The BET Hip-Hop Awards

ASCAP Congratulates 1st Annual BET Hip-Hop Award Winners

ASCAP members were honored at the 1st Annual BET Hip-Hop Awards on Sunday, November 12, 2006, in Atlanta, GA, at the Fox Theatre. The awards show aired on BET on November 15. Young Dro collected two awards for Best Collabo and Best BET Mobile Hot Ringtone for his song, "Shoulder Lean." Chamillionaire also won two awards for Rookie of the Year and Alltel Wireless People's Champ Award. Jay-Z was honored with the Hip-Hop Hustler Award, while Jermaine "JD" Dupri won the Element Award for Producer of the Year. The Nittiproduced song "Goin’ Down" also picked up an award for Hip-Hop Track of the Year.

HIP-HOP HUSTLER AWARD
Jay-Z

ELEMENT AWARD: PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Jermaine Dupri

HIP-HOP TRACK OF THE YEAR
"Goin' Down" - Produced by Nitti

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Chamillionaire

BEST COLLABO
Young Dro - "Shoulder Lean"

ALLTEL WIRELESS PEOPLE'S CHAMP AWARD
Chamillionaire

BEST BET MOBILE HOT RINGTONE AWARD
Young Dro - "Shoulder Lean"