50 Cent Speaks on Imus and Oprah @ BET

50 Cent responds to the racy remarks made by CBS Radio personality Don Imus, and the backlash that hip hop has recieved in response to it. Such a hot bead issue was made into a hotpoint for news anchors to point the finger at the language used in hip hop music as the reason that stars like 'Kramer' and Don Imus has used the racist descriptions of black men and women in their shows. IT'S GONNA BE A B-DAY AT THE BET AWARDS '07 AS BEYONC?? TOPS ALL NOMINEES WITH SIX NODS Jay-Z, Jennifer Hudson, Ciara, Akon and Gnarls Barkley Also Earn Multiple Nominations With Three Each Award Winning Comedienne, Actress and Author Mo'Nique has Returned to Host the Star- Studded BET AWARDS '07 Show Televising Live from Los Angeles' Famed Shrine Auditorium on Tuesday, June 26 Legendary Songstress Diana Ross to Receive BET Lifetime Achievement Award and Critically Acclaimed Actor and Activist Don Cheadle Set for BET Humanitarian Award 50 Cent and T.I. Among Featured Performers LOS ANGELES, (May 16, 2007) -- BET Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), today announced the nominees, host and recipients of the Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian honors for their signature awards show -- The BET Awards '07. As cable television's number 1 awards show, BET AWARDS '07 is raising the stakes and promises to be the hottest show on television for the seventh year running. BET is making history again as the biggest stars in music, sports and entertainment converge on Los Angeles for a night of fabulous performances and unforgettable surprises on June 26 at 8 p.m. ET/7 CT (tape delayed to the MST and PST time zones) live from the historic Shrine Auditorium. BET will recognize the achievements of artists, entertainers and athletes in 14 categories. R&B queen Beyonc??, fresh off the success of her latest CD "B-Day" and the award-winning film "Dreamgirls," leads the pack with six nominations. Beyonc?? is up for Best Female R&B Artist; Best Collaboration for duets with Jay-Z on "D??j?? vu" and "Upgrade U"; Video of the Year for "Irreplaceable" as well as her sultry turn with Shakira on "Beautiful Liar"; and in the Viewer's Choice Award category. Among the other multiple nominees with three each are: Oscar?? winner Jennifer Hudson, the break-out star of "Dreamgirls"; R&B singing sensation Ciara; Hip Hop balladeer Akon; and the soulful duo Gnarls Barkley. New kid on the block Robin Thicke, scored his first pair of BET AWARDS nods for best R&B Artist and Viewer's Choice for his chart-topping hit "Lost Without You." Other two-fers include Ludacris, Diddy, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, the late Gerald Levert, Ne-Yo, Lil Wayne, Mary, Mary and Corrine Bailey Rae. BET has again teamed with Cossette Productions, the famed producers of the GRAMMY Awards?? and the seventh record-setting BET AWARDS shows, to handle production of the telecast. Lynn Harris-Taylor, BET Vice President of Specials is also Executive Producer of the telecast. Viewership for last year's BET AWARDS show exploded to an amazing 6.6 million viewers (4.1 million households), setting a new mark as the number 1 telecast ever in BET's 26-year history. The BET AWARDS have also -more- generated larger audiences among African Americans in the coveted 18-34 and 18-49 age groups than any other awards show telecast -- including the GRAMMYS??, Soul Train Music Awards, Vibe Awards, NAACP Image Awards, and MTV Video Music Awards. Author: blacktreemedia Keywords: 50 cent imus niggas bitches hoes music censorship bet awards 07 curtis jackson blacktree media oprah hip hop Added: May 17, 2007