Murdered LA Rapper Nipsey Hustle Wins At BET Awards

LOS ANGELES -- Nipsey Hustle, the L.A. rapper who was murdered earlier this year, posthumously won Best Male Hip-Hop Artist at the 2019 BET Awards on Sunday.

Hussle was gunned down in South Los Angeles on March 31 in front of his clothing store.

Also at the awards show, which was held at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles, rapper Cardi B grabbed two trophies, four months after collecting her first career Grammy Award. She was named best female hip-hop artist and won best album for ``Invasion of Privacy.''

She was nominated for five other awards.

Megastars Beyonce and Bruno Mars took home best female and best male R&B/Pop Artist honors.

Rappers DJ Khaled and YG and singer John Legend collaborated in a tribute to Hussle during the show.

Regina King and Michael B. Jordan were named best actress and best actor.

The complete list of winners:

BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Beyonce

BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Bruno Mars

BEST GROUP
Migos

BEST COLLABORATION
Travis Scott feat. Drake, ``Sicko Mode''

BEST MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Nipsey Hussle

BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Cardi B

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Childish Gambino, ``This Is America''

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Karena Evans

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
``Invasion Of Privacy,'' Cardi B

BEST NEW ARTIST
Lil Baby

BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
Snoop Dogg Ft. Rance Allen, ``Blessing Me Again''

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Burna Boy (Nigeria)

BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT (FAN VOTED CATEGORY)
Sho Madjozi (South Africa)

YOUNGSTARS AWARD
Marsai Martin

BEST MOVIE
Blackkklansman

SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Serena Williams

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Stephen Curry

BET HER AWARD
H.E.R., ``Hard Place''

2019 COCA-COLA VIEWERS' CHOICE AWARD
Ella Mai, ``Trip''