Best Mixtape DJ : Big Mike
Runner up: DJ Lt. Dan & DJ Green Lantern

Conscious Song of The Year : “Get By” – Talib Kweli
Runner up: "Remind My Soul" - Akrobatik

Song of The Year: Poet Laureate II - Canibus
Runner up: "Rite Where You Stand" - Gangstarr

Best Hip Hop Group/Duo: GangStarr
Runner up: Outkast

Lyricist of The Year: Nas
Runner up: Canibus

Best Record Label: D-Block Records
Runner up: Shady/Aftermath

Best New Artist: Sheek Louch
Runner up: Little Brother

Best Hip Hop Producer: DJ Premier
Runner up: Kanye West

Album of The Year: The Ownerz: GangStarr
Runner up: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below: Outkast

Best Album Cover: Grand Champ – DMX
Runner up: The Ownerz - Gangstarr

Best Video: Through The Wire: Kanye West / It’s All Real – Pitch Black
Runner up: Skillz: Gangstarr

Diss Song of The Year: “What’s Beef” - Bang Em Smurf ft Domination
Runner up: "Bodyguard(Shit Hits The Fan) - Dr. Dre feat. Obie Trice & Eminem

Remix of The Year: “Made U Look” – Nas(9th Wonder Remix)
Runner up: "Thugz Mansion" - Tupac feat. Nas

Best Freestyle:Pump It Up Again Freestyle–Jay-Z/Made U Look Freestyle–Verbal Abuse
Runner up: Domination & Bang 'Em Smurf - 2 Gunz Up

Combo Artist of The Year: Immortal Technique
Runner up: Copywrite

Most Slept-On Artist: GangStarr/Jedi Mind Tricks
Runner up: Little Brother

Most Slept On Album: Total Eclipse – Black Moon
Runner up: Bootleg of The Bootleg - Jean Grae

Hottest Hip Hop Beat – “Knock Knock” – GZA
Runner up: "Kublai Khan" - Jedi Mind Tricks

Best Alternative Artist: Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Runner Up: Rage Against The Machine

Worst Artist of The Year: Chingy
Runner up: Juelz Santana

Male Artist of The Year: Nas
Runner up: Jay-Z

Female Artist of The Year: Jean Grae
Runner up: Rah Digga

Lifetime Achievement Award in Hip Hop: Big L

TRU Best Comic Post: Homocidal Quotables Vol 1 by AxS
Runner up: McDonald's Lied to you by Illpoetic

TRU Best Review : My Black Album Review by Rizmatic
Runner up: The Black Album Review by Korey Homicide

TRU Best New Netcee: Punisher
Runner up: Rekadroot

TRU Best Picture/Graf Post: Girls With Ass by Prophecy
Runner up: Another MJ Joke by AxS

TRU Comic Poster of The Year: AxS
Runner up: Korey Homicide

TRU Best Text Collabo: LyrikalTrauma/Verbalists
Runner up: "Midwest Art" by NsaneC & The_Punisher

Overall Best Post on TRU: “Homocidal Quotables” Vol 1 by AxS
Runner up: The Rizohlution Part II(Greatest Of All Time) by Rizmatic

TRU Best Flow: Verzatyle
Runner up: The Punisher & Rizmatic

TRU Best Poet: Illpoetic
Runner Up: ---

TRU Best Punchlines: Verzatyle
Runner up: Illpoetic & The_Punisher

Best Non-battle Verse: “Crying” by Illpoetic
Runner up: "Pictures of War" by Verzatyle and "Rizohrection" by Rizmatic

TRU Best Audio: “Cry” – ReveRRb ft Sin Ontology
Runner up: "Bring Bacc The West" by Verbal Abuse

TRU Best Lyricist: Verzatyle
Runner up: Illpoetic

TRU Best Text Battle: Rizmatic vs Verzatyle (TRU Battle League Final)
Runner up: Verbalists Vs. LyrikalTrauma & Illpoetic vs. Verzatyle

TRU Best Battle Verse: Illpoetic Verse vs N E Means
Runner up: Verbalists vs. LyrikalTrauma

TRU Best Work of Poetry: “18 Years” – Illpoetic
Runner up: "Love Is Fleeting" by Verzatyle & "Metamorphosis" by Rizmatic

TRU Most Intelligent Poster: Rizmatic
Runner up: Jqueens

Best TRU Member: Rizmatic
Runner up: Illpoetic & AxS

congratulations to all the nominees, winners, and runner-ups in this year's award show.

The Administration Team would like to thank all who participated in the voting process and also the nomination team who made this possible.

CONGRATS ON ANOTHER YEAR TRU...we can't be stopped.

JEAH good ass list fashooo

I remmeber that poem 18yrs

yep yep.

I must say I'm proud of everyone that participated in the first TRU Annual Hip Hop Awards. I'm appreciative of the way everyone co-ordinated themselves.
I'm especially grateful to jqueens for his perfect pick on the lifetime achievement award and for doing his categories in details.

Thanks Illpoetic for your intelligent ideas and I enjoyed the partnership to the fullest. I dedicate the most intelligent poster award to you. We had many heated arguments but you truly my favorite.
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Prophecy has been commited to this site ever since he joined and I'm proud of you. Keep it up.

Korey thanks for keeping your head intact and doing a wonderful job on the nominations.You also kept it on time.

Pun, you've been with us long enough to be called an ol G so you know the codes of conduct and you lived up to expectation.

Lawless, thanks for squeezing out time to do those perfect nominations. I can't even complain about any of your categories.They're on point and that reflects your knowledge of the game.

AxS, phew! You been here longer than anyone else cept Verz,Ill & me. You had the most job to do and still kept it on point. A big thank you homey for your amazing contributions to the awards and to TRU in general.

Verz, I figured you too pre-occupied so I saved your face and did your categories but it's all good homey.
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NsaneC, you've come of age as a TRUbian. Understand the energy in TRU and remain as active as you've always been.

disill, one of my favorite posters, I miss your presence on the site.
Rek, Quik, I wish you guys were still as active as before. This is still home for you anytime and yes you have permission to the administration office so your ideas are still valuable to us.

Sin-O , I'm glad you're still an LT warrior! :ph43r:
Keep doing your thang and one day you'll own the world with your shine. The first words I said to u never changed - "You got talent"
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And to everyone who wasn't mentioned, your input is valuable to The Rap Up. Post up!
Peace y'all

Riz

We the best message board on the net!!

true statement.

riz is making me cry and what not

lol.

*hands Lawless a tissue*

sniff sniff thanks ill

LOL!

And yea I've never seen a better message board than this and that's why I'd like to see a transformation through other means including the TRU magazine project.
There's so much talent on this board, not only in rap and poetry but in other aspects: music critiquing and other Hip Hop related areas.

oh i wanna write articles....

Can I do the editorial

Yea Riz i got real busy last week with work, gettin ready for school and this new chick im seeing :pimp:. but thanks for coverin me, preciate it.
And if any help is needed with the magazine ill get ya.

You're all welcome to do all of those but first we have to get it off the ground. There's a thread in the Admin Office and you can read the blueprint we have so far and, of course, add your own contributions.

In the words of TriangleOffense, "Long Live TRU"

damn i was the runner up twice.......im feeling like india aire right now..

I won once Yes.

me too...JEAH!

I'm feeling pretty good about these award things......


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