HomeFeatureIf It Weren’t For the Performances…+ 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards Winners Ms. Bels Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Feature, Film & Television, Tune In Last night, the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards aired featuring the hottest music and fashions from several of your favorite hip-hop artists. The awards show was filmed in Atlanta back in September. Many events took place that weekend surrounding the awards. Many, of which, STACKS Magazine was able to attend (check our homepage or search “Events” to see photos/videos). Unfortunately, BET didn’t grant our outlet media access again this year. I guess the didn’t appreciate my complaint email from 2013, so we’ve been blackballed. LOL oh well… Anyway, we will continue to support certain aspects of BET since they do, do a fairly good job at representing Black Entertainment. So, no love loss there. My Thoughts This year, Snoop Dogg returned to his hosting gig, which brought along an awkward white-faced character name Todd. Luckily for us viewers, Todd didn’t take up much air time. It was cool to see Nia Long do her thing alongside Snoop in the comedy skits. For majority of the awards show, let’s just say BET played it safe. Maybe I’m getting older and don’t get as hype as I would’ve 20 years ago. Kids and Black Twitter, however, probably got a kick out of this years line-up up performances. The ones that stood out, for me, were Rich Gang’s Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug, Brandy’s “Wanna Be Down” classic with MC Lyte, Yo Yo, and Queen Latifah, Common and Jay Electronica, Dougie Fresh, and Bobby Schmurda. The performances are always tricky when it’s seen on TV. Either the artist(s) are over-hype and plain ole “doing too much” OR the audience just don’t seem that interested. There were one or two moments where the audience preferred to just stay in their seats and bob their heads periodically. But, did ya’ll see T.I.‘s performance?? T.I. was WAY more hype than Young Thug. T.I.’s performance, visually, was a little off-balance. Thankfully, “About the Money” topped the charts and the audience were definitely vibing off of it last night. In case you missed some of the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards performances, watch them below: The Winners Album of the Year – Drake, Nothing Was the Same Best Club Banger – Future, “Move That Dope” Best Collab, Duo or Group – YG f/ Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan, “My Nigga” Best Hip Hop Video – Drake, “Worst Behavior” Best Live Performer – Kanye West Best Mixtape – Wiz Khalifa, 28 Grams DJ of the Year – DJ Mustard Hustler of the Year – Dr. Dre Impact Track – Common f/ Vince Staples, “Kingdom” Lyricist of the Year – Kendrick Lamar Made You Look Award – Nicki Minaj MVP of the Year – DJ Mustard Producer of the Year – DJ Mustard Sweet 16: Best Feature Verse – Kendrick Lamar, “Control” Track of the Year – YG f/ Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan, “My Nigga” Video Director of the Year – Hype Williams Who Blew Up Award – Iggy Azalea Best Hip Hop Online – WorldStarHipHop For more details on the winners and the performances of the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards, visit BET.com.
