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The eighth annual BET Hip-Hop Awards will broadcast on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m.

It was filmed at The Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, Ga. on Saturday, Sept. 28 and hosted by rap legend Snoop Doog.

Kendrick Lamar — who garnered major buzz recently for his controversial lyrics on Big Sean’s Control – leads the nominees with 14 nods.