Senor Kaos voted ‘Best Atlanta-based Hip-Hop Artist of 2008′ by Beatz and Lyrics Show
Monday, January 19th, 2009
Last week, the Beatz & Lyrics Show on 89.3 (WRFG-FM) pronounced Senor Kaos the Best Atlanta-based Hip-Hop Artist of 2008 — aka the 2008 Jax Award.
Kaos — who released his Swagger is Nothing, Talent is Everything mixtape late last year — was a protege of Jax, the Atlanta-based MC who passed in ’08.
The rest of the nominees in that category were: Stacy Epps, Dillon, Jaws of Life, Stanza.
Other category winners among the Beatz and Lyrics Show year-end lists included:
Best hip-hop album — Nas, Untitled
Top commercial rap album — T.I., Paper Trail
Top female hip-hop artist — Jean Grae
Best mixtape of 2008 — Nas, The Nigger Mixtape
Lyricist of the year — Crooked I
Most slept-on album — Fat Joe, The Elephant in the Room
Top all-around album from a producer — 88-Keys, The Death of Adam
Most popular beat or track — “Swagger Like Us,” produced by Kanye West
Alley Oop/ Most assists award — T-Pain
Producer of the year — Black Milk
Best DJ album — DJ Revolution, King of the Decks
Biggest commercial rap song of the year — Lil Wayne, “Lollipop”
10 year+ veterans who should have no business retiring award — Scarface
Best new artists to watch for in 2009 — Wale
Best of the alternative/ hip-hop influenced albums — Santogold, Santogold
Best R&B/ soul album — Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Pt. 1 (4th World War)
See the full lists and listen to the show: Beatz & Lyrics Show with Jayforce
