2008 BET Hip Hop Awards
The 2008 show was hosted by T-Pain.Performances
- "What Up, What's Haapnin'"/"Swing Ya Rag"/"The Last of a Dying Breed"/"On Top of the World" - T.I.. Feat.Ludacris, Swizz Beatz & B.o.B
- "Hero" - Nas Feat. Keri Hilson
- "Bust It Baby Pt. 2" - Plies Feat. Ne-Yo
- "Crazy World" - Young Jeezy
- "Cha Cha Cha" - MC Lyte
- "Play With My Yoyo" - Yo-Yo
- "Afro Puffs" - The Lady of Rage
- "Shoop"/"Push It"/"Whatta Man" - Salt-n-Pepa
- "Here I Am" - Rick Ross Feat. Nelly & Avery Storm
- "Universal Mind Control"/"Spaz" - Common featuring N.E.R.D
- "Can't Believe It"/"Chopped & Skrewed" - T-Pain Feat. Lil Wayne & Ludacris
- "Why Me"/"It Was a Good Day" - Ice Cube Feat. Musiq Soulchild
- "Marco Polo " - Bow Wow Feat. Soulja Boy
Cyphers
- Cypher 1 - Hurricane Chris, K'naan, Bun B, & Q-Tip
- Cypher 2 - Willy Northpole, Hime, Blaq Poet, & Cory Gunz
- Cypher 3 - Ace Hood, Juelz Santana, Fabolous, & Jadakiss
Winners and nominations
; Kanye West featuring T-Pain – "Good Life"
; DJ Khaled featuring Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman and Rick Ross – "I'm So Hood "
- David Banner featuring Chris Brown and Yung Joc – "Get Like Me"
- Flo Rida featuring T-Pain – "Low"
- Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
- Kanye West featuring T-Pain – "Good Life"
Best Live Performer
; Kanye West
- Busta Rhymes
- Jay-Z
- Lil Wayne
- T.I.
Lyricist of the Year
; Lil Wayne
- Jay-Z
- Nas
- T.I.
- Kanye West
Video Director of the Year
; Chris Robinson
; Akon
- Bangladesh
- David Banner
- J.R. Rotem
- The Runners
MVP of the Year
; Lil Wayne
- DJ Khaled
- Jay-Z
- T.I.
- Kanye West
Track of the Year
; ?
- "A Milli" – Produced by Bangladesh
- "Dey Know" – Produced by Balis Beatz
- "Good Life" – Produced by Kanye West and DJ Toomp
- "Lollipop" – Produced by Jim Jonsin and Deezle
- "Roc Boys..." – Produced by Sean Combs and The Hitmen
CD of the Year">BET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year">CD of the Year
; Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III
; Shawty Lo
; DJ Khaled
; P. Diddy
; Lil Wayne – "A Milli"
- Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos – "Superstar"
- Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
- Rick Ross featuring Nelly and Avery Storm – "Here I Am"
- Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West – "Put On"
- Yung Berg featuring Casha – "The Business"
Hottest Hip Hop Ringtone of the Year
; Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – "Lollipop"
- Flo Rida featuring T-Pain – "Low"
- Plies featuring Ne-Yo – "Bust It Baby Pt. 2"
- Rocko – "Umma Do Me"
- Yung Berg featuring Casha – "The Business"
; Giggs
; Russell Simmons