Yo-Yo on the red carpet, "Michael was born with it"

Yo-Yo is a Grammy nominated American hardcore rapper and actress. Much of her music has advocated female empowerment, denouncing the frequent sexism found in rap music. Yo-Yo dubbed her rap crew the IBWC, which stood for the Intelligent Black Woman's Coalition.

TRIPLE THREAT OSCAR AWARD-WINNING ACTOR, CHART-TOPPING SONGSTER AND COMEDIAN JAMIE FOXX TAPPED TO HOST THE BET AWARDS 09

PHENOMENAL PERFORMANCES BY NE-YO AND MAXWELL
ALONG WITH MANY MORE AT THE NINTH ANNUAL SHOW PREMIERING LIVE SUNDAY, JUNE 28

Legendary Soul Singers the OJays Will Be the Recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award

NEW YORK May 12, 2009 BET Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), today announced that Academy Award-winning actor and GRAMMY Awards®-nominated R&B artist Jamie Foxx has been selected to grace the stage as the host of the BET AWARDS 09. As the #1 rated awards show among African American viewers, the ninth annual BET Awards will not disappoint as the brightest stars in music, sports and entertainment reunite in Los Angeles historic Shrine Auditorium for a night of exhilarating LIVE performances on Sunday, June 28. This year viewers will be wowed with show-stopping performances by Maxwell and Ne-Yo, with more performers to be named shortly. Moreover, BET will celebrate the musical legacy and contributions of the soul trio, the OJays who will be presented with this years Lifetime Achievement Award.

This years host, Jamie Foxx is no stranger to the limelight—or to BET—as his latest single Blame It tops several of the Billboard charts and his current platinum-selling album, Intuition, debuted at number three on the Top 100 chart. The triple-threat has also scored several awards and nominations throughout his acting career including an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the epic film Ray. After the second week of release, Foxxs sophomore album, Unpredictable, jumped to number one on the Top 200 chart and earned Foxx the distinguished honor of joining the ranks of legendary actors Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Barbra Streisand as the fourth Academy Award winner to also have a number one album in the US.

For the past eight years, the BET AWARDS has not disappointed as fans watched outstanding moments such as last years surprise tribute performance to Al Green by Maxwell and the reuniting of legendary R&B groups TLC, along with the special performance by Alicia Keys




and En Vogue; Michael Jacksons surprise appearance during James Browns tribute; Rick James in his final duet with Teena Marie; Will Smith presenting Muhammad Ali with the first-ever Humanitarian Award; Prince onstage backing Chaka Khan; Stevie Wonder, Yolanda Adams and India.Arie in a powerhouse tribute to Rufus first lady of funk; Destinys Childs steamy lap dance; and the unforgettable reunion of one of hip hops most beloved trios, The Fugees.

BET has once again teamed with Cossette Productions, the famed producers of the GRAMMY Awards® and the eight record-setting BET AWARDS shows, to handle production of the telecast. Stephen Hill, President, Music Programming and Specials, BET Networks, along with Lynn Harris-Taylor, Vice President of Specials, BET Networks, will executive produce the telecast.

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[Hunny1au]

Im not bagging that they have the awards. I just wish they wouldtn segretate it off for just black people. I mean you say about the emmys, oscars etc but I see people of all colours at those awards. i dont really believe in any race having an awards just for that race. I think its sort of segretating people and thats not really a good idea in todays world. I just wish there was less, im black, im white, im asian etc...We all bleed the same ...thats all Im really saying :)

[blacktreemedia]

Hunny1au - I was just wondering, if you were going to answer the question, of what kind of lineup would they have at the WET Awards? Should there not be an award show that honors standout people in our culture, or is the fact that the channel is called BET to begin with? We can all bleed the same and like different music, or speak different languages, or dance to a different beat. Part of diversity is being able to accept that. Is it a problem to have Telemundo or the Latin Billboards?

[Hunny1au]

I wonder what would happen if whites had WET....White Entertainment Awards...LMAO...Im sure they would never hear the end of it..This is segregation at its best.

[blacktreemedia]

Hunny1au - Sure they should have one, what would they do differently on the WET awards than lets say the Emmy Awards, or CMA's or any other number of award shows. Can you please tell us what they would do differently on a WET?

[voymax123]

I wish the world could not see colour but it does, look at the grammy for years black entertainers was never given any props ...THE WORLD DOES NOT SEE PEOPLE FOR PEOPLE THEY SEE COLOUR FIRST..SAD

[Hunny1au]

eracism09 Yeah you're right it probably is a bit naive. But I wish we could just get over it and accept each other more. And opportunities can be had if we just start with ourselves and change OUR OWN attitudes toward the world instead of the woe is me, life is so hard attitude. There are many people from all races who came from nothing and are now successful. I don't believe that colour or race change that. It's all in how bad you want it and what you do to achieve it.

[freestylevideo411]

yo yo is fine

[eracism09]

@Hunny1au I'm sorry to inform you, but just because we all bleed the same does not mean that we are all treated the same, and share the same opportunities.....it's pretty naive to think otherwise!

[jahmunition]

yoyo is so cute

[SuavecitoBro2]

She needs to stop BSing and drop that hard conscious shit she dropped twenty years ago.

[ssaturn]

damn i was the biggest yo yo fan in the world. i remember not gettin out of the car until my parents took me too the wherehouse to buy her damn tapes and cds. i was bad, i have the cd single, tape, maxi single, everything. i was bad. shes my childhood. mj was cool, but i like rock with you and off the wall. remember the time was cool. i like his black songs. nothing from bad at all. rip babe