From: isbell@ai.mit.edu (Charles L Isbell)
Newsgroups: alt.rap,rec.music.funky
Subject: NOMS:  Second Annual New Jack Hip Hop Awards
Date: 10 Jan 93 20:05:32
Organization: MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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There's still time to nominate!  Hurry.
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Well, my fellow hip-hop fans, this is it:  The Second Annual New Jack
Hip Hop Awards.  Let's see what happens.

In order to make this easier on the rest of us, I ask that you follow
the directions below exactly.

This is the Official Nominations Form(tm).  You should fill it out and
send it to me, isbell@ai.mit.edu, as soon as poosible (no, really).
You can nominate only *three* people/songs/groups/whatever for each
award.  You can nominate less, but, you know, try to think of three.

For USENET people using 'rn' 'gnus' and similar such programs:

  To send this to me, you can probably just hit "R".  This will include
  everything that I've posted with ">"'s or spaces in front of each
  line.  This is perfectly okay.  DO NOT DELETE ANYTHING BETWEEN THE
  LINES THAT TELL YOU NOT TO.  After each award, type in your nominees.
  When you're done, send it off in whatever way you normally would.

For people on mailing lists:

  To send this to me, you can probably just hit "r".  This will not
  include everything, so you need to figure out how to do so.
  Hopefully, you know how.  Once you've done that, follow the directions
  for USENET people above.

For everyone else:

  I have no idea, but hopefully you can figure it out if you don't
  already know.


Here's an example below.  After hitting "R" (or whatever) you see:

  ...
  >---> Rappers With Big Heads Awards
  >  Woman with biggest head
  >  Man with biggest head
  ...

So, then, you type:

  ...
  >---> Rappers With Big Heads Awards
  >  Woman with biggest head
  Lady Roxxane Jo Jo
  Big Head In Effect
  Women With Big Heads

  >  Man with biggest head
  Kool Moe Head
  LL Big Head
  2 Big Heads Crew
  ...

You get the idea.  Anyway, nominations are open from Tuesday Dec 15
1991 to Wednesday January 13 1992.  That should give everyone plenty of
time.  You can only nominate once.  Oh, yeah, don't forget that people
are only eligible if they did what they did between Dec 15 1991 and
Dec 14 1992.  See the rules for more clarification.  Invalid
nominations will be ignored and maybe returned.

Finally, a *group* must have more than one rapper.

  Example:  Run DMC and Public Enemy are groups, but neither Monie
            Love nor DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince are.

Peace.  Happy Holidays.


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====----> Bohemian/Progressive/Jazz Rap This is a complicated award.
  The "bohemian/progressive" part is best described by its members.
  Groups like De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest (and in fact the whole
  Native Tongue Family), as well as PM Dawn and the like fall into
  this class.  I can't do much better.  Try looking up "bohemian" in
  the dictionary. The "jazz" part is more obvious and, in fact, some
  of the above groups fit in that category.

  Phattest Bohemian Rap Group
  Phattest Bohemian Male Rapper
  Phattest Bohemian Female Rapper
  Phattest Bohemian Rap Single
  Phattest Bohemian Rap Album

====----> Political Hip-Hop
  I think this is pretty obvious.  Rap with an explicit social and/or
  political message.

  Phattest Political Group
  Phattest Political Male Rapper
  Phattest Political Female Rapper
  Phattest Political Rap Single
  Phattest Political Rap Album

====----> Gangsta Hip-Hop
  Well, this is everyone from NWA to Ice Cube to Ice T and back.  Use
  your judgment.

  Phattest Gangsta Group
  Phattest Gangsta Male Rapper
  Phattest Gangsta Female Rapper
  Phattest Gangsta Rap Single
  Phattest Gangsta Rap Album

====----> Braggadacio
  Rappin' for your ego rappers go here.  Say hi to everyone from LL
  Cool J to Chubb Rock.
  
  Phattest Braggadacio Group
  Phattest Braggadacio Male Rapper
  Phattest Braggadacio Female Rapper
  Phattest Braggadacio Rap Single
  Phattest Braggadacio Rap Album

====----> Nasty rap 
  Nasty to be nasty.  Overlaps a bit with some gangsta rappers.

  Phattest Nasty Group
  Phattest Nasty Male Rapper
  Phattest Nasty Female Rapper
  Phattest Nasty Rap Single
  Phattest Nasty Rap Album

====----> Crossover Rap 
  This is not to be confused with hip-pop like Vanilla Ice.  This is
  the rap that really "crosses" to other genres, be they R&B, reggae,
  hard rock or even pop while actually remaining both good *and* true
  to hip hop.  As time goes on, some of these may spin off into their
  own subawards.

  Phattest Crossover Group
  Phattest Crossover Male Rapper
  Phattest Crossover Female Rapper
  Phattest Crossover Rap Single
  Phattest Crossover Rap Album

====----> The Dope Thangs

  Phattest Lyric
    Slammin' music is not required.  Both individual rappers and groups
    may apply.  Include the artist and the single.

  Most Slammin' Beat
    Dope lyrics are not required.  Both individual rappers and groups
    may apply.  Include the artist and the single.

  Phattest DJ
    It's not a lost art yet.  Include the album or EP.

  Phattest Producer(s)
    Include the album or EP.

====----> More Dope Thangs

  Funniest Rap
    Include the artist and the single.

  Leaders of the New School
    Award for the most innovative rapper/group this year.  Doesn't have
    to be someone new, might be an old dog learning and teaching some
    new tricks.  In any case, should take hip hop in a new direction.
    The folks starting the new subgenres and shit.  Include album or EP.

  Provider of Phattest Samples
    Everyone from James Brown to The Gap Band to Chick Corea have been
    so kind as to provide hip hop with dope samples.  Who's provided the
    best stuff *this year*?  All we require is a name, but we'll give
    you extra props if you can name actual singles.

  Most Innovative Use of a Sample
    Award for the artist who used a sample (be it music, voice or
    whatever) in the most innovative or unexpected way to great
    effect.  May be as simple as managing to sample the Partridge
    Family and making it funky or holding album-long conversations
    with Bert & Ernie.  Note the artist and the single/album/EP and a
    reason for the award.
 
====----> Dope Videos and Other Visual Stuff

  Phattest Short Form Video
    Award for the Phattest video.  Include artist and single.

  Phattest Long Form Video
    Award for the Phattest long form video release.  Include artist and
    name of videotape.

  Phattest Hip Hop Video Show
    Best show, syndicated or otherwise, about Hip Hop.  Include the
    VeeJay(s) as well as the name of the show.

  Best live performance/tour/live album
    Include name of tour or performance or live album/EP.

====----> Whackness and former whackness

  Biggest sellout
    For the suckas that go pop.  Should have been at least vaguely
    hip-hop in the first place.  Include album, EP, single or whatever.

  Whackest rapper
    The weakest, but visible, whackster of the year.  Include album, EP,
    single or whatever.

  Best Comeback
    If you can think of anyone that we had written off as dead, but who
    came back like hard, note that here.  Include single or album/ep.

  Hardest and Ugliest Dis'
    Award for *the* hardest most diggum-smack dis of the year--the one
    that made you screw up your face and go "damn!"  Include the
    artist and the single.

====----> What you've been waiting for

  Most Unfairly Slept On Album
    Ever year some artist comes off proper but is ignored by the
    community.  Here we may remedy that.

  Phattest New Hip Hopster
    The best New Jack to arrive on the scene this year.  Include the
    album or EP.

  Hall of Fame 
    Award for that person or persons who managed to make hip hop history
    and have stood the test of time.  Put on your history caps for this
    one.  We're talking about those back in the day who helped make our
    current dopeness possible.
    Note:  Public Enemy, the 1991 winner, is *ineligible* this year.

  Phattest Rap Single
    The Phattest single to drop this year.  Period.

  Phattest Rap Album
    The Phattest album to drop this year.  Period.	
	
====----> And that's it.

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Well, thanks for your time.  Go back to sleep.  I'm Audi.



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