They say Ludacris performed and then dipped out. He so manly.



Rap mogul Jay Z, left, performed one tune and dipped out after posing with Young Jeezy. Neither man walked the red carpet.


Fortunately, Tiny & Toya arrived to save the day for BET. LOVE the red hair on Tiny! Tiny read a letter from her incarcerated fiance T.I. after accepting his two awards. They say T.I. is expected to be released from prison within the next couple of months.


Monica looked beautiful in all black.



Monica, left, posed with rapper Trina.



My girl Diamond, right, and her man Lil Scrappy attended the Awards show.


Rapper-turned-director Ice Cube, right, and his handsome sons. Cube won the Icon of Hip Hop Award.


Rapper Yung Joc took it all the way back to the days when Hip Hop music was less about violence and bling and more about our culture, our personal expression and rap as an art form. LOVE him!


Actor/comedian Mike Epps lost out on the juicy Richard Pryor role to comedian Marlon Wayans.


Singer Mario surrounded by a bevy of Fulton County beauties.

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