Guide Note

This is our collection of some of the best videos from the 2008 BET Awards. If there are any of your favorite clips we missed please feel free to suggest a link.

The BET Awards were presented on June 24, 2008, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.

Fast Facts

1. BET Award winners included: Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, Kanye West and Missy Elliott
2. Video of the year winner: "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)"; UGK with OutKast
3. UGK also won best group; rapper Bun B accepted the award and honored former band mate Pimp C
4. Pimp C died in December 2007
5. Al Green was given the Lifetime Achievement Award
6. Alicia Keys performed with SWV, En Vogue and TLC

The BET Awards began in 2001, as a way to recognize outstanding achievement in the field of black entertainment. Each year, Black Entertainment Television presents awards in a host of categories, including music, acting and sports.