3rd annual recap August 8-11th, 2008 Houston, TX:
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Houston legend ESG (below left) kicked a classic freestyle before presenting the Best Lyricist Award.
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Comedian DeRay Davis (left), the host for the evening, kept the crowd entertained between sets. Bun B and his choir (right) headlined the touching Pimp C tribute, performing “Angel In The Sky.”
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3RD ANNUAL OZONE AWARDS After a well-publicized backstage incident with Trae, a bandaged Mike Jones (below) insisted that what doesn’t kill him makes him stronger by appearing on stage with Alfamega as scheduled to present the DJ of the Year Award.
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Clockwise from bottom right: OZONE Award winners included DJ Khaled (DJ of the Year Award); J Prince (Living Legend Award); David Banner (Trillest Artist: The Pimp C Award); Shawty Lo (Breakthrough Artist Award); Young Jeezy accepting the Best Rap/R&B Collaboration Award for Usher’s “Love In This Club”; and T-Pain (TJ’s DJ’s Tastemaker Award)
As our thoughts and prayers are descending upon Houston after Ike’s wrath, we offer our thanks to the city of Houston, the people of Houston, and those that took the time to come to Houston that made all of the hard work worthwhile. Stay tuned to tjsdjs.com or ozonemag.com to find out about the 4th Annual TJ’s DJ’s/OZONE Awards Weekend! BEN ROSE
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David Banner (below): One thing that separates OZONE from other award shows is that at other shows, you see the same damn people get the same damn awards. At the OZONE Awards, you really get to see the real grinders and the artists that people listen to in the streets get the opportunity to get heard and get acknowledged. That means the most to me. For artists who have $40 or $50 million dollars the [OZONE Awards] might not mean much, but for some artists this award show acknowledges their hard work and gives them motivation to keep going.
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5,600 DJs, artists, and fans (left) packed into the George R Brown Convention Center’s Assembly Hall to see performances by Rick Ross, T-Pain, DJ Khaled, B.o.B., Lil Boosie, Webbie, Too Short, Mistah FAB, David Banner, Big Boi, Bun B, and plenty of others.
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OZONE MAG // 57