Putting City Artists, Businesses On the Map

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"This is the fourth time that the city of Pittsburgh has come out to show support for the Pittsburgh Hip Hop Awards because it's the biggest music industry event in the city," said [Dwayne Muhammad]. "This event is held to recognize artists, producers, businesses, etc. and the energy is always high."

"I think that there were some highlights of the show such as having Paradise and Brother J of X. Clan on stage. Jasiri X also winning awards was a great highlight because he is an inspiration to all artists and a lot of people like the messages he delivers," said Poet Winner of the year, Leslie "EZRA" X. "The low points were when other people brought baggage into the event that should have been kept outside. The show could have been better organized, but no one is perfect. There could have been fewer songs performed by some of the performers and more time devoted to the nominations. I am happy that the fight that took place was resolved quickly and the show continued on."

"I remember being here in Pittsburgh some years ago when some artists could not stand to be in the same restaurant together let alone the same recording studio. Now that we are in our fourth year of the hip hop awards show, artist are creating and recording music together and doing shows together," Muhammad said. "We see a lot of unity in our city and that is all apart of it. A lot of artist are doing mixed-tapes with each other and getting more business orientated. They see a way that they can make a legit and they are doing something productive. There is a different movement in Pittsburgh. Before the first hip-hop awards this was not a great movement in our city. It is not just here in Pittsburgh, but in Philadelphia as well. Mayor John Street of Philadelphia congratulated me on having the awards show in Philadelphia as a testament of how crime has been reduced."

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Putting City Artists, Businesses On the Map

Energy was high among those nominated for Dwayne Muhammad's 4th Annual Pittsburgh Hip Hop Awards Feb. 21 at the Hilton Hotel Grandroom. Jasiri X was up for the most awards with seven nominations, winning three.

The awards show was originally scheduled for Feb. 6, but because of the major snowstorm that devastated the east coast, it had to be resc...

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