Hosted by HOT 97’s Heavy Hitter DJ Enuff with DJ Camillo and DJ Self on the turntables, the event marks the first time ever producers and pioneers of the urban DVD genre will be honored with their own award show. Categories include: Best DVD Documentary, The Pusher Award (most consistently sold urban DVD), Hottest Street DVD, Most Consistent Artist On A DVD, Hottest biker DVD and Top DVD Street Magazine to name a few.
The nominees were selected by the top DVD distributors, major retailers, DVD magazine reviewers (Big Apple, Super D Distributors, Traffic, Top Line, Tape Man, Source Magazine, XXL Magazine, Mix Unit etc) based upon retail sales, store requests, re-orders, and critic picks in the following categories: The Best DVD Documentary, The Pusher Award (Most Consistent in Sales), Hottest Street DVD, Top Street Magazine, Best Music Video Blend, Finest Booty DVD, Most Consistent Artist On A DVD, and Hottest DVD Graphics to name a few.
It’s appropriate Littles, an artist and pioneer of urban street DVDs and well-known NY party promoter, Mook Diamond, team up considering that both have released DVDs before themselves. Littles released one of the earlier Urban DVD in 1998 called, The Feeding, which featured classic performances dating back to 1989 from Nas, Mobb Deep, and a few other artists coming up in Queensbridge. “The Feeding was the first DVD I ever produced and we sold it hand to hand. It was the first time anyone had ever produced a music DVD and Vibe and XXL wrote that I was the first to do it. That’s one of the reasons why I’m so passionate about creating an awards event just for us.” explains Littles. Since then his company, The Best Of The Block Inc. has produced Mobb Deep’s DVD, Infamous Allegiance: Part I and II and EPK DVDs for Chamillionaire, Jae Millz, and other artists signed to Jive Records’ roster.
The full list of nominees for The First Annual Urban DVD Awards:
A. Best DVD Documentary
1. Street Stars for “Guy Fisher Story”
2. As Is for “The Rick Ross Story”
3. The Raw Report for “Welcome To Saigon”
4. Westlake Ent for “Reality Check Vol. 1″ (Junior Mafia vs Lil Kim)
5. May 3rd Films & Kirk Fraser for “The Life of Rayful Edmund”
6. King of Kings for “The Untold Story”
7. Rich Kid Entertainment For “Hood 2 Hood: The Blockumentary”
8. Mook Diamond & Greg X for “Ghetto Celebrities” The Lost DVD
B. The Pusher Award (most consistently sold Urban DVD)
1. All Access
2. Hoodz
3. Smack
4. Hustle Up
5. Drugs On Music (Cocaine City)
6. The Come Up
7. Real Talk T.V. DVD
8. Best of the Block (Chamillionaire)
C. Hottest Street DVD
1. The Come Up
2. Street Sweepers & DJ Kay Slay for “Can’t Stop The Reign”
3. Drugs On Music for “Cocaine City”
4. All Access DVD
5. Ice Cold Video & Extreem Ent for “Whatz Really Hood”
6. Hustle Up
7. Hoodz
8. Cut Master C for “True Stories”
9. Real Talk T.V.
10. On The Grind
D. Top DVD Street Magazine
1. The Come Up
2. Street Sweepers & DJ Kay Slay for “Can’t Stop The Reign”
3. Drugs On Music for “Cocaine City”
4. All Access DVD
5. Ice Cold Video & Extreem Ent for “Whatz Really Hood”
6. Hustle Up
7. Hoodz
8. Cut Master C for “True Stories”
E. Best Music Video Blend DVD
1. DJ Fantasy for “Mix Source Videos”
2. Gravity Music Group for DJ Juice presents “R&B Mixtape Video Blends”
3. VJ 9 Double for “Street Video Mix”
4. DJ Jelly & MC Assault for “Video Remixes”
F. Finest Booty DVD
1. Hot Chocolate Productions for “Big Booty Jump-Off #3″
2. Sunkist for The Bottles & The Bubbles, Battle 4, Vol. 1
3. Booz Ent for Banned From Cable TV, Vol. 3
4. Extreme.com for Slut Fest Strippers Gone Wild, Vol. 6
5. Booty Poppin, Vol. 3-Atlanta Girls Uncut
G. Most Consistent Artist On A DVD
1. Maino
2. J-Hood
3. Gravy
4. Papoose
5. Uncle Murda
6. Murder Mook
H. Hottest Overall Graphics On A DVD
1. All Access
2. Hoodz
3. Smack
4. Hustle Up
5. Drugs On Music (Cocaine City)
6. The Come Up
7. Real Talk T.V. DVD
8. Best of the Block (Chamillionaire)
9. May 3rd Films & Kirk Fraser
10. Hood 2 Hood
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