Ludacris, Young Jeezy & Jermain Dupri to announce BET award nominees

By: Yves Erwin Salomon

Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri, and Young Jeezy will be in Atlanta on Thursday, October 12th, to announce the nominees for the first annual BET Hip Hop Awards which will be held on November 12th in Atlanta, Georgia. MTV.com reports that the show will be hosted by Katt Williams.

In related news, Ludacris is riding high as his new album, Release Therapy, is the Number One album in the country. The set's lead single, "Money Maker" featuring Pharrell Williams, should challenge Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack," for the Number One position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart this week.