Thecoli Presents- The 1996 Source Awards

[Rasille]

We all know that there wasn’t any awards in 96, 97, or 98. We can fill in the gaps speculate on nominees and even the performances.

Album of the year
Artist of the year (solo)
Artist of the year (group)
Best new artist (solo)
Best new artist (group)
Producer of the year
R&B artist of the year
Best movie soundtrack
Lyricist of the year
Single of the year
Acting performance
Best rap/reggae artist
Live performer of the year
Video of the year
Lifetime achievement award
Pioneer award

 

[vdfebduderocks]

Album of the year - All Eyez on Me
Artist of the year (solo) - 2Pac
Artist of the year (group) - The Fugeees
Best new artist (solo) - Jay-Z
Best new artist (group) - Tha Dogg Pound
Producer of the year - RZA
R&B artist of the year - Aaliyah
Best movie soundtrack - Nutty Professor
Lyricist of the year - Jay-Z
Single of the year - California Love
Acting performance - Will Smith?
Best rap/reggae artist - 2pac
Live performer of the year - 2pac
Video of the year - California Love
Lifetime achievement award - Public Enemy
Pioneer award - LL Cool J

 

[shopthatwrecks]

We all know that there wasn’t any awards in 96, 97, or 98. We can fill in the gaps speculate on nominees and even the performances.

Album of the year
Artist of the year (solo)
Artist of the year (group)
Best new artist (solo)
Best new artist (group)
Producer of the year
R&B artist of the year
Best movie soundtrack
Lyricist of the year
Single of the year
Acting performance
Best rap/reggae artist
Live performer of the year
Video of the year
Lifetime achievement award
Pioneer award

album of the yr = muddy waters redman
artist of the yr (solo) = too short
artist of the yr (group)= geto boys
best new artist = foxy
producer of the yr= no joe
rnb artist of the yr = tony toni tone
best movie sdtrk- og
lyrcist of the yr= big boi
single of the yr= elevators outkast
acting performance- samuel l jackson a time to kill
best rap/reggae artist =bounty killer
live performer of the yr - death row house of blues
video of the yr = can u feel me -dru down
lifetime achievement award= george clinton
pioneer award = sir lester pace

 

[Rasille]

Album of the year
- Me Against The World
-Only Built 4 Cuban Links
- The Infamous
-East 1999: Eternal

Artist of the year (solo)
- Notorious B.I.G
- Tupac
- Method Man
- LL Cool J

Artist of the year (group)
- Mobb Deep
- Bone Thugs & Harmony
- Cypress Hill
- Naughty By Nature

Best new artist (solo)
- AZ
- Keith Murray
- Big L
- Lil Kim

Best new artist (group)
- Goodie Mob
- The Luniz
- Junior Mafia
- Dogg Pound

Producer of the year
- Rza
- DJ Premier
- Dr Dre
- Organized Noise

R&B artist of the year
- R Kelly
- Faith Evans
- Jodeci
- D’Angelo

Best movie soundtrack
- Friday
- The Show
- New Jersey Drive
- Tales From The Hood

Lyricist of the year
- Notorious BIG
- Gza
- Grand Puba
- KRS One

Single of the year
- Get Money
- Gangstas Paradise
- 1st of Tha Month
- You’re All I Need

Video of the year
- Gangstas Paradise
- Drop
- Cell Therapy
- How High

 

[bigde09]

Album of the year-All Eyez on Me
Artist of the year (solo)- Pac
Artist of the year (group)-Bone
Best new artist (solo)-Foxy
Best new artist (group)-Dogg Pound
Producer of the year-RZA
R&B artist of the year- R Kelly
Best movie soundtrack-Nutty Professor
Lyricist of the year-Nas
Single of the year-Cali Love
Acting performance-Will Smith
Live performer of the year-Death Row House of Blues
Video of the year-Crossroads
Lifetime achievement award-Big Daddy Kane
Pioneer award-LL

 

[Jonah]

Bringing the focus to Nor Cal nominations, yall can disagree with me if yall want but we had some bangers in 1996. We just got overshadowed by LA stealing the limelight

Album of the year: All Eyez on me - Tupac



Artist of the year (solo): B-Legit



Artist of the year (group): C.R.I.S.I.S.



Best new artist (solo): Hollow Tip



Best new artist (group): Non Fiktion



R&B artist of the year: Jackers



Producer of the year: Cedric Singleton



Lyricist of the year: E-40 (Earl Stevens)



Single of the year: Million Dollar Spot by E-40 featuring Tupac



Video of the year: It's goin down by Celly Cel



Pioneer award: Triple Threat Three