BET Hip Hop Award winners revealed

Well done if you managed to avoid all online reports on this year's winners of the BET Hip Hop Awards, which is screening on the channel on Friday 18 October at 12:00, as this is a major spoiler alert. Any doubts that the BET Hip Hop Awards would deliver an incredible show were quickly put to rest as hip hop’s elite celebrated another incredible year at the Boisfeuillet Jones Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia. With host Uncle Snoop cruising on the stage, viewers were treated to a show like no other. Kendrick Lamar was the big winner of the night and won five BET Hip Hop Awards, while Drake took home four awards. Rapper Eve honoured hip hop pioneer MC Lyte with the I Am Hip Hop Award. The highly anticipated "ciphers" exceeded expectations, and were only matched by the stellar performances from some of hip hop’s top artists including Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, Diddy, Meek Mill, DJ Khaled, 2 Chainz, French Montana and many more. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony reunited on the BET Hip Hop Awards stage to perform a medley of their biggest hits, including Thuggish Ruggish Bone, First of the Month and Crossroads. The 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards will air on Friday 18 October at 21:00 CAT on BET in sub-Saharan Africa. Here are the winners of the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards: Best Hip Hop Video Drake – Started From the Bottom Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collabo, Duo or Group) A$AP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – Problems Best Live Performer Jay Z Lyricist of the Year Kendrick Lamar Video Director of the Year Benny Boom DJ of the Year DJ Drama Producer of the Year Mike WiLL Made It MVP of the Year Kendrick Lamar Track of the Year Started From The Bottom – Produced by Mike Zombie & Noah “40” Shebib (Drake) Album of the Year Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city Who New?: Rookie of the Year Award Powered by Monster DNA A$AP Ferg Hustler of the Year Jay Z Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style) A$AP Rocky and Nicki Minaj Best Hip Hop Online Site WorldStarHipHop.com Best Club Banger French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne – Pop That (Produced by Lee on the Beats) Best Mixtape Big Sean – Detroit Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse Kendrick Lamar – Problems (A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar) Impact Track J. Cole featuring TLC – Crooked Smile People’s Champ Award Drake – Started From The Bottom Remember to tune into BET on Friday 18 October at 21:00 for the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards.