The 3rd Annual BET Hip Hop Awards air tonight, but due to a number of factors.. the show has dug itself such a hole that any positives we see tonight will not outweigh the negatives. First of all, I know rappers can be profane but is it really necessary to tape delay the ceremony an entire FOUR days? The show happened on Sunday and by now we already know every winner in each category. Where's the suspense? Absolutely anything you want to know about tonight's show is available via a google search.

Then of course there's the fact that the host of the show, Katt Williams, got into an argument with the producers and abandoned the entire thing 24hrs before showtime. The producers were forced to phone T-Pain at 1am and give him a crash course on emceeing the event.

"Katt was disrespectful, difficult and demanding throughout the process and his unprovoked verbal lashing on the producer was unwarranted," a source close to the production told me.

It all began after Williams arrived at rehearsals for the BET Hip-Hop Awards three hours late. A producer greeted him when his RV, which he was driving himself, pulled up and wanted to escort him into the rehearsal.

"He hopped out of his RV and went into a 'do you know who I am' rant. He was angry and wanted to know who called the union on him, because there had been an issue with Katt's camp trying to over-schedule the backup dancers," my source explained.

Apparently the Ohio-bred star of 'First Sunday' then went into rehearsal and acted as though nothing was wrong, but moments later abruptly stopped rehearsal and declared: Someone owes me an apolKatt Williamsogy. I'm sorry, I can't go on without an apology."

I almost don't want to watch it, but the hip hop fan in me is hoping for the best.