REVIEW: TJsDJs MUSIC CONFERENCE & OZONE AWARDS WEEKEND

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The 2nd Annual TJsDJs Tastemakers Conference & Ozone Awards went down this past weekend August 10 to August 13. The entire weekend was filled with music panels, events, listening parties and more, capping off the weekend with the Ozone Awards.

The Weekend kicked off with The TJsDJs Tastemakers Conference where all the big dogs of the music industry were in attendance. The Conference consisted of various music related panels including the Producer Panel (Mannie Fresh, Polow Da Don, Brian Michael Cox, Cool N Dre & more), The DJ Panel (DJ Khaled, Tony Neal, DJ Smallz, Sean Mac & more) the Artist Panel (Slim Thug, Foxx, Lil Scrappy, Diamond & Princess of Crime Mob, Killer Mike, Fabo, Mistah Fab, Keak Da Sneak, Pitbull, Trey Songz & more).

Atlantic Records had a Listening Session which featured some of the labels newest talent including Big Kuntry, Flo Rida, B.G., Trey Songz, B.O.B. & Twista. All of these artists played new music for the audience that was in attendance. The listening session turned into a performance session as many of the artist decided to grab the mic and display their skills. The most energetic performance came from Flo Rida who jumped on the table and got everyone hyped up. B.G. also had a good performance. For those that thought B.G. was gone, think again, he's coming back with some fire.

Sunday night it went down at Plies' Album Release Party at Masion on South Beach. The night was filled with good vibes and bad vibes. Once DJ Khaled entered the building, he immediately hit the turntables and the party was on. All the major artists' were in the building including Lil Scrappy, Diamond & Princess of Crime Mob, Plies, Chopper, Tony Neal, Papoose, Triple C, Rick Ross, Freeway, Jim Jones and others.  Rick Ross hit the stage as soon as he hit the building tearing into his hits "Hustlin," "White House," "I'm So Hood," "Cry," and his new single "Trilla." The entire club was vibing with Ross as he ran through the hits. Freeway then took the mic to perform 2 songs before being interrupted by Jim Jones. A little tension stared but was quickly cooled down. On a bad note, Miami rapper Granddaddy Souf was beaten down and tossed out of the club. At this time we are unsure of what exactly happened. Overall, the entire club enjoyed the night.

On Monday, OZONE Magazine and TJ's DJ's crowned their "kings of the south" at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, FL.  Hosted by comedian Lil' Duval, the evening was filled with spectacular performances and appearances from today's hottest artists. 

Top winners of the night were T-Pain with four awards, Lil' Wayne brought home three awards and Miami native, DJ Khaled walked away with two awards.  It was a great blend of southern comfort as all of the recording artists showed their love for the south.  Young Jeezy and USDA along with Lloyd represented for Atlanta while Lil' Wayne and Baby took over the stage by fully representing New Orleans.  Miami's first ladies - Trina, Jackie O and K. Foxx, took the stage along with Rick Ross and Trick Daddy.

The awards were a melting pot of hip-hop from coast to coast.  Celebrities from other coasts and cities came through to support and accept their awards.  Rich Boy came through for Alabama, Twista from Chicago, Sirius Jones from New Jersey, Papoose and Dipset from New York and Mistah FAB & Keak da Sneak from the Bay Area either presented or performed during the evening. Also, in true OZONE fashion of highlighting  up and coming talent, Lil' Boosie, Foxx, Webbie, Flo Rida, DG Yola, Brisco, Hurricane Chris, Soulja Boy, and Baby Boy came to perform and tore down the stage.

"The TJ's DJ's and Second Annual OZONE Awards successfully brought together some of the biggest and future stars of hip hop for one weekend to celebrate the evolution of Southern Hip Hop to the masses," says TJ Chapman and Julia Beverly. "We thank everyone from the artists and producers to the DJs for their role in the success of the movement. We look forward to making next year's festivities even bigger."

The list of winners is as follows:

BEST RAP ALBUM

Young Jeezy - The Inspiration

BEST RAP ARTIST (MALE)

Lil' Wayne

BEST RAP ARTIST (FEMALE)

Diamond and Princess of Crime Mob

BEST RAP GROUP

UGK

BEST LYRICIST

Lil' Wayne

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST

Lil' Boosie

TJ's DJ's HUSTLER AWARD

T-Pain

TJs DJs TASTEMAKER AWARD

Rick Ross

BEST VIDEO

DJ Khaled "We Takin' Over" Directed by Gil Green

BEST RAP/R&B COLLABORATION

Plies f/ T-Pain "Shawty"

CLUB BANGER OF THE YEAR

Rich Boy f/ Polow "Throw Some D's"

MIXTAPE MONSTER AWARD

Lil' Wayne

MOST SLEPT-ON ARTIST

Devin The Dude

BEST PRODUCER

Polow da Don

BEST R&B ALBUM

Akon - Konvicted

BEST R&B ARTIST (MALE)

T-Pain

BEST R&B ARTIST (FEMALE)

Ciara

BEST MIXTAPE DJ

DJ Drama

BEST RADIO DJ

DJ Khaled

BEST CLUB DJ

DJ Q45

BEST MIXTAPE / STREET ALBUM

Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegiance To the Grind

PATIENTLY WAITING AWARDS:

PATIENTLY WAITING: ALABAMA

BA Boys

PATIENTLY WAITING: CAROLINAS

Lil Ru

PATIENTLY WAITING: FLORIDA

Sean Kingston

PATIENTLY WAITING: GEORGIA

Gorilla Zoe

PATIENTLY WAITING: LOUISIANA

Hurricane Chris

PATIENTLY WAITING: MISSISSIPPI

Soulja Boy

PATIENTLY WAITING: TENNESSEE

Kia Shine

PATIENTLY WAITING: TEXAS

Tum Tum

WEST COAST AWARDS:

BEST RAP ALBUM (WEST COAST)

The Game - Doctor's Advocate

PATIENTLY WAITING: CALIFORNIA

Mistah FAB