2010 BET Hip Hop Awards
The 2010 show was hosted by Mike Epps. DJ Khaled was the host DJ and DJ Premier DJed the cyphers.Performances
- "B.M.F. "/"MC Hammer" - Rick Ross with Diddy and DJ Khaled
- "Too Legit to Quit" - MC Hammer
- "Speakers Going Hammer"/"Pretty Boy Swag" - Soulja Boy
- "Hard in da Paint"/"No Hands" - Waka Flocka Flame feat. Roscoe Dash
- "Bed Intruder Song" - Antoine Dodson & Michael Gregory of The Gregory Brothers
- "Gucci Time" - Gucci Mane feat. Swizz Beatz
- "You Aint No DJ" - Big Boi feat. Yelawolf
- "Who Dat"/"Blow Up" - J. Cole
- "Salute" - Dipset
- "Don't Let Me Fall" - B.o.B
- "Teach Me How to Dougie" - Cali Swag District
- "The Humpty Dance"/"I Get Around" - Shock G & Money-B of Digital Underground
Cyphers
- Internet Exclusive Cypher 1 - Vado, Reychesta, & Farnsworth Bentley
- Internet Exclusive Cypher 2 - Laws, Reema Major, & Nick Javas
- Cypher 1 - Wiz Khalifa, Bones Brigante, Yelawolf, & Raekwon
- Cypher 2 - Tyga, Kuniva, Diamond, & Royce Da 5'9"
- Cypher 3 - Ice Cube with his sons Doughboy & OMG and Rev Run with his sons Diggy & Jo-Jo
- Cypher 4 - Reek Da Villain, Zawcain, & Mickey Factz
- Cypher 5 - Pusha T, Big Sean, CyHi Da Prynce, Common, & Kanye West of G.O.O.D. Music
- Ghana Exclusive Cypher - D-Black Da Ghana Bwouy, Sarkodie, Kwaku-T, Ayigbe Edem, Babyg, Tinny, & Reggie Rockstone
Winners and nominations
; Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – "Empire State of Mind"
- B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars – "Nothin' on You"
- Drake – "Find Your Love"
- Jay-Z featuring Rihanna & Kanye West – "Run This Town"
- Jay-Z featuring Swizz Beatz – "On to the Next One"
Reese’s Perfect Combo Award
; Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – "Empire State of Mind"
; Jay-Z
- Busta Rhymes
- Drake
- Kanye West
- Lil Wayne
Lyricist of the Year
; Eminem
- Drake
- Lil Wayne
- Nicki Minaj
- Jay-Z
Video Director of the Year
; Hype Williams
; Swizz Beatz
; Drake
- B.o.B
- Eminem
- Jay-Z
- Rick Ross
Track of the Year
Only the producer of the track nominated in this category.
; "BMF" – Produced by Lex Luger
; Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
- B.o.B –
- Eminem – Recovery
- Drake – Thank Me Later
- Rick Ross – Teflon Don
DJ of the Year
; DJ Khaled
; Nicki Minaj
- Chiddy Bang
- J. Cole
- Roscoe Dash
- Waka Flocka Flame
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
; Nicki Minaj
- B.o.B
- Jay-Z
- T.I.
- Kanye West
Best Club Banger
; Rick Ross featuring Styles P – "BMF"
- Diddy-Dirty Money featuring T.I. & Rick Ross – "Hello Good Morning"
- DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross & Snoop Dogg – "All I Do Is Win"
- Young Jeezy featuring Plies – "Lose My Mind"
- Waka Flocka Flame – "O Let's Do It"
Hustler of the Year
; Diddy
- Drake
- Jay-Z
- Nicki Minaj
- T.I.
Verizon People’s Champ Award
; Nicki Minaj – "Your Love"
- B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars – "Nothin' on You"
- Eminem – "Not Afraid"
- Gucci Mane – "Lemonade"
- Cali Swag District – "Teach Me How to Dougie"
- Drake – "Over"
;WorldStarHipHop.com
- AllHipHop.com
- NahRight.com
- RapRadar.com
- ThisIs50.com
I Am Hip Hop
; Salt-N-Pepa