The 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards went down in Atlanta, GA Saturday (Oct 10). We hear Jay-Z and Young Jeezy opened the show in a big way with a surprise performance! Other tidbits from the show include the late DJ AM being the recipient of the “DJ of the Year” award, Kid & Play popping up during New Boyz‘ performance and Gucci Mane performing like 3 or 4 times. The show also featured performances from Soulja Boy, Ludacris, Jim Jones, Snoop Dogg and more.

The show, hosted by comedian Mike Epps, airs on BET on Tuesday, October 27th at 8/7c and we hear it was actually the best out of the few that have gone on over the past few years.

In the meantime, check out all of the photos/happenings from the events surrounding the show by hitting up our BET Hip-Hop Awards ‘09 section and continue reading below for more pics from inside the show!

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Rappers Ludacris and Shawnna were spotted at Luckie Food Lounge in Atlanta Wednesday night (Aug 12) on the set of their new music video for the debut single from their upcoming Battle of the Sexes album, due in stores later this year. The disc will be the first ever hip-hop album from both a male and female perspective.

Comedian Lil Duval also hit up the set of the video. He knows he’s a damn fool for that wig! LMAO … are you following him on Twitter? If you’re not, you’re missing out on some hilarious daily commentary!

Rappers Shawty Lo and Lil Scrappy also rolled through the set of the video. More pics when you continue reading!

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Here’s “Born An OG,” a brand new music video from rapper Ace Hood featuring Ludacris. Lil Scrappy also makes a few appearances in this new video. This song comes straight from Ace Hood’s sophomore album, Ruthless, in stores now! Peep the video after the break…

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T.I., Young Jeezy, Lil Scrappy, and Ludacris (photographed from L to R above) were just a few of the names who took the stage Sunday night at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, and according to our boy Freddy O, “everybody that was anybody was in the building!” Other rappers who took the stage were Rick Ross and Shawty Lo.

T.I., brought out by Young Jeezy, was actually a surprise guest and wasn’t originally included in the line-up. Freddy said fans at the show were a little confused since T.I. was supposed to head to prison a couple of weeks back, but a quick Google search will let them know that ol’ Clifford has until May 6th to turn himself in. Ain’t the inna-net grate?!

Pics from backstage when you continue reading!

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RICK ROSS WAS A CORRECTIONS OFFICER BACK IN THE DAY » Over the past couple of days, rumors began to spread about rapper Rick Ross‘ past employment as a corrections officer in Dade County, FL, and it all started with a comment made by fellow Miami rapper Trick Daddy. Of course, in true hip-hop fashion, Ricky Ross denied the allegations stating that his life was “100% real,” and accused his “haters” of photoshopping his face onto someone else’s body. Well, it turns out, Mr. Ross (real name: William Roberts) was indeed a corrections officer, according to official reports leaked by TheSmokingGun.com. Way to go, Ricky! Or should I say, Willy…

The site matched the rapper’s Social Security number with that of William Roberts who graduated from the Florida Department of Corrections (DoC) training academy and was assigned to Dade County’s South Florida Reception Center in December of 1995. He was 19 years old at the time. He left the job in 1997.

At 19 years old, William Roberts graduated from the Florida Department Corrections training academy and was hired as a prison guard in a Dade County prison in December of 1995. He left the job 2 years later, and about 9 years later, became the rapper we all know as Rick Ross. Wow, what a life history!

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According to Necole Bitchie, following a brief altercation late last night, rapper Lil’ Scrappy was stabbed and subsequently arrested by the police, and is currently being held in Dekalb Country jail. Word is the Atlanta rapper was responding to an emergency call from his sister, who was being attacked by her boyfriend. And when he rushed to her house to confront the guy, they got into a scuffle, which ended up in him being stabbed in the arm. When police arrived, they found along with $8,000 in cash, a .38 Caliber and 2 lbs. of marijuana. Scrappy is said to be in stable current condition and is currently being held on $1500 bond with the following charges: felony firearm/knife possession, felony marijuana possession, misdemeanor battery, and misdemeanor obstruction of officers.

See what you get for trying to help your sister? I hope they arrested her boyfriend too. I’ll have more info as this story develops…