This is the Final voting round, where we will determine who is the best in the state! Voting will be open from Sunday, November 26th, 2023, until 11:59 pm on Monday, December 11th, 2023. A vote will be successfully tallied after our confirmation email has been replied to by 11:59 pm on Sunday, December 18th, which will be sent from CWHipHopRNB@gmail.com. One vote may be cast from our website here, and one vote may be cast on both an Instagram and Facebook account that follows CWHipHop.
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Best Music Video:
1. SMOLLS – “Off The Lot“
2. Big Savo – “Music Glass” [Won]
3. BlueJacket – “Dynamite!!!“
4. Love Ego – “Quik Live Performance“
5. @ndy – “TROPHIES“
Best Album:
1. K Slatt – “SPIRITS“
2. JDMakesMusic – “Hustle Never Sleeps“
3. Dubb Saq – “On My Conscience” [Won]
Best EP:
1. Ace Wild – “SOMETHING ELSE” [Won]
2. Johnny Franchino – “A E S T H E T I X“
3. PRIMRO$E – “Heart55“
4. SadboyTrell – “A DISASTER AND A HALF“
5. SpellRed – “No Turn On Red“
6. Guess Pre – “BLUR“
Best Single:
1. SMOLLS – “Off The Lot“
2. Johnny Franchino – “First World” [Won]
3. Big Fat Tony – “Reruns“
4. Ace Wild – “Death Wish“
5. Dustin Warbear – “Long Time“
6. Mycall – “Sad Symphony“
Best Rap Duo/Group:
1. Cookies & Creme: B Plus and LaRon [Won]
2. Swampvilla: PRIMRO$E, El Chozin, 414Dilla and SphinxDaGod
Best Cover Art:
1. NGS – “Malevolence”
2. Big Fat Tony – “Prepared To Die”
3. PriZm – “To The Moon” [Won]
4. BlueWoo – “Hit My Line”
5. @ndy – “Sticky Fingaz”
Best Performance:
1. Dustin Warbear [Won]
2. Love Ego
3. OTH Zae
4. Burke
Artist Of The Year:
Best Show Promoter:
1. Bogs
2. Midwest Mix-Up (Jake Olson)
3. DJ Sixteen
4. Alpha Pack Promotions (Lone Wolf) [Won]
5. Lake
Best Videographer/ Photographer:
Best HipHop Venue/Bar:
1. The Redzone Madison / The Annex [Won]
Best Concert of 2023:
1. Rittz @RedZone Madison
2. Back 2 The BoonDocks Release Party
3. The Princess, The Poet, The Dragon Release Party
4. Hustle Never Sleeps Release Party [Won]
Best Beat Producer:
1. Dead BA$$
2. Mystik Musik
3. JDMakesMusic [Won]
Best Music Podcaster/Interviewer:
1. Breaking & Entering Radio [Won]
2. Garage Hangs
FINAL ROUND VOTING HAS COMPLETED! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED THIS YEAR!