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Find sources: "BET Awards 2004" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 4th BET Awards Date June 29, 2004 Location Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, California Presented by Black Entertainment Television Hosted by Mo'Nique Television/radio coverage Network BET ← 3rd · BET Awards · 5th → The **4th [BET Awards](/source/BET_Awards)** took place at the [Kodak Theatre](/source/Dolby_Theatre) in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California) on June 29, 2004. The awards recognized Americans in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. Comedienne [Mo'Nique](/source/Mo'Nique) hosted the event for the second time. ## Performances - [Kanye West](/source/Kanye_West) (ft. [Yolanda Adams](/source/Yolanda_Adams)) — "[Jesus Walks](/source/Jesus_Walks)" - [Rick James](/source/Rick_James) (featuring [Teena Marie](/source/Teena_Marie)) — "[Fire & Desire](/source/Fire_and_Desire_(Rick_James_song))" - [OutKast](/source/OutKast) — "[Roses](/source/Roses_(OutKast_song))" - [Alicia Keys](/source/Alicia_Keys) — "[If I Ain't Got You](/source/If_I_Ain't_Got_You)" - [India.Arie](/source/India.Arie) — "[Georgia on My Mind](/source/Georgia_on_My_Mind)" ([Ray Charles](/source/Ray_Charles) tribute) - [Jay-Z](/source/Jay-Z) (featuring [Kid Rock](/source/Kid_Rock), [Dave Navarro](/source/Dave_Navarro), [Sheila E.](/source/Sheila_E.), [Rick Rubin](/source/Rick_Rubin), [Questlove](/source/Questlove), Omar Edwards and [Adam Blackstone](/source/Adam_Blackstone)) — "[99 Problems](/source/99_Problems)" and "[Public Service Announcement (Interlude)](/source/Public_Service_Announcement_(Interlude))"[1] - [Janet Jackson](/source/Janet_Jackson) (featuring [Elephant Man](/source/Elephant_Man_(musician))) — Medley: "[All Nite (Don't Stop)](/source/All_Nite_(Don't_Stop))," "[R&B Junkie](/source/R%26B_Junkie)" and "All Nite (Don't Stop) (So So Def Remix)." (Janet opened her medley with a spoken word poem that references the controversy and fallout from her performance on the [Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show](/source/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII_halftime_show_controversy): "*Life is strange. One day you're adored; the next you're scorned.* *How do you handle the confusion? Where you put the frustration? I know a place, a place that lifts the fog, that eases the pain''*"[2]) - **Hip-Hop 25th Anniversary Celebration:** - [Sugarhill Gang](/source/Sugarhill_Gang)— "[Rapper's Delight](/source/Rapper's_Delight)" - [Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five](/source/Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five) — "[The Message](/source/The_Message_(Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five_song))" - [MC Lyte](/source/MC_Lyte) — "[Paper Thin](/source/Paper_Thin_(MC_Lyte_song))" - [Slick Rick](/source/Slick_Rick) — "" - [Doug E. Fresh](/source/Doug_E._Fresh) -- "[The Show](/source/The_Show_(Doug_E._Fresh_song))"/"[La Di Da Di](/source/La_Di_Da_Di)" - [Public Enemy](/source/Public_Enemy) -- "[Fight the Power](/source/Fight_the_Power_(Public_Enemy_song))" - [Smokie Norful](/source/Smokie_Norful) -- "Can't Nobody" - [The Isley Brothers](/source/The_Isley_Brothers) -- "[Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)](/source/Fight_the_Power_(Part_1_%26_2))", "[Between the Sheets](/source/Between_the_Sheets_(song))", "[For the Love of You](/source/For_the_Love_of_You)", "[Contagious](/source/Contagious_(song))", "[It's Your Thing](/source/It's_Your_Thing)" and "[Shout](/source/Shout_(Isley_Brothers_song))" (**[Lifetime Achievement Award](/source/BET_Lifetime_Achievement_Award) performance**) ## Presenters - [Brandy](/source/Brandy) and [Jamie Foxx](/source/Jamie_Foxx)—presented [Best Male R&B Artist](/source/BET_Award_for_Best_Male_R%26B_Artist) - [Vivica A. Fox](/source/Vivica_A._Fox) and [Mase](/source/Mase_(rapper))—presented [Best Collaboration](/source/BET_Award_for_Best_Collaboration) - [Nicole Ari Parker](/source/Nicole_Ari_Parker), [Boris Kodjoe](/source/Boris_Kodjoe) and [LL Cool J](/source/LL_Cool_J)—presented [Best New Artist](/source/BET_Award_for_Best_New_Artist) - [Kyla Pratt](/source/Kyla_Pratt) and [Jeremy Suarez](/source/Jeremy_Suarez)—presented [Best Group](/source/BET_Award_for_Best_Group) - [Raven-Symoné](/source/Raven-Symon%C3%A9) and [Tracee Ellis Ross](/source/Tracee_Ellis_Ross)—presented [Best Gospel Artist](/source/BET_Award_for_Best_Gospel_Artist) - [Mo'Nique](/source/Mo'Nique) and [Dorien Wilson](/source/Dorien_Wilson)—introduced [Janet Jackson](/source/Janet_Jackson) - [Ruben Studdard](/source/Ruben_Studdard) and [Fantasia Barrino](/source/Fantasia_(singer))—presented [Best Male Hip-Hop Artist](/source/BET_Award_for_Best_Male_Hip_Hop_Artist) - [Gabrielle Union](/source/Gabrielle_Union) and [Carmelo Anthony](/source/Carmelo_Anthony)—presented [Best Actor](/source/BET_Award_for_Best_Actor) - [Leon](/source/Leon_(actor))—introduced [Smokie Norful](/source/Smokie_Norful) - [Steve Harvey](/source/Steve_Harvey)—introduced [The Isley Brothers](/source/The_Isley_Brothers) and presented their [Lifetime Achievement Award](/source/BET_Lifetime_Achievement_Award) ## Awards and nominations **Video of the Year** - **[Outkast](/source/Outkast)" for [Hey Ya!](/source/Hey_Ya!)"** - [Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9) for "[Crazy in Love](/source/Crazy_in_Love)" featuring [Jay Z](/source/Jay_Z) - [Alicia Keys](/source/Alicia_Keys) for "[You Don't Know My Name](/source/You_Don't_Know_My_Name)" - [Outkast](/source/Outkast) for "[The Way You Move](/source/The_Way_You_Move)" featuring [Sleepy Brown](/source/Sleepy_Brown) - [Usher](/source/Usher_(singer)) for "[Yeah!](/source/Yeah!_(Usher_song))" featuring [Ludacris](/source/Ludacris) & [Lil Jon](/source/Lil_Jon) **Viewer's Choice** - **[Usher](/source/Usher_(singer)) for "[Yeah!](/source/Yeah!_(Usher_song))" featuring [Ludacris](/source/Ludacris) & [Lil Jon](/source/Lil_Jon)** - [Outkast](/source/Outkast)" for [Hey Ya!](/source/Hey_Ya!)" - [Kanye West](/source/Kanye_West) for "[All Falls Down](/source/All_Falls_Down)" featuring [Syleena Johnson](/source/Syleena_Johnson) - [Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9) for "[Crazy in Love](/source/Crazy_in_Love)" featuring [Jay Z](/source/Jay_Z) - [Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz](/source/Lil_Jon) for "[Get Low](/source/Get_Low_(Lil_Jon_%26_the_East_Side_Boyz_song))" featuring [Ying Yang Twins](/source/Ying_Yang_Twins) **Best Collaboration** - **[Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9) for "[Crazy in Love](/source/Crazy_in_Love)" featuring [Jay Z](/source/Jay_Z)** - [Usher](/source/Usher_(singer)) for "[Yeah!](/source/Yeah!_(Usher_song))" featuring [Ludacris](/source/Ludacris) & [Lil Jon](/source/Lil_Jon) - [Outkast](/source/Outkast) for "[The Way You Move](/source/The_Way_You_Move)" featuring [Sleepy Brown](/source/Sleepy_Brown) - [Twista](/source/Twista) for "[Slow Jamz](/source/Slow_Jamz)" featuring [Kanye West](/source/Kanye_West) & [Jamie Foxx](/source/Jamie_Foxx) - [Pharrell Williams](/source/Pharrell_Williams) for "[Frontin'](/source/Frontin')" featuring [Jay Z](/source/Jay_Z) **Best New Artist** - **[Kanye West](/source/Kanye_West)** - [Pharrell Williams](/source/Pharrell_Williams) - [Ruben Studdard](/source/Ruben_Studdard) - [Anthony Hamilton](/source/Anthony_Hamilton_(musician)) - [Chingy](/source/Chingy) **Best Group** - **[Outkast](/source/Outkast)** - [G-Unit](/source/G-Unit) - [Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz](/source/Lil_Jon) - [Jagged Edge](/source/Jagged_Edge_(American_group)) - [Floetry](/source/Floetry) **Best Gospel Artist** - **[Yolanda Adams](/source/Yolanda_Adams)** - [Vickie Winans](/source/Vickie_Winans) - [Byron Cage](/source/Byron_Cage) - [Smokie Norful](/source/Smokie_Norful) - [Donnie McClurkin](/source/Donnie_McClurkin) **Best Female Hip-Hop Artist** - **[Missy Elliott](/source/Missy_Elliott)** - [Da Brat](/source/Da_Brat) - [Jacki-O](/source/Jacki-O) - [MC Lyte](/source/MC_Lyte) - [Rah Digga](/source/Rah_Digga) **Best Male Hip-Hop Artist** - **[Jay Z](/source/Jay_Z)** - [50 Cent](/source/50_Cent) - [Chingy](/source/Chingy) - [Kanye West](/source/Kanye_West) - [Ludacris](/source/Ludacris) **Best Female R&B Artist** - **[Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9)** - [Mary J. Blige](/source/Mary_J._Blige) - [Janet Jackson](/source/Janet_Jackson) - [Alicia Keys](/source/Alicia_Keys) - [Monica](/source/Monica_(singer)) **Best Male R&B Artist** - **[Usher](/source/Usher_(singer))** - [Anthony Hamilton](/source/Anthony_Hamilton_(musician)) - [Ruben Studdard](/source/Ruben_Studdard) - [R. Kelly](/source/R._Kelly) - [Luther Vandross](/source/Luther_Vandross) **Best Actress** - **[Halle Berry](/source/Halle_Berry)** - [Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9) - [Vivica A. Fox](/source/Vivica_A._Fox) - [Sanaa Lathan](/source/Sanaa_Lathan) - [Gabrielle Union](/source/Gabrielle_Union) **Best Actor** - **[Denzel Washington](/source/Denzel_Washington)** - [Morgan Freeman](/source/Morgan_Freeman) - [Mos Def](/source/Mos_Def) - [Will Smith](/source/Will_Smith) - [Don Cheadle](/source/Don_Cheadle) - [Laurence Fishburne](/source/Laurence_Fishburne) **Best Female Athlete of the Year** - **[Serena Williams](/source/Serena_Williams)** - [Cheryl Ford](/source/Cheryl_Ford) - [Lisa Leslie](/source/Lisa_Leslie) - [Laila Ali](/source/Laila_Ali) - [Venus Williams](/source/Venus_Williams) **Best Male Athlete of the Year** - **[LeBron James](/source/LeBron_James)** - [Barry Bonds](/source/Barry_Bonds) - [Carmelo Anthony](/source/Carmelo_Anthony) - [Tiger Woods](/source/Tiger_Woods) - [Shaquille O'Neal](/source/Shaquille_O'Neal) **Lifetime Achievement Award** - [**The Isley Brothers**](/source/The_Isley_Brothers) **Humanitarian Award** - [**Danny Glover**](/source/Danny_Glover) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Jay-Z & Kid Rock - 99 Problems - 2004"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=083K09LrEo4). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Janet Jackson - All Nite Don't Stop, R&B Junkie, \[BET Awards 2004\]"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V9GcRYpx4I). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. v t e BET Awards Music Album of the Year Video of the Year Video Director of the Year Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award Best Collaboration Best Group Best Male Hip Hop Artist Best Female Hip Hop Artist Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Best New Artist Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award Best International Act Best New International Act Movies Best Movie Best Actor Best Actress Athletes Sportsman of the Year Sportswoman of the Year Special awards BET Her Award YoungStars Award Humanitarian Award Lifetime Achievement Award Ultimate Icon Award Defunct awards Best Actor & Actress of the Year Best Gospel Artist J Cool Like That Award J Award Best International Act: Africa Best International Act: UK FANdemonium Award International Viewers' Choice Award Best International Act: Europe Award ceremonies 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [BET Awards 2004](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BET_Awards_2004) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BET_Awards_2004?action=history)). 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