Mixtapes and the DJ’s who put them together will get their time in the limelight, Thursday (December 7) when the 10th Annual Justo Mixtape Awards will be held at New York’s Apollo Theater.
The awards ceremony will be hosted by DJ Red Alert, and will celebrate and honor DJs for breaking new records and artists, as well as creating a promotional tool for indie artist, as well as established acts.
The nominees for this year’s event — which is being sponsored by The Source, MTV2, Power 105.1 and MixUnit.com — include DJ’s Green Lantern, Whoo Kid, Clinton Sparks, Camilio and Drama, (no Benzi?) while artist nominees include The Game, Chamillionaire, Young Jeezy, Young Buck and Papoose, (no Clipse?)among others.
Loud Records founder and hip-hop marketing mogul, Steve Rifkind, will be awarded “Mixtape Top Executive and Lifetime Achievement Award.” Rifkind is enjoying a renewed life in music, with the emergence of his own music group, Streets Records Corporation, SRC Records and the Steve Rifkind Company.
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Additionally, during this year’s ceremony, new categories will be introduced: Best International DJ, Best Reggaeton Mixtape DJ, Best Reggae Mixtape DJ and Best Mashup Awards.
The only known of it’s kind, the Mixtape Awards was founded and created by Justo Faison. Sadly, Faison was killed in a car accident in 2005, leaving many in the hip-hop industry stunned and in disbelief, but the award show will go on in his name.
