Live from the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live, tonight the 2013 BET Awards go down with host Chris Tucker. Drake leads all nominations with 12 spanning from music from “Take Care” 2 years ago, and even now with his upcoming album “Nothing Was The Same.” Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz right behind with 8 nods; and Jay-Z and A$AP Rocky have 5 as well.
Justin Timberlake and Miguel (also hitting the stage tonight) round up the multiple categories nominations with 4 each. Joining Chris Tucker’s hilarity tonight for presentations will be Gabrielle Union, Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Lala Anthony, Jamie Foxx and Bradley Cooper. Along with the biggest acts in Hip-Hip, R&B, Soul and Gospel, you can enjoy the awards after the jump for the next 3 hours plus.
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7:45 BET Awards starting off with L’s from our boys
8:01 Chris Brown opens the BET Awards with a medley of performances!
8:07 Chris Tucker cutting up on stage right now!
8:14 Miguel Wins Best Male R&B Artist edging out Chris Brown, Bruno Mars, Justin Timerlake and Usher!
8:20 Robin Thicke hits the stage with help from Pharrell & TIP to perform their no. 1 single, Blurred Lines!
8:26 Kendrick Lamar edges out Azealia Banks, Joey Bada$$, Trinidad James, and The Weeknd to win “Best New Artist”
8:32 Kendrick Lamar hits the stage for a quick melody with help from Erykah Badu to perform “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe”.
8:40 Erykah Badu’s Ass leaves the room as well!
8:54 The KING, R. Kelly performing live on the BET Awards! Hits from 93 to beyond.
9:07 Meagan Good Holla!
9:10 Young Jeezy hit the stage to perform a melody of that CTE WORLD shit and performs Beautiful Remix with Mariah Carey and Miguel!
9:30 Nicki Minaj wins “Best Female R&B Artist” and as fab would say “Nomination Fillers”.
9:37 With help from Kendrick Lamar, Miguel Performs the remix for his hit-single “How Many Drinks”
9:43 Kendrick Lamar wins his 2nd awards of the night as “Best Male Hip-Hop Artist” over 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky, Drake, & Future!
9:50 It’s officially time to pay homage to Uncle Charlie Wilson!
10:20 J. Cole hits the stage to perform “Crooked Smile” then “Power Trip” with Miguel.
10:49 A$AP Rocky wins “Best Collaboration” for “Fuckin’ Problems” with Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, and Drake.
11:14 Them Feds WATCHING! 2 Chainz and Pharrell hit the stage to perform their new single.
11:30 The Electric Lady, Janelle Monáe takes stage to close us out