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The worlds most biased Hip Hop awards, more biased than The Source. Here are our picks for the Hip Hop year ‘07.

 

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

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Skyzoo
Blessed with a voice that sounds like a Brooklyn sidewalk, Skyzoo’s numerous mixtapes and appearances had us all salivating at the idea of a full length album. He just managed to edge out Jay Electronica.

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SLEPT-ON ALBUM OF THE YEAR

 

Brassmunk “The Fewturistic”

Thanks to zero promo from their label, nobody heard, cared or bought this criminally slept on effort by Clip, Reign, S-Roc and Agile. Apparently this kind of thing happens pretty often in the music industry. Who knew?

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HOMEGROWN SINGLE OF THE YEAR

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Tona featuring S-Roc “Don’t Holla”
Two years in a row for Tona who picked up the same award last year for “Dial Tone.” Once he lifts the holla ban, we’ll be glad to tell him he’s won.

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VERSE OF THE YEAR

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Elzhi from “The Best to Do It” (also featuring Royce and Supastition)
“I’ll write a blind man a photograph”. Nuff said.

 

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PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

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Kanye West
We all thought the beats he did on the Common were a shoe-in for album of the year. Until we heard his own album.

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ALBUM OF THE YEAR

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Kanye West “Graduation”
No surprise here. Little Brother came close. But in the end, Kanye proves he can finish a trilogy better than George Lucas.

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ARTIST OF THE YEAR

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Kanye West
So it is a bit of a Kanye Show. But who had a bigger or better year delivering timeless music?

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SONG OF THE YEAR

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Phat Kat featuring Elzhi “Cold Steel” (produced by J-Dilla)
Ronnie Cash garnered a retarded amount of spins for this collaboration with Elzhi and Dilla dawg. Riot music for the refined hip hop listener. Unanimous.

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