This year’s performers will be, Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Common, NERD, Lil Wayne, T-Pain, The Game, Lady of Rage, Mc Lyte and Yoyo. My only question to that is where the EFFF is T.I.???? Homey just moved 500 plus units and he can’t get a slot??? No worries, I’m sure the network and the KING have something up their sleeve for this years festivities. Here’s some additional about the Awards…..

“Showcasing past and present music icons, BET HIP HOP AWARDS ‘08 takes the competition to a whole new level with scheduled appearances by a slew of hip hop heavyweights including GZA, Wu-Tang Clan, Raekwon, Masta Killa, U-God, Inspectah Deck, and RZA. Adding to the hype, rapper Jadakiss will pump up the crowd as celebrity announcer, while the famed DJ Drama spins all night. A special tribute will also be paid to female pioneers in hip hop who have paved the way for women in a predominantly male industry.”

And since I’m not sure whether or not I can announce the line up for their infamous hip hop awards cipher, just know it’s going to be dope, to say the least!

For more info on the 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards, slide over here….NOW!  

Sincerely

Low “Ahhhhhhh sh*t, ATL’s going to be POPPIN next week” Key

First and foremost, I would like to send a groovy Happy 4th of July shout to all my faithful SoundOff readers. Yea, I know I should be out celebrating and watching the fireworks light up my local local park, but I got he sudden urge to get some work done….sue me! Anyway, the first day of the Essence Music Festival, which is obviously presented by Coca Cola, has come to an end and it looked like a load of fun.

Though I wasn’t in attendance, I did manage to score some EXCLUSIVE pics courtesy of Skip Bolen and Johnny Nunez. If you happen to be at home tonight, let me know how you spent your 4th in the comments section below. And if you choose not to do so, scroll down……a couple comments about the photos from day one at Essence Music Festival will suffice…..for now lol!

Sincerely

Low “Happy 4th of July to EVERYONE” Key  

Chris Brown showing his fans some love at the Essence Music Festival

Good lord, Chilli STILL gives me the chills….SHEESH!  

MC Lyte was definitely in the house… 

Solange was all smiles during the first day of the Essence Music Festival...

You know when DJ S&S is on the 1’s and 2’s, the party never ends!

New Orleans Mayor, Ray Nagin, gives a speech at the Tyler Perry & Friends seminar.

BET’s very own, Rocsi and Terrence J…. 

Lynn Whitfield made sure her lip gloss was poppin before attending the Essence Music Festival!

I Think their conversation went something like this…

Ray(in gray): LowKey’s working on the Fourth of July?

Tyler (in white): Yea, man! Next to me, he’s one of the hardest working individuals in this business!

Ray: Yea, next year we definitely have to fly him out here….

Tyler: True, true!  

Essence Editor-In-Chief, Angela Burt-Murray, welcomes everyone to the 2008 Essence Music Festival @ the Tyler Perry & Friends seminar.

New Orleans Mayor, Ray Nagin, presents Tyler Perry with a Key to the City of New Orleans at the 2008 Essence Music Festival.