Nicki Minaj And Young Money Triple Up On BET Awards

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Cash Money records/ K&K PR) - Young Money/Cash Money Recording artists earned three 2010 BET Awards. Young Money's first lady of rap Nicki Minaj won two in the coveted Best New Artist and the Best Female Hip-Hop categories. The super group Young Money was awarded the well deserved title of Best Group.

Nicki Minaj and Alicia Keys were the only artists to take multiple awards home at the 2010 award show, while she also performed three times on the show which aired live on BET on Sun. June 28. Nicki Minaj, who is also a member of Young Money, has her name etched on three awards, making her the most winning artist of the night.

The accolades add to the buzz about Nicki Minaj's highly anticipated debut album that is due in stores this fall. She's already proven her capacity for hit making, featured on Lil Wayne's 'Knockout,' Christina Aguilera's "WooHoo", Usher's 'Little Freak' and Robin Thicke's 'Shakin' It 4 Daddy, which she performed with Thicke on the Late Show with David Letterman. Her appearance on the Ludacris smash 'My Chick Bad' was an instant sensation. She continues to gain accolades, garnering more than 4.5 million YouTube hits sharing a bill with Mariah Carey on 'Up Out My Face.'

With Minaj on board and a superstar cast in the making, Young Money is a force to be reckoned with, churning out massive hits such as 'BedRock.' The other members include Cash Money superstar and Young Money CEO Lil Wayne, Drake, Mack Maine, Gudda, Jae Millz, Tyga, Gudda Gudda, Shanell, Lil Chuckee, Twist and T Streetz.