LYRIC PAD-UK HIPHOP AWARDS Ceremony-London-25th February

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LYRIC PAD
UK HIP HOP AWARDS

DATE: WEDNESDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2004

VENUE: LOCK 17 [FORMERLY KNOWN AS DINGWALLS], MIDDLE YARD, CAMDEN LOCK, LONDON, NW1

TIME: 8PM-2AM

THE LYRIC PAD AWARDS IS ABOUT UK HIP HOP RECOGNISING AND PAYING RESPECT TO THE ARTISTS WHO GIVE IT LIFE. WE WANT TO SEE UK HIP HOP ELEVATE ITSELF TO GAIN WORLDWIDE PRESTIGE AND RESPECT. THE AWARDS WILL BE A PART OF THAT PROCESS BY PROMOTING OUR TALENT AND OUR FUTURE.

THE CATERGORIES
BEST MALE MC:
BEST FEMALE MC:
BEST GROUP:
BEST DJ:
BEST PRODUCER:
BEST HUMAN BEAT BOX:
BEST HOST:
BEST LIVE ACT:
BEST NEWCOMER:
BEST SINGLE:
BEST ALBUM:
BEST VIDEO:
BEST LABEL:
BEST CLUB NIGHT:
BEST RECORD SHOP:
BEST RADIO SHOW:
BEST MAGAZINE:
BEST GRAFITTI ARTIST[S]:
BEST B-BOY/CREW:


NOMINATIONS
NOMINATION CARDS ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED AROUND THE COUNTRY TO RECORD SHOPS AND HUNDREDS OF HIP HOP EVENTS AND CONCERTS. NOMINATION FORMS ARE BEING EMAILED TO 10,000+ ADDRESSES (A NOMINATION FORM IS AT THE END OF THIS MAIL). COMPLETED NOMINATIONS ARE TO BE EMAILED TO LYRICPAD@HOTMAIL.COM OR HANDED IN TO:
- DEAL REAL 3 MARLBOROUGH COURT, OFF CARNABY STREET, W1, 0207 287 7245.
- MR BONGO 44 POLAND STREET, OFF OXFORD STREET, W1, 0207 287 1887.
- MSM 17 CHALK FARM ROAD, CAMDEN, NW1, 0207 284 2527.

NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5PM FRIDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 2004. ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN COUNTED, THE TOP 3 ARTISTS FROM EACH CATERGORY WILL BE INVITED TO THE EVENING.

TICKETS
TICKETS £10 IN ADVANCE. MORE ON THE DOOR.
AVAILABLE AT:
- LYRIC PAD EVENTS 07958 208 978 LYRICPAD@HOTMAIL.COM
- DEAL REAL: 3 MARLBOROUGH COURT, OFF CARNABY STREET, W1, 0207 287 7245.
- MR BONGO: 44 POLAND STREET, OFF OXFORD STREET, W1, 0207 287 1887.
- MSM: 17 CHALK FARM ROAD, CAMDEN, NW1, 0207 284 2527.
- TICKETWEB: WWW.TICKETWEB.CO.UK 08700 600 100

THE AWARDS CEREMONY
INDUSTRY AND MEDIA FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WILL BE ATTENDING THE OCCASION, REPRESENTING ALL THE ELEMENTS AND GEOGRAPHY OF UK HIP HOP. TOP PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY WILL PRESENT THE AWARDS. THE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE PUNCTUATED BY LIVE PERFORMANCES SHOWCASING THE CREAM OF UK HIP HOP TALENT: JEHST [POPULARLY THOUGHT OF AS THE UK’S NUMBER 1 MC], RODNEY P AND SKITZ [HUGELY INFLUENTIAL MC AND DJ/PRODUCER VETERANS AND RECORD LABEL OWNERS], AND TASKFORCE [UNDERGROUND HEREOS CHESTER P, FARMA G, RANSOM BADBONES AND LOUIS SLIPPERZ]. DJ MR THING [WORLD DMC CHAMP] WILL BE JOINED BY SPECIAL GUESTS. THE EVENT WILL BE FILMED FOR FUTURE GENERAL RELEASE, AND WILL BE FEATURED IN SEVERAL DOCUMENTARIES EXAMINING BRITISH HIP HOP.