Chamillionaire Nominated For Five 2006 BET Hip Hop Awards

NEW YORK (By Vickie Charles/ Universal Motown Records) - Music's most celebrated debut artist of 2006, hip hop breakthrough artist Chamillionaire was honored with five nominations for the First Annual BET Hip-Hop Awards last week. The first ever hip hop awards presented by the top rated cable network will pay homage to hip hop's global impact with an evening of awards and performances. For Chamillionaire, the unprecedented five nominations come barely a month after beating out proven superstars 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and others for Best Rap Video of the year honors for his groundbreaking 'Ridin'' video, featuring Krayzie Bone, at this year's 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, in addition to his recently announced American Music Award nomination for Best New Artist, along with Carrie Underwood and the Pussy Cat Dolls. Chamillionaire scored the five first ever nods for the BET Hip Hop Awards for Hip Hop Track Of The Year for 'Ridin',' Rookie Of The Year, Hip Hop MVP Of The Year, Best Collaboration, and Viewer's Choice Award (Wireless People's Champ).

Acclaimed for his major label platinum-plus debut smash album, The Sound Of Revenge, the disc has become one of the seminal hip hop records of the year, with the versatile Chamillionaire emerging as a mainstream multi-platform entrepreneur. The single and video for 'Ridin'' became the most requested hit of the year, soaring to the top of the urban, hip hop and mainstream radio charts, and literally transformed the digital landscape. Chamillionaire recently was crowned the biggest selling Ringtone artist ever, certified by the RIAA as the first Triple Platinum Mastertone artist in history. His Myspace site has received over 5 million profile views, earning him more than 1.4 million in digital sales, outselling established stars such as Nelly and T.I.

The First Annual BET Hip-Hop Awards Show will be hosted by comedian Katt Williams, and held at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, GA on November 12th. The show is scheduled to air on BET on November 15th at 8:00 pm EST.
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