T.I. is the self-proclaimed King of the South when it comes to hip-hop. However, he was noticeably absent from the annual BET Hip-Hop Awards, where he was up for nine nominations, winning two. Apparently, he was in jail for weapons charges after he hired a bodyguard to buy him guns. Performers who were set to perform alongside T.I. at the show went on without him, replacing him with a woman replacement to much crowd laughter.