And the BET Hip Hop Award Nominees Are...

The BET Hip Hop Awards 2007 will premiere Wednesday, October 17 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).

KRS-One will be honored with an 'I am Hip Hop' Icon Award during this year's festivities.

Atlanta native T.I. leads all leads all Hip Hop Awards nominees with nine nods. T.I. is up for possible honors in the Best Collabo, Best Live Performance, Lyricist of the Year, MVP, Track of the Year, CD of the Year, Hustler of the Year, Best Ringtone and Viewer's Choice categories.

Other artists with multiple nods include Lil' Wayne with seven, Kanye West with six, Common with five, Jay-Z with four, Ludacris and 50 Cent with three, and Diddy and UGK with two.

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Myspace Interview: 50 Cent

As I was checking Myspace, I came across this recently added interview. It seems as if 50 is using every piece of media to get people to buy his album. In an exclusive 5-part interview with Julio G (includes a foreword with Tom), 50 Cent speaks about his new album, The Game, Lil Kim, Eminem and more.

Part 1 of myspace interview : 50 talks about new album Curtis


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Here are parts 2 thru 5 for your viewing pleasure...

Part 2 of myspace interview : 50 talks about The Game, Lil Kim



Part 3 of myspace interview : 50 speaks on who is the King of NY




Part 4 of myspace interview : 50 speaks on Dr. Dre and Eminem



Part 5 of myspace interview: 50 talks about ambition, women