The second annual Black Entertainment Television awards are scheduled to air live this Tuesday June 25th at 9pm in Los Angeles, California with more than its fair share of black star power to represent it. This year BET will continue with the mad funny duo of Steve Harvey and Cedric the Entertainer as co-host. Performances are scheduled to be done by Nelly (opening performance), Ja Rule and Ludacris. This year fans are voting on line for the Viewer’s Choice Awards with those nominees being: Lil Bow Wow, B2K, Aaliyah, Ja Rule and Alicia Keys. Other categories that hip-hop heads will be focused on are:
| Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Busta Rhymes Ja Rule Jay-Z Ludacris Nas | Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Missy Elliott Foxy Brown Angie Martinez Mystic Trina |
| Best Male Athelete Tiger Woods Kobe Bryant Micheal Jordan Derek Jeter Allen Iverson | Best Group OutKast 112 Destiny’s Child B2K Jagged Edge |
| Best Music Video Aaliyah – “Rock the Boat” Busta Rhymes, P. Diddy, Pharell of the Neptunes – “Pass the Courvosier” P.Diddy, Mark Curry and Black Rob – “Bad Boy 4 Life” Usher – “U Got it Bad” Missy Elliott, Ludacris and Trina – “One Minute Man” | |
