Since launching in 2006, the annual BET Hip Hop Awards has created a unique space for rap and hip-hop culture to take center stage.

The BET Hip Hop and Soul Train Awards, each annual music award shows, have reportedly been "suspended" by the network. Here's what we know.

BET has indefinitely suspended its Hip Hop and Soul Train Awards. In an interview with Billboard, BET President Scott Mills revealed that the two shows are being temporarily put on pause.