THE 2019 CATEGORIES INCLUDE “ISSA WAVE”, “LMAO!”, “STAN LOVE”, “SOCIAL HUSTLE” AND “BEST CELEB FOLLOW”.  NOMINEES INCLUDE @THEBSIMONE2, @BLAMEITONKWAY, @SNOOPDOGG, @THESHIGGYSHOW, @IAMZOIE, @IAMCARDIB, @CHICKLET.HF, @ELLAMAI, @CITYGIRLS, @JAYVERSACE, @QUEENNAIJA, @WILLSMITH, @PLIES, @HAHADAVIS, @KINGJAMES AND MANY MORE.

“THE BET SOCIAL AWARDS” WILL AIR LIVE FROM ATLANTA, GA

VOTING IS NOW OPEN AT BET.COM/BETSOCIALAWARDS

NEW YORK – January 17, 2019 – Returning for the second consecutive year, “THE BET SOCIAL AWARDS” will celebrate the best viral social media moments over the past year,across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and more.  This LIVE one-hour event will feature Social Media stars, celebrities, social-inspired performances, unexpected award moments, and tons of surprises. Keeping with BET’s tradition of celebrating the best in entertainment, the network will once again host an electrifying night of television that is bound to have social media buzzing.  “THE BET SOCIAL AWARDS” airs LIVE Sunday, March 3rd at 8 p.m. ET/PT from Atlanta, GA.

Voting will happen across five categories: “Issa Wave”, “LMAO!”, “Social Hustle”, “Stan Love”, and “Best Celeb Follow”.  The 2019 nominees include Kevin Hart, Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Cardi B, LeBron James, Queen Naija, JayVersace, BlameitonKway, LalaMilan, TheShiggyShow and many more.  Round One of voting will select the five finalists in each category.  Voting starts today.

Additionally, the show will honor a social activist who uses social media as a tool to keep us informed, mobilized and hopeful for change with the “Social Movement” award; and the “Social Verified” award, which will honor an individual(s) who continuously elevates the social media landscape.

For updates and more information about “THE BET SOCIAL AWARDS”, please visit BET.com/BETSocialAwards.  Join the conversation on social media by logging on to our social media platforms using the hashtag: #BETSocialAwards.

“THE BET SOCIAL AWARDS” is a BET Production, with Mike Epps and Kyra Robinson serving as Executive Producers.

See below for the complete list of “THE BET SOCIAL AWARDS” 2019 Official Nominees:

ISSA WAVE

“Issa Wave” highlights newer music artists who have made some of the biggest waves in music over the past year via social media, word-of mouth, or by bubbling via streaming sites and underground radio shows.

1. @YELLABEEZY214
2. @ELLAMAI
3. @LILBABY_1
4. @GUNNA
5. @QUEENNAIJA
6. @IAMDANILEIGH
7. @C.SYRESMITH
8. @CITYGIRLS
9. @HERMUSICOFFICIAL
10. @JACQUEES

LMAO!

This category highlights some of the funniest, most innovative, and popular social media comedians of the year. From skits, to roasting, to all out transformation into characters we love, these entertainers have expanded the landscape of comedy.

1. @THEBSIMONE2
2. @IAMZOIE
3. @KEVONSTAGE
4. @THECHRISTISHOW
5. @IAMCAREYBOY
6. @THATGIRLJAYCOLE
7. @YESIMPRETTYVEE
8. @HAHADAVIS
9. @CHICKLET.HF
10. @JUHAHNJONES

SOCIAL HUSTLE

“Social Hustle” highlights individuals that have taken their social media savvy and flipped it into big success. Proving that it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.

1. @THEALIYAJANELL
2. @SUPA_CENT
3. @TOKYOSTYLEZ
4. @PREMADONNA87
5. @LALAMILAN
6. @BLAMEITONKWAY
7. @JACKIEAINA
8. @THEPATRICIABRIGHT
9. @JAYVERSACE
10. @THESHIGGYSHOW
11.  @HIPHOPENQUIRER (shameless plug)

STAN LOVE

Oh they fan FANS! The “Stan Love” category salutes the die-hard fan clubs that ride with their favorite celebrity through thick and thin. These celebrities have true STAN LOVE.

1. BEYHIVE (BEYONCÉ)
2. BARBZ (NICKI MINAJ)
3. BARDIGANG (CARDI B)
4. RIHANNA NAVY (RIHANNA)
5. TEAMBREEZY (CHRIS BROWN)
6. TEAMDRIZZY (DRAKE)
7. LAMBS (MARIAH CAREY)
8. CICI ARMY (CIARA)
9. FUTUREHIVE (FUTURE)

BEST CELEB FOLLOW

Living their best lives and inviting us to experience it with a front row seat; these celebrities leave the big screen to hang out with us on our social screens. They inspire us, they make us laugh, and even sip tea with us as social media drama unfolds…even if they’re the ones in the middle of it.

1. KEVIN HART (@kevinhart4real)
2. SNOOP DOGG (@snoopdogg)
3. DIDDY (@diddy)
4. SERENA WILLIAMS (@serenawilliams)
5. CARDI B (@iamcardib)
6. NICKI MINAJ (@nickiminaj)
7. WILL SMITH (@willsmith)
8. PLIES (@plies)
9. LEBRON JAMES (@kingjames)
10. LIL DUVAL (@lilduval)
11. AMANDA SEALES (@amandaseales)
12. KEKE PALMER (@keke)
13. JADA PINKETT SMITH (@jadapinkettsmith)

“THE BET SOCIAL AWARDS” RETURNS  LIVE SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2019 AT 8 P.M./ 5 P.M. ET/PT

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The lines were wrapped around the block to gain access to event promotor Keshia Walker who hosted three of the biggest events during Essence Weekend and all were star-studded and heavily attended. Hip Hop Enquirer had exclusive backstage access to the three days of events which kicked off on Friday.

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A big move to Beverly Hills, King Bach chasing you with a gun, Mike Tyson in a perm, and an angry mob of neighbors attempting to kill you on the one night crime is legal… this is probably what Carl Black (Mike Epps) and family would describe if you were to ever meet the Blacks.  Prepare to be entertained as we witness this family of highly untrained, nonprofessionals do what it takes to get through the purge with their number one rule to surviving the night – doing what white people don’t do in scary movies!  Check out the new red band trailer below where misadventure, panic and comedy unravel in this hilarious upcoming spoof, MEET THE BLACKS, starring Mike Epps.

Synopsis: The Black family is getting out of Chicago in hopes of a better life. After Carl Black (Mike Epps) recently came into some unexpected funds, Carl takes his family and leaves the hustling lifestyle behind for something better. Carl, his wife Lorena (Zulay Henao), son Carl Jr., daughter Allie Black (Bresha Webb) and cousin Cronut (Lil Duval) pack up and move to Beverly Hills.  As luck wouldn’t have it, Carl couldn’t have picked a worse time to move. They arrive right around the time of the annual purge, when all crime is legal for twelve hours.

Movie hits theaters April 2016

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You know him from his hilarious interviews on Thisis50.com but did you know Young Jack Thriller used to be a stripper in Atlanta and went by the name Honey Bunz.

Peep the hilarious first part of a three-part interview as Jack Thriller talks about growing up in Atlanta and hanging around Grand Hustle and Lil Duval and why T.I. refused to call him by his previous alias and how the King helped christen his new name.

The comedy begins with the exclusive interview below as well as the back story footage on Honey Bunz.

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Khambrea Johnkins & Plies

Jingle Bash 2009 hit the Philips Arena with some of the hottest performances this year with acts like Shawty Lo, Yung Dro, Nicki Minaj, Trey Songz, & Lil Wayne plus many others but while Trey Songz along with Usher & Keri Hilson clearly gave one of the best performances of the night, the highlight of the evening came from one of hip hop’s most giving rappers.

Algernold Lanier Washington professionally known to the world as Plies asked during his performance “who was a senior in high school?” After panning the crowd for that individual, he found 18 year old Khambrea Johnkins who attends Carver High School in Atlanta. Plies promised her in front of an estimated 15,000 screaming fans that if she wanted to attend college after graduation he would pay her entire tuition…wow! He couldn’t have chosen a more qualified candidate in picking this brilliant 18 year (well my daughters would obviously had been my first pick) because not only does she maintain a 4.0 GPA but her chosen profession is to become a nurse and attend the University of Miami once she is finished with high school.

We checked with the University of Miami today and was told that the tuition to attend the school is approximately $52,000.00 per year bring the total to $208,000.00 for a four year college education. “I thought I wouldn’t be able to go to the school because the tuition was so expensive but Plies has made my dream come true” states Ms. Johnkins. She also stated that when she spoke with Plies on the phone he just wanted her to promise that she would ‘go hard” on her studies and that he is a pretty good judge of people and didn’t believe she would let him down.

Listen to her audio interview here:
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Check out some of the photos from the show.

Shawty Lo

Soulja Boy

Keisha McCotry (Prominience Marketing Group)

Fabo

Freddyo (Fred Anderson) Shivon (Bet College Hill Atlanta 2009)

Diamond

Diamond

Trey Songz

Keri Hilson & Trey Songz

Nicki Minaj

Lil Wayne & Shanell

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David Alan releases his first book “Barack Like Me: The Chocolate-Covered Truth”. From growing up in Detroit, where he marched as a ten-year-old with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to attending the inauguration of President Barack Obama, where he narrowly avoided the Purple Tunnel of Doom but still saw nothing, David Alan Grier examines how he and America have changed for the better and the funnier.

The book explains the true meaning of the “Magical Negro”; recalls the formative episodes from his life, including being rejected by the Black Panthers at their headquarters door, turning down the initial offer to work on In Living Color, and for the first time ever sneaks you backstage at Dancing with the Stars, where he exposes the inner workings of the show. Grier unabashedly muses on politics, culture, and race while recounting his own life story in this edgy, timeless, hilarious, and revelatory memoir and look at all things Barack.

Photos: Wire Image

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