This year’s BET Hip Hop Awards kicked off in Atlanta yesterday.  Here’s The Hip Hop Chronicle coverage of the awards show. Firstly congratulations go to everyone at BET.

It was a fantastic show, great performances and the show threw up a few surprises, The biggest surprise being that Katt Williams didnt present the show, T-Pain did!!!!

Here are some pictures from the red carpet

Russell Simmons

T.I.

50 Cent

Keri Hilson & Ciara

Ice Cube

Salt N Peppa & MC Lyte

T-Pain & Soulja Boy

Bow Wow 

Common