The Source magazine announced the nominations for their 7th annual awards show.
Kanye West led
all nominees with seven nods, Ludacris earned six nominations and fellow Atlanta
rapper Lil Jon snagged four.
Other artists nominated
include Jay-Z, Lil’ Flip, Juvenile and Twista, who will face off in the
Artist of the Year category, while Outkast, Westside Connection, Youngbloodz,
and the Ying Yang Twins square off in the Group of the Year category.
"We are very
excited about this year’s nominations, and expect this year’s awards will be
a very special night for the Hip-Hop generation, and the city of Miami,”
Source founder Dave Mays said. “The Source is proud to continue its longstanding
tradition of honoring, and celebrating the incredible talents and accomplishments
of the artists and producers of the Hip-Hop world. We expect many surprise winners,
and look forward to having the leaders of Hip-Hop join us at our show,"
said David Mays. "We are also excited about welcoming our 100,000 fans
from across the country who will join us to celebrate many of the weekend’s
festivities."
The Source Awards
TV Special airs from 8-10 pm, on Tuesday, November 30 on BET.
Below is a complete
listing of all nominations:
SOLO ARTIST OF
THE YEAR: Jay-Z, Ludacris, Lil Flip, Twista, Juvenile
GROUP ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Youngbloodz, Outkast, Ying Yang Twins,
Westside Connection, 8Ball & MJG
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Chingy, Kanye West, G-Unit, T.I.,
Young Gunz
SINGLE OF THE YEAR – Solo Artist: "Right Thurr" – Chingy (Producer:
The Track Starz), "On Fire" – Lloyd Banks (Producer: Eminem &
Kwame),
"Stand Up" – Ludacris (Producer: Kanye West & Ludacris), "Game
Over’"
– Lil Flip
(Producer: Nick Fury), "Tipsy" – J Kwon (Producer: The TrackBoyz)
SINGLE OF THE YEAR – GROUP: "Gangsta Nation" – Westside Connection
(Producer: Fredwreck), "Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop" – Young Gunz (Producer:
Darrell "Digga" Branch), "The Way You Move" – Outkast (Producer:
Carl
Mo & Big Boi), "Stunt 101" – G Unit (Producer: Denaun Porter),
"Lean
Back" – Terror Squad (Producer: Scott Storch)
SINGLE OF THE YEAR – COLLABO: "Damn" – Youngbloodz feat. Lil Jon
(Producer: Lil Jon), "Slow Motion" – Juvenile feat. Soulja Slim (Producer:
Dani Kartel), "Round Here" – Memphis Bleek feat. Trick Daddy &
T.I.
(Producer: Just Blaze), "Salt Shaker" – Ying Yang Twinz feat. Lil
Jon
(Producer: Lil Jon), "Ridin’ Spinners" – Three 6 Mafia feat. Lil Flip
(Producer: DJ Paul & Juicy J)
R&B/Rap Collabo of the Year: "Hotel" – Cassidy feat. R Kelly (Producer:
Swizz Beatz), "Slow Jamz" – Twista feat. Jamie Foxx & Kanye West
(Producer: Kanye West), "Yeah" – Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris
(Producer:
Lil Jon), "Summertime" RMX – Beyoncé feat. Ghostface (Producer:
PDiddy, Mario Winans & Stevie J), "I Don’t Wanna Know" – Mario
Winans feat. P.
Diddy (Producer: Mario Winans)
BEST FEMALE RAP COLLABO: Shawnna – "Dude" RMX by Beenie Man (Producer:
Dave Kelly), Eve – "Not Today" by Mary J. Blige (Producer: Dr. Dre),
Trina – "Right Thurr" RMX by Chingy (Producer: The Track Starz), Remy
Ma – "Lean Back" by Terror Squad (Producer: Scott Storch), Lil Kim
–
"Naughty Girl" RMX by Beyoncé (Producer: Scott Storch)
FAT TAPE SONG OF THE YEAR: "Run" – Ghostface Killah feat. Jadakiss
and
Sheek (Producer: Rza), "Snitch N*****s" – Scarface feat. Z-Ro (Producer:
Mike Dean), "Clap Back" – Ja Rule (Producer: Scott Storch), "Untouchable"
– Untouchables feat. Benzino (Producer: Hangmen 3), "Certified
Gangstas" – Jim Jones feat. Cam’ron & The Game (Producer: Bang)
REMIX OF THE YEAR: "Right Thurr" RMX – Chingy feat. Trina & JD
(Producer:
The Track Starz), "Hell Yeah" RMX – Dead Prez feat. Jay-Z (Producer:
Stic,
M1 & the downbeat production collective), "Blow It Out" RMX –
Ludacris
feat. 50 Cent (Producer: R. Browz), "Neva Eva" RMX – Trillville feat.
Twista (Producer: Lil Jon & Don P), "Rubberband Man" RMX – T.I.
feat.
Mack 10, Trick Daddy & Twista (Producer: David Banner)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Jay-Z – The Black Album (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam),
Kanye West – The College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam), Twista –
Kamikaze (Atlantic), Ludacris – Chicken & Beer (Def Jam South), G-Unit
– Beg For Mercy (G Unit/Interscope)
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR: Jay-Z, Kanye West, Cassidy, Ghostface Killah, T.I.
DANCEHALL/REGGAE ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Elephant Man, Sizzla, Vybz
Kartel, T.O.K., Beenie Man
LIVE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: Ludacris, Wyclef, Kanye West, Ja Rule,
David Banner
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Lil Jon, Kanye West, Just Blaze, Jazze Pha,
Scott Storch
R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR – MALE: Usher, R. Kelly, Mario Winans, Carl
Thomas, Joe
R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Female: Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson, Beyoncé,
Ashanti, Monica
VIDEO OF THE YEAR: "Through The Wire" Kanye West (Director: Coodie
&
Kanye West), "Gangsta Nation" Westside Connection (Director: Dave
Meyers), "Untouchable" – Untouchables feat. Lil Jon & Benzino
(Director: Benzino & J. Jesses Smith), "It’s All Real" – Pitch
Black
(Director: Vem & Tony), "This Way" – Dilated Peoples (Director:
Dave
Meyers)
INDEPENDENT ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Pete Rock – Soul Survivor II
(bbe/rapster), Bleu Davinci – World Is BMF (BMF Records), Freddie
Foxxx – Konexion (bbe/rapster), Soulja Slim – Years Later…A Few
Months After (Cut Throat/Koch), Saigon – Warning Shots (Sure Shot)
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Dizzee Rascal -United Kingdom, Tego
Calderon – Puerto Rico, IAM – France, Choclair – Canada, Skwatta Kamp
– South Africa
BEST ACTING IN A MOVIE BY A RAPPER: DMX in Never Die Alone (Character:
King David), LL Cool J in S.W.A.T. (Character: David "Deke" Kay),
Eve
in Barbershop 2 (Character: Terri Jones), Ice Cube in Barbershop 2
(Character: Calvin Palmer), Spragga Benz in Shottas (Character: Wayne)
