The full winner list of 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards has been revealed. Kendrick Lamar, who competed in 14 categories, was the biggest winner with five awards that include Album of the Year for his newest album “good kid, m.A.A.d city”.
Best Hip-Hop Video: Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
Best Collabo, Duo or Group: A$AP Rocky (feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) – “F**kin’ Problems”
Best Live Performer: Jay-Z
Lyricist of the Year: Kendrick Lamar
Video Director of the Year: Benny Boom
Hustler of the Year: Jay-Z
Best Hip-Hop Style: Tie: A$AP Rocky, Nicki Minaj
Best Hip Hop Online Site: World Star Hip-Hop
Best Club Banger: French Montana (feat. Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne) – “Pop That”
Album of the Year: Kendrick Lamar – “good kid, m.A.A.d city”
Sweet 16: Kendrick Lamar – “F**kin’ Problems”
Impact Track: J. Cole (feat. TLC) – “Crooked Smile”
MVP of the Year: Kendrick Lamar
Track of the Year: Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
Producer of the Year: Mike Will Made It
DJ of the Year: DJ Drama
Best Mixtape: Big Sean – “Detroit”
Rookie of the Year: A$AP Ferg
People’s Champ Award: Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
NEW VIDEO: SNOOP “NO GUNS ALLOWED”
Taking newspaper headline clippings and audio-visual footage from recent shooting incidents as the backdrop for his new single “No Guns Allowed”, Snoop Lion a.k.a Snoop Dogg debuts a simple yet powerful new music video that drives home his firm anti-violence message. The 41-year-old artist sheds his gangster rapper persona for his newly-discovered reggae alter ego on this track and his forthcoming new album “Reincarnated”, set to debut on April 23.
Snoop clearly wants to impart a strong message with the Jessy Terrero-directed visuals, starting the four-minute clip with no less than President Barack Obama in recent news footage where he was speaking about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting tragedy that happened back in December. With the desire to “spread the message of non-violence and the importance of unity and peace,” Snoop then shows the harrowing images from the recent spate of mass shootings in and outside the United States to appeal an end to innocent killings.
The new clip also doesn’t lack in formidable reinforcements, with Canadian rapper Drake rapping a verse about a shooting incident in his native Toronto that marred a neighborhood party killing two of his own friends and injuring several others, including a helpless toddler. Snoop’s own daughter, Cori B. also handles the hook very well, singing with a gospel choir as they do backing vocals for his father.
“It’s a powerful song and we hope to spread a positive message,” Snoop said about his new work. “We’ve seen too much bloodshed involving guns and we want to prevent the next incident from happening. That’s what it’s all about, trying to bring awareness and push love and peace.”
SNOOP TALKS GUNS ON “PIERS MORGAN TONIGHT”
Snoop Lion – a.k.a. Snoop Dogg – believes guns should be more difficult to buy. The gangster rapper turned Rastafarian stopped by the set of CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” on Thursday and talked gun control among other topics.
Snoop blames America’s gun issues on the idea that Americans idolize guns. He says Americans are guilty of “promoting the gun as one of the most highly touted things.” Snoop admits that much of that influence comes from the entertainment industry, but says the real issue is figuring out how to prevent tragedies from happening again.
Snoop also opened up about changing his name from Snoop Dogg. He says the name change was part of a spiritual evolution that he had while recording his upcoming reggae album Reincarnated in Jamaica.
Snoop’s spiritual rebirth has allowed him to create songs that represent his true spirit. He says he always felt that his music wasn’t coming from his heart and that now he is able to make music from “a place of love.”
Reincarnated hits stores on April 23rd. Before that fans can catch Snoop’s journey to the Rastafari movement on his “Reincarnated” documentary which hits theaters on March 15th.
