BET Awards 2002

2nd BET Awards
Date	June 25, 2002
Location	Kodak Theater, Los Angeles, California
Presented by	Black Entertainment Television
Hosted by	Steve Harvey ; Cedric the Entertainer
Television/radio coverage
Network	BET

The 2nd BET Awards took place at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 25, 2002. The awards recognized Americans in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. Comedian Steve Harvey and Cedric the Entertainer hosted the event for the second time.

Performances

Yolanda Adams – "I'm Gonna Be Ready" and "Since the Last Time I Saw You" (Medley)
Usher – "U Don't Have to Call"
Nelly – "Hot in Herre"
Mary J. Blige and Ja Rule – "Rainy Dayz"
Ludacris – "Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)" and "Move Bitch" (Medley)
Ja Rule and Charli Baltimore – "Down Ass Bitch"
Chaka Khan – "Fantasy"
Lil' Bow Wow – "Take Ya Home"
B2K – "Uh Huh"
Ashanti – "Foolish" and "Happy"

Winners and nominees

Video of the Year	Viewers' Choice
Busta Rhymes feat. P. Diddy and Pharrell – "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" Aaliyah – "Rock the Boat" Missy Elliott feat. Ludacris and Trina – "One Minute Man" P. Diddy feat. Black Rob and Mark Curry – "Bad Boy for Life" Usher – "U Got It Bad"	B2K – "Uh Huh" Aaliyah – "Rock the Boat" Ja Rule feat. Ashanti – "Always on Time" Lil' Bow Wow – "Take Ya Home" Alicia Keys – "Fallin'"
Best Female Hip Hop Artist	Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Missy Elliott Foxy Brown Angie Martinez Mystic Trina	Ja Rule Busta Rhymes Jay Z Ludacris Nas
Best Female R&B Artist	Best Male R&B Artist
India.Arie Aaliyah Mary J. Blige Faith Evans Alicia Keys	Usher Craig David Jaheim Maxwell Musiq
Best Group
Outkast 112 B2K Destiny's Child Jagged Edge
Best New Artist	Best Gospel Artist
Alicia Keys Ashanti B2K Craig David Tweet	Yolanda Adams Kurt Carr Kirk Franklin Fred Hammond CeCe Winans
Best Actress	Best Actor
Halle Berry – Monster's Ball and Swordfish Aaliyah – The Queen of the Damned Angela Bassett – The Score Vivica A. Fox – Kingdom Come and Two Can Play That Game Jada Pinkett Smith – Ali and Kingdom Come	Will Smith – Ali Morgan Freeman – Along Came a Spider Eddie Murphy – Dr. Dolittle 2, Showtime and Shrek Chris Tucker – Rush Hour 2 Denzel Washington – Training Day and John Q.
Sportswoman of the Year	Sportsman of the Year
Laila Ali Vonetta Flowers Lisa Leslie Serena Williams Venus Williams	Kobe Bryant Allen Iverson Derek Jeter Michael Jordan Tiger Woods
Lifetime Achievement Award	Humanitarian Award
Earth, Wind & Fire	Muhammad Ali

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External links

BET Awards website

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