Rapper T.I. won two BET Hip-Hop Awards on Saturday night: best collaboration with Rihanna for “Live Your Life,” and album of the year for “Paper Trail.”
The rapper was unable to collect his awards because of a federal weapons conviction that will keep him in prison until March 26, 2010, but fiance Tameka Cottle accepted the awards and read a letter from T.I. to the audience.
“Although I’m not there with you all, I’m there in spirit,” Cottle said. “My road to redemption is almost over.”
Meanwhile, DJ AM posthumously won “DJ of the Year,” Jay-Z earned “MVP of the Year,” Drake won “Rookie of the Year” and Ice Cube landed the “I Am Hip-Hop” Award.
The BET Hip-Hop Awards will air on Oct. 27.
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