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Rock The Bells is the biggest hip-hop music festival on
the planet. It will already feature a who's who in hip-hop including the
Wu-Tang Clan, Black Hippy, J. Cole, Big Sean, Common, A$AP Mob and, of
course, DMV's own Wale and Logic but who's next? 93.9 WKYS wants to give
a chance for the DMV's next rap phenomenon to perform at Rock The Bells
and take their career to the next level.
In the finals round, The vote is split four ways between online votes from listeners and a three judge panel. Listener votes will account for 25 percent of the vote with each individual judge also accounting for 25 percent of the vote a piece for a total of 100 percent. The finalist with the highest vote score will be selected to perform at Rock The Bells. Vote period ends September 20 at 5pm. The winner will be announced on Angie Ange's show on Monday, September 23 at 6pm.
Watch the video of each finalist in the vote section. Videos were produced by Picture Perfect.
FINAL RESULTS
Scores are determined by submission ranking from each judge and total number of votes from the online vote. The best placement by a judge receives 16 points while the worst placement receives 1 point. All others are awarded based on their corresponding placement by a judge or online vote.
NOTE : Judge votes are not presented in the order listed that their bios are listed. Please note that the judge votes are reflective of independent judges and are not necessarily the view of 93.9 WKYS, Radio One, inc or its staff.
THE JUDGES
James "Yankee" Mills
Yankee has been apart of the DMV music scene for over 20 years. Once a hip hop artist himself, he helps other artists with marketing and management. He's worked closely such artists as Wale, Mariah Carey, Nelly, Jadakiss and others in the Roca-Fell-A family. Through his company Next Generation Entertainment Group, Yankee's currently working with some the hottest DJs in the area such as DJ Gemini, DJ Gifted Son and P-Cutta of Street Wars fame.
Modele “Modi” Oyewole
Modi and his DC to BC team are responsible for bringing us the much-ballyhooed Trillectro music festival, which in only its second year already boasts Wale, A$AP Rocky, Fat Trel, School Boy Q, Phil Ade, Flosstradomus, Shy Glizzy and renowned DJs as performers. It is quickly growing into DC's signature music festival. Modi stays one step ahead of what's hot in music. He brought Kendrick Lamar to DC before anyone else and was the one of the first to interview Kid Cudi.
Judah
Judah is one of DC's most respected home grown producers. He has produced such artists as Wale, Tabi Bonney, Stat Quo and Raheem Devaughn and also collaborated with artist on Bad Boy and Koch Records. His popular hit "Sundresses and Sandals" has gained international appeal and has spun on FM radio stations as far away as Tokyo, Japan. He's been featured on publications such as Complex Magazine. His own locally-popular blog that focuses on the DMV rap scene ( FortheDMVonly.com)
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Tue, Aug 20 2013 12:00 AM -
Fri, Sep 13 2013 11:59 PM
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Sat, Sep 14 2013 7:00 AM -
Fri, Sep 20 2013 5:00 PM
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