BEN ROSE
Now that the dust has settled from the 3rd Annual TJ’s DJ’s/OZONE Awards (TOA’s), it’s time to look back at what made this event so spectacular. If you missed it, you should be very upset with yourself. But, if you were one of the 7,500+ people who participated in this historic function, we thank you and let this serve as a reminder of one helluva weekend! It kicked off on Friday with Jive Records’ UGK Pool tournament @ Dave & Buster’s (right), hosted by Bun B. It was a great look seeing Bun B, Mama Wes (Pimp C’s mother), and Pimp C’s wife Chinara mingling with DJs while the Tastemakers did their thing on the pool tables. Willie D (below), Slim Thug, Chamillionaire, Killer Mike, and other celebs came through.
Au
EDGAR WALKER
3rd annual recap August 8-11th, 2008 Houston, TX:
DAVE & BUSTEr’s
52 // OZONE MAG
D-RAY D-RAY
KING YELLA
Nelly (right), Murphy Lee (far right), and Chamillionaire (above) all made appearance on the lanes while being cheered on by Ashanti to showcase the new album, Brass Knuckles (above right). DJ 151 kept the party live with the latest from Universal’s catalogue. Meanwhile, Tony Neal (founder, The CORE DJs), Slim Thug, and other Tastemakers had a ball celebrating Wendy Day’s (founder, The Rap Coalition) birthday by the bar.
D-RAY
BEN ROSE
KING YELLA
BEN ROSE
BEN ROSE
D-RAY
OG Ron C held it down in style on the turntables (above), spinning all the hits that made UGK an international phenomenon. The DJs arrived in style on the conference buses, courtesy of the TMI Boyz & Lopez Graphics (left). After the pool tournament, everybody headed to the bowling lanes (below) for Derrty Ent./Universal Motown’s Brass Knuckles Celebowl hosted by Nelly and the St Lunatics.
J LASH
BEN ROSE
by Keith Kennedy