T.I.'s "No Mercy" Is Gold

Although T.I. may be serving his sentence in prison for violating his probation, that does not preclude the ATL rapper from raking in the dough or selling albums from name recognition alone. With no formal promotion for obvious reasons, the rapper's follow-up to the double platinum success Paper Trail has been certified Gold for shipments of 500,000 copies in just six weeks.

2009 BET Hip Hop Awards

The 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards aired yesterday evening with Jay-Z leading the pack of winners with four awards under his belt.

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The award ceremony was nothing spectacular but entertaining nonetheless, with hip hop A-listers Gucci Mane, Snoop Dogg, Mario, Fabolous, Ludacris, and Young Jeezy taking the stage among others. As for the winners, T.I. came in second with the most wins, scoring three awards (two of which he shared with Rihanna for their hit single "Live Your Life"), while Drake and Kanye West came in with two awards. While I do have some disagreements with the nominations of some awards, I think BET did a good job in awarding the winners of each category, since I had virtually no disagreements with the winners. As for awards shows, there is still a ways until the 52nd Grammy Awards, which are slated for January 31, 2010.

Click here for some of the performances of last nights show.