..as DJ Mustard emerges  biggest winner Of The Night

Hosted by none other than  Uncle Snoop  at the Boisfeuillet Jones Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia, the  BET “Hip Hop Awards” 2014  delivers yet another notable year of celebrating hip-hop’s most influential artists with nineteen categories, nine outstanding performances, and five cyphers.

DJ Mustard  was the artist of the night, winning four awards: “DJ of the Year,” “Producer of the Year,” “MVP of the Year,” and “Track of the Year.”   Drake and Kendrick Lamar garnered two awards each. Viewers were treated to memorable performances throughout the night by  T.I., Birdman, DJ Mustard, Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug, YG, Migos, Rae Sremmurd  and  more.  A surprise performance by  Brandy, MC Lyte, Yo-Yo  and  Queen Latifah  celebrated the 20thanniversary of their “I Wanna Be Down” collaboration and brought the crowd to their feet.

In addition,  Common, Jay Electronica, Vince Staples  and the parents of Michael Brown gave a touching tribute to their son, leading the crowd in the “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture.  Michael K. Williams  presented hip hop legend aka “The Human Beat Box,”  Doug E. Fresh  with the “I Am Hip Hop”  Award.

The highly anticipated BET “Hip Hop Awards” cyphers brought the heat with cyphers featuring  Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, Lil’ Mama, David Banner, Remy Ma, Papoose, Ty Dolla $ign  and more, as well as a first time ever live cypher performance on stage.