On Sunday, November 7, 2010, the 4th Annual Baltimore Crown Underground Awards will take place at The 5 Seasons, honoring the local underground hip hop and poetry community. This event is going to shed some positive light on individuals who have contributed mightily to a collective striving for excellence. I’m very glad that this is taking place, and will definitely be in attendance to those deserving of accolades within the scene for 2010. Hosting this event will be Larry Lancaster, while the wheels of steel will be manned by DJ Harvey Dent. The Baltimore Scene will be overseeing the awards showcase, bringing a show of unity for the hip hop community at large.
Here is a complete listing of the nominees in the 24 separate categories, ranging from Hip Hop Artist Of The Year to Special Contribution Award. Hope to see Baltimore and the surrounding area represent lovely at this year’s monumental event.
HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Labtekwon/Omar Akbar
Ty Gudda
Al Great
Barcardy
Los
Billy Lyve
Shy
Tay-Eaz
Bossman
Axiom
Skarr Akbar
Mully Man
Get Em Mamis
BATTLE MC OF THE YEAR
A Class
Apex
Pt
Troy Brown
Lil Nay
Midas
Ronnie G
Labtekwon
Kane Mayfield
Tae Rock
POET OF THE YEAR
Archie the Messenger
E the Poet MC
Taalam Acey
Emsea Water
Gaia
Luminous
She Seven
Kane Mayfield
Love the Poet
Slangston Hughes
VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Jeneba Suma
Marc Evans
Mai Henderson
CR the Show
Rob Seven
Reina Williams
Cherri Lala
Shadina-
David Correy
Ebony
Jonathan Gimore
Chyna Doll
Michelle Sellers
BAND OF THE YEAR
Ama Chandra and Saturday Moon
Eyes of Autumn
Front Line
Anoxia Sky
Soul Cannon
Brown Fish
Grad Dai
BEST UNDERGROUND RELEASE OF TH E YEAR
“I am the Streets”-Smash and DJ Redz
“The Take”-Al Great
“Deeper Than Dirt”-Dirt Platoon
“6 Star General”-Bar Cardy
“Welcome to the Audience”-Mania Music Group
“Chamicidle”-The Boy Blesst
“The Reconstruction”-J. Pope
“Big in the Hood”-Tay E
“Life Line”-Reap and Evol
“COD”-Si Notes
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
DJ Remedy
Bmore Unique
Skarr Akbar
Fame
Wax Chemistry
Speilberg
Jim Timberland
Rogue
BEST BALTIMORE MEDIA
Best Media
Excape The Matrix/Revolution Media
Politic with Permiss
Spittsmcman Radio Show
Street Smart Magazine
Allbmorehiphop.com
88.9 Strictly Hip Hop
The City Paper
DJ OF THE YEAR
DJ Minus
DJ Booman
DJ Kno Request/Chuck Maddox
DJ Franchise
Dj Reddz
DJ 5 Star
DJ Rome
DJ Remedy
DJ 695
DJ Jabril-3
DJ Kutt
DJ Black Wizard
DJ Harvey Dent
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Raw Tech Productions
ARS
Wright Way Studios
The Spitters Club
Mobtown Studios
Brown Monkey Music Studios
Street Legal
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Sean Toure
D Banks
Street Scott/Street Heat
Steven Speilberg
Mike Traum
General Beatz-One
Sonny Bricks
Rube Ice
Headphones
Inside Men
Mathew Teezy Whte
Kariz Marcel
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Urban Vision
Phylicia Ghee
Lisa Stant
Max Milli
Rah Rah
J5 of Clipse Photography
Tya Anthony
Thomas @ Raw Tech
Fath Boan
Haley for the Rape Grey
Lawon Wilkens
TMK Desmond
Nice Shot
VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Supadave
AV Star Rebel Collective
Profitt Productions
Mike Traum
Ernest-Amplified Video
Mid Atlantic Mafia
Keston of Keystone Productions
Danthecameraman
Grench
MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Tamika Thanial
EC
Pur Entertainment
Singleton
Mark Tayler of Fusion Management
NRG Management
Bridget Johnson
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Tiffany Linnel
Revolution Media
Steez Promo
Billy Lyve
Tay
Barcardy
Chin-Yer
EC
BEST NEW ARTIST
New Sound
Smash
Billy Lyve
Ebony
Lenwood
Lano of Baltimore Banagahz
Mathematics
Karron Johnson
General Beats-One
Hunnit Proof
Ama Chandra
Wyzae
Rome Blackwell
Trace O
UNDER THE RADAR AWARD
-------(Voters really want you to check these artists out)
Ty Gudda
Lady Bird
Selah The Messenger
Lenwood
Alicia Peace
Reina Williams
Rico of Tru Bill
Trace Blam-3
Peter Parker
Gritty Gang
Byrdland Music Group
Grad Dai
BEST POETRY VENUE
Be Free Fridays
Bare Soul
Warm Wednesdays at 5 Seasons
Organic Soul Tuesdays
The Art of Conversation
BEST LIVE VENUE
Organic Soul Tuesdays/Eden’s Lounge
Rams Head
5 Seasons
Black Hole
Sonar
Club Reality
Bourbon Street
Acoustic Thursdays at Peace and a Cup Of Joe
BEST LIVE HIP HOP VENUE
The Quarter at Bourbon Street
The 5 Seasons
Sonar
Black Hole
GOLDEN MIC
------(awarded to MCs who also leaves other contributions to the scene and or enhance the community...even above and beyond them being an MC)
Skarr Akbar-MC/Graphics
Ogun—MC/Community activism/work with allbmorehiphop.com
Comp-MC/Support to artists in the scene
Only-MC/Helps artists secure performance opportunities/mentoring and advice to artists in the scene
To Dalute-MC/Creator of Baltimore Battles
Shaka Pitts-MC/Creator of Pit Fights/Artistic Advocate/Radio Show Host/work, #Music Mondays, work on the Bmore Battle Hip Hop/Battle Scene
GOLDEN PEN AWARD
------(Awarded to poet, writer, jounalist also making a contribution to the scene)
Rebecca Dupas-Poet/ Brought us Verbatim Open Mic
Brandon Soderberg-work with notrivia.com
Al Shipley-work with government names blog/city paper
Chin-yer-mybaltimorediary blog and work for the scene
SPECIAL APPRECIATION AWARD
Walter M. Jones
Sonja Davis
Tay Land Promo
Club Reality
Sonny Brown
Shaka Pitts
Lisa Stant
Billy Lyve
Street Smart Magazine
Ogun
Chin-Yer
Only
Baltimore Artistic Community
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Raven of Revolution Media
Chin-yer
Civil Jones
Haz
Sonika Imaging
Shaka Pitts
Honey Management
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