LOS ANGELES -- Lauryn Hill's award-winning year continued Friday.

One month after her historic sweep of the Grammy Awards, the hip-hop

songstress walked away the top winner from the Soul Train Music Awards.

Hill's acclaimed solo debut, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,

nabbed the awards for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album and Best R&B/Soul Album Female.

The winner of five Grammys also won the top video honor, for

"Doo Wop (That Thing)"

(RealAudio excerpt), and was presented with the Sammy Davis Jr. Award

for Entertainer of the Year (Female).

R&B singer R. Kelly took home the male version of that honor.

"I need you to know something really important," Hill said, addressing

the fans in the balcony during one of her acceptance speeches. "There is

absolutely nothing that I'm doing that y'all can't do -- every single

one of you."

Wearing an upswept hairdo, tinted glasses, a yellow shirt and a long,

peach-colored skirt, the 23-year-old singer at another point thanked

"God for the opportunity to do music from my heart."

Her mother, Valerie Hill, presented the Entertainer of the Year honor.

The elder Hill, who wore her hair in the same upswept style, said her

daughter's success can be attributed to "her tireless work ethic, her

sense of responsibility ... her spirituality, and her devotion to family

and God."

Other winners included Next, Brian McKnight, the Temptations, Deborah

Cox and Herbie Hancock.

The ceremony, honoring R&B, hip-hop, jazz and gospel artists, was held

at the Shrine Auditorium and hosted by singers McKnight and Monica and

model Tyra Banks. Hill, Whitney Houston, Monica, Kirk Franklin and the

Nu Nation, Da Brat and Busta Rhymes performed during the two-hour show.

Busta Rhymes, who lost to Hill in the video category, gave one of the

night's many high-energy performances, with a rendition of "Gimme Some

More," from his third album, E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The

Final World Front (1998). Dressed in oversized pants and a cape that

featured a cloud print design, he riled the crowd as he performed,

eventually stripping down to a tank top and blue jeans.

The fly of the rapper's jeans was gaping open, and laughter and

expressions of surprise echoed throughout the building.

In addition to the Entertainer of the Year honor he shared with Hill,

R. Kelly won the Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album (Male) award for R.

Kelly, who was backstage waiting to perform, sent former basketball star

Magic Johnson and rapper Mase to the stage to accept the latter award.

A few minutes later, when he took the stage to accept his Entertainer of

the Year award, Kelly said, "I want to thank everybody for making me

who I am."

R&B singer Luther Vandross also won a special award. He received the

Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements. As part of the

award presentation, K-Ci and JoJo, El Debarge, Johnny Gill and Kenny

Lattimore performed a medley of Vandross songs.

Backstage, Vandross proudly held his award -- a partial statue of Jones,

the legendary R&B and jazz producer, mounted on a plaque. "I'm deducting

this from my step aerobics class Monday," said the singer, lifting the

award as though he were pumping iron.

Backstage, winners rejoiced in their victories and performers and

presenters praised the overall spirit of the show. "We're just happy to

help everybody reach their goals and dreams," said Johnson.

Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist Kelly Price described her honor as

"like God smiling on me one more time."

Another winner, Deborah Cox, said the night's excitement was echoing

thousands of miles away.

"I already called my mom and dad in Toronto," said an obviously excited

Cox, whose "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" edged out Hill's "Doo Wop

(That Thing)" for Best R&B/Soul Single (Female). "I could hardly speak

to anyone because they were screaming so loud."

List of Soul Train Award Winners:

Best R&B/Soul Single, Female: Deborah Cox, "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"

Best R&B/Soul Single, Male: Brian McKnight, "Anytime"

Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo: Next, "Too Close"

Best R&B/Soul Album, Female: Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Best R&B/Soul Album, Male: R. Kelly, R.

Best R&B/Soul Album, Group, Band or Duo: Temptations, Phoenix Rising

R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year: Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill/

Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: Kelly Price, Soul of a Woman

Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video: Lauryn Hill, "Doo Wop (That Thing)"

Best Jazz Album: Herbie Hancock, Gershwin's World

Best Gospel Album: Kirk Franklin, The Nu Nation Project