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If you want to get into the Source Awards, you're in luck if you move fast. The James L. Knight Center has only 5,000 seats, 1,500 of which are already reserved, but a limited number of tickets are on sale at www.ticketmaster.com. And unlike tickets for the MTV Awards, these are actually attainable, with main floor and first and second tiers all priced at $80. Doors close at 6 p.m., so make sure you and your crew finish your Crunk Juice early. Security is also going to be tighter than Beyonc�'s shorts, so don't think of pulling a 50 Cent.

If you want to get into the awards in style, you either have to release a best-selling album or pawn Lil Jon's cup, because VIP tickets to the show are being sold only in packages directly from the magazine. (See www.sourceawardsweekend.com or call 786/888-0060.) And to make getting in even more of challenge, the show's organizers are keeping the details surrounding the weekend so hush-hush that most of their own staff at press time didn't know the times and locations of some events. If you can actually afford any of these packages, then you're probably up for an award, so good luck.

Double Platinum Package: $2,950

Two Double Platinum VIP tickets to the awards Two VIP passes to the opening-night, invitation-only Welcome to Miami gala reception at Parrot Jungle Island from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday Two VIP tickets to The Source Youth Foundation Hip-hop Image Awards Brunch Sunday from 11 a.m. to noon Three nights' accommodations for two at the Conrad Miami, The Ritz-Carlton South Beach or the InterContinental Miami Club Level Two VIP passes to the invitation-only 5 Mic Council Party and Private Label Listening Session Two VIP passes for three nights to the official awards party and artist showcase series at Club 112 Two VIP passes to the official awards afterparty Three drink vouchers for ZNO's On the Beach Hip-hop Sports Bar VIP shuttle service One-year subscription to The Source

Platinum Package: $2,050

Two Platinum VIP tickets to the awards Three nights' accommodations for two at the InterContinental Miami, the Hyatt Regency Miami, The Bentley Hotel or the South Beach Marriott Two VIP passes to the opening-night, invitation-only Welcome to Miami gala reception at Parrot Jungle Island from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday Two VIP passes to the invitation-only 5 Mic Council Party and Private Label Listening Session Two 50-percent-off discount VIP passes for three nights to the official awards party and artist showcase series at Club 112 Two VIP passes to the official Source Awards afterparty Three drink vouchers for ZNO's On the Beach Hip-hop Sports Bar VIP shuttle service One-year subscription to The Source

Gold Package: $1,550

Two Gold VIP tickets to the awards Three nights' accommodations for two at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay or the Radisson Miami Hotel Two VIP passes to the opening-night, invitation-only Welcome to Miami gala reception at Parrot Jungle Island from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday Two 50-percent-off discount VIP passes for three nights to the official awards party and artist showcase series at Club 112 Three drink vouchers for ZNO's On the Beach Hip-hop Sports Bar One-year subscription to The Source

VIP Ticket Package: $750

One all-inclusive VIP ticket to the awards One VIP pass to the opening-night, invitation-only Welcome to Miami gala reception at Parrot Jungle Island from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday One 50-percent-off discount VIP pass for three nights to the official awards party and artist showcase series at Club 112 One VIP pass to the official Source Awards afterparty Three drink vouchers for ZNO's On the Beach Hip-hop Sports Bar One-year subscription to The Source

This year's nominees, performers and presenters include: OutKast, Usher, Jay-Z, P. Diddy, Ja Rule, Kanye West, Jadakiss, Mase, Ying Yang Twins, Cam'ron, Fat Joe, Benzino, Lil' Flip, J-Kwon, Snoop Dogg, Scarface, Nelly, Trick Daddy, Lil' Kim, Petey Pablo, Twista, Wyclef Jean, T.I., Young Gunz, Three 6 Mafia, Juvenile, 8 Ball and MJG, Westside Connection, Trina, David Banner, Mario Winans and more.