from 4 platinum so beware da king iz bak

  • gfd

    TI= faggot nigga… I would never support him with my money!!!

  • Stax On Deck

    TI is the man no doubt. But Weezy My Favorite Rapper. Congratz to all da winnerz

  • http://xxlmag.com solo130

    T.I. is straight as s sick of hearing that ni gga now i rather listen to young dro that ni gga actually spit some shyt to keep me entertained and shouts out to the boy ‘Ed Lover’ lil wayne shoulda won something i keeps the carter 2 and the dedication 2 wit me ay yall go cop that father like son mixtape that shyt was hot havent heared the album yet

  • http://www.myspace.com/haloxxxv Diplomatic Ruff Ryder

    yea man T.I. king of the south

  • money to be made

    TIP is very deservant nigga came a long way..and whats the immigration comments im reading…send me the link to it so i can verify the bullshit im reading…TIP IS THE KING OF HIP HOP

  • money to be made

    HOW MANY TIMES CAN LIL WAYNE KILL SOME ONE ON A TRACK WITHOOUT GOIN TO JAIL…IM TIRED OF HEARING THE SAME SHIT RHYMES WIT NO MEANING…I GUESS THATS Y THEY CALL LUPE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

  • 11kap

    Cangrats to T.I., but these xxl dudes forgot to mention that chamillionaire got 2 awards, so he should get some credit too.

  • IWISHIWASBLACK

    respect and props; dont be jealous cuz he worked harder than you haters to make a name.

  • http://www.dubcnn.com rasko one scLA

    Game sold 150,000 the first day, I think nigga really gonna sell 1 mill on his first week! Shout out BWS!

    peep Game..
    http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Doctor-s-Advocate-sales-report-hip-hop-4313.html

  • Keezy

    T.I Tight as hell but weezy better he should of won somethin.

  • Miss Peachy

    yeah Wayne deserves something..maybe next time.

  • young C Jones

    Like Jeezy said ‘I didn’t win no BET award but i won a ozone award niggga’ jus in case ya’ll niggas didnt Jeezy tellin these rappers 12/12 u got 30 days to get your shit together The Inspiration

  • North Carolina Nucca

    Lil Weezy that´s my nigga!that album with his pop “like father, like son” is off tha chain bro!!!!

    it´s Cash Money weezy f. baby & Birdman

  • http://www.yahoo.com Shamir

    THATS WHY HE’S THE KING. BUT THEY DID CHEAT LIL WANYE FOR HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR. BUT BIG UPS TO TIP AKA KING OF
    THE SOUTH

  • g-star

    TI – king! realest shit ever!

  • YuNg PhEzE

    FUCK THIS NIGGUH WEEZY SHOULD OF TOOK ERTHANG CASH MONEY YUNG MONEY BITCH!!!!!

  • ICEMAN

    DAH!

  • -BADNEWS-

    yo i fucks wit t.i. but u’d think if u was gonna call ur record “king” i would have thought it would been better it was good but he can and he has done better than this. but this post spot is for t.i. if u dont like him dont post shit yall haters are funny as shit but yo yall more so sad as fuck yall dont like a dude or his raps cool but u aint gotta be some lil immutre bitch and get on here and talk all this shit bout him like u know dude or chilled wit him.some yall actin like he fucked ur mam or ur girlfriend maybe he did i think everyone fucked em or yall dont have a women cuz yall act like sum lil kids if u did have a women she’d be tierd of hearin u bitch about t.i. and she left u or u hatin cuz he getin ass that u cant. i like t.i. i wouldnt call him king bout i’m not cussin and actin like he did somethang 2 me grow up bitches go hard or go home!
    -BADNEWS-
    “its da south were we real and trill”

  • Beanz

    Iam Happy that Common finally got some reck. He been puting in werk 4 years. T.I. is another rapper who im proud of, every ablum he drops is in my opinion hip hop at it finest. Its 2006 already time 4 RAP to finally come back. Real rap fans it time to step the fuck up. Rap is a form of a life style fuck that commerical shit lets boy-cot that gay commerical shit

  • DA TRUTH

    HELL YEA….KEEP IT PIMPIN PIMPIN REP FOR DA ATL………229 IS NEXT….THAN 912 THAN 770, 678, 478 I REP G.A.

  • Toadman

    Call me a haterz if you want i don’t give a fuck you know! But I’m a haterz who tell the truth: Wayne works more than T.I, Ludacris too, Jeezy too and even if I don’t like 50, I can’t lie: he works! And more than T.I so shut the fuck up bitch! Oh well…who gives a fuck about BET? I’m outta here…

  • Kisha

    love TI!

  • 11kap

    T.I. is definitely in the class of the realest emcees, no doubt.

  • Dade County 305

    dirty south still runnin this rap shit…look out for that jeezy album…jay z shit is tight…that game sit is weak & yall real niggaz know it.

  • lay

    ti is the sexiest rapper and the KING !!

  • http://source.com one

    this nigga is so wack.fuck the south
    and them shitty ass B.E.T. awards.besides outkast and little brother aint none of yall niggas say’n nothing.people are getting tired of all the ignorant ass music that comes from the south.the south is the reason why hiphop sales are at an all time low.people are getting older and more mature,and so is hiphop.
    no grown ass man or women gives a shit
    what young joc or young jeezy has to say.why do you think so many young adults are into old school music.because the bullshit that comes out from the south is too childish.
    and the lyrics are too bubble gum.
    you mutha fuckas talk about the south is home to some of the most inteligent
    and well spoken niggas in the game,but were they at.there are no niggas like that in the south.just a bunch of slow ass country bumpkins.no wonder the music down there sucks so much.yall niggas need to stop rap’n go to school and get a vocabulary and an education,because yall music is starting to reflect just how simple
    minded and slow nggas in the south are.west side!!!!!!!

  • steve

    http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1985&src=gp118

    cool interview/article with TI, i love that dude

  • B Gizzle

    Aight, look ima tell you all straight up just like this. If u dont bow to the king i will straight up bitch slap ur hatin ass harder than niggas hatin on TIP. Talkin about T.I. aint workin wut the fuck do you idiot asses think ur talkin about. He made a movie, and a album and both of them tore shit up. He makin another movie (American Gangster) and another album (T.I. vs T.I.P.) Once both of them drop well see what the discussion will be. Once his shit drop u wont be able to shit more than his shit sold. Lets go with the facts…T.I. DID win them awards, and america voted, so if u disagree then who cares about u becuz its all about the majority. If u didnt vote for ur rapper then fuck urself and quit cryin, if u did then T.I. is just straight up better and quit fuckin cryin. U better get used to the king becuz he aint about to go nowhere. He is officially the King of the South, if u think the king sold millions, or even if u dont….just wait til T.I. vs T.I.P. and well see what the talk will be. Otherwise yall folk can stick it up ur ass.

  • Miss Peachy

    ^^ Bravo!

  • http://myspace.com/abdellahi $$$$$$wayne$$$$$$

    i wonder why everone wants to kill t.i well just because his the king. in jeorgia.