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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BET has indefinitely suspended its Hip Hop ...

The future of the BET Hip-Hop Awards and Soul Train Music Awards is in limbo. In a recent interview with Billboard, BET CEO Scott Mills confirmed that the two staple awards ceremonies will not return ...