2004 BMI Urban Awards: Event Photos

Top Ten Producer Lil' Jon, Songwriter of the Year Pharrell Williams, songwriter/producer Dallas Austin, Top Ten Producer Mario Winans, and Songwriter of the Year Chad Hugo gather at the 2004 BMI Urban Awards

BMI Award-winning artists Busta Rhymes and Anthony Hamilton show off their BMI Urban Award medallions

BMI Top Ten Producer Manny Fresh and his partner Baby are gathered with friends at the BMI Urban Awards.

Songwriter of the Year Pharrell Williams, ICON Al Green, Top Ten Producer Kanyé West, soul singer John Legend, Top Ten Producer Mario Winans

Top Ten Producer Jazze Pha (center) accepts his BMI Urban Award from BMI's Catherine Brewton and Del Bryant

BMI artist Kanyé West (left) receives several Billboard #1 Awards at the 2004 BMI Urban Awards. Congratulating him are BMI's Catherine Brewton, Kanyé's mother, Billboard's Leila Cobo and BMI's Del Bryant

Hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari performs during the musical tribute to BMI ICON Al Green

R. Kelly performs at the 2004 BMI Urban Awards

Universal Music Publishing's David Renzer, who accepted the Urban Publisher of Year Crystal, Mrs. West (Kanyé's mom), classic soul artist Betty Wright, BMI Urban Award winners Anthony Hamilton and Kanyé West, and rapper MC Hammer

Pictured at the 2004 BMI Urban Awards are BMI's Del Bryant and Frances Preston, Producer of the Year R. Kelly, BMI ICON honoree Al Green and BMI's Catherine Brewton

BMI Urban Producer of the Year R. Kelly, who also wrote Song of the Year, "Ignition," performs at the 2004 BMI Urban Awards