Lil Wayne, The Game, T-Pain and Young Jeezy will be among various artists taking the stage at the third annual BET Hip Hop Awards next week.

Comedian Katt Williams will be hosting the event and other artists expected to take the stage include Ludacris, Common, T-Pain, N.E.R.D and Lady Of Rage.

The third annual BET Hip Hop Awards will be taped at Atlanta’s' Civic Center on October 18th and will air on BET on October 23 at 8:00 p.m.

Lil Wayne leads the list of nominees with 12 nods which include ‘Lyricist of the Year' and 'MVP of the Year'.