THE 2008 WINNERS OF THE REAL FREQUENCY AWARDS.

You voted and spoke your mind and now here are the winners below. Thanks to muzikleeinzane for the list of winners as announced on last nite's show..

Real Frequency Awards 2008

Artist of the Year: Black Milk

Album of the Year: Black Milk - Tronic / Nas - Untitled

Producer of the Year: Black Milk

Homegrown Artist of the Year: Kardinal Offishall

Homegrown Album/Mixtape of the Year: Kardinal Offishall - Not 4 Sale

Homegrown Joint of the Year: Saukrates ft. Drake and King Reign: Fades Away

Lyrics of the Year: Andre 3000 - Royal Flush

Newcomer of the Year: The Cool Kids

Most Slept-On: Pete Rock - NY's Finest

Sclusie of the Year (Not Commercially Released): J Dilla - Pay Jay (MCA LP)

Here's The Real Frequency's Top 20 as well.

1. BIG BOI FEAT. ANDRE 3000 AND RAEKWON – ROYAL FLUSH
2. BLACK MILK AND BISHOP LAMONT FEATURING PHAT KAT AND ELZHI – GOATIT
3. TI FEAT KANYE, JAY-Z AND LIL WAYNE – SLU
4. JAY-Z – DOPE BOY FRESH (JOCKIN’ JAY-Z)
5. SKYZOO ‘THE NECESSARY EVILS
6. 88 KEYS FEATURING KANYE WEST – STAY UP!
7. BLACK MILK ‘GIVE THE DRUMMER SUN’
8. SAUKRATES FEAT KING REIGN AND DRAKE ‘FADES AWAY’
9. JADAKISS FEAT. JAY-Z ‘WHO RUN THIS’
10. ELZHI THE TRANSITIONAL JOINT
11. Q-TIP GETTING UP
12. LUU BREEZE ‘BREAK ‘EM OFF’
13. JAY ELECTRONICA ‘A PRAYER TO MICHAEL VICK AND TI’
14. FRANKIE PAYNE ‘REACH’
15. DJ DRAMA FEAT. OUTKAST ‘THE ART OF STORYTELLING’
16. POINT BLANK ‘GOD ONLY KNOWS’
17. NAS –WHAT IT IS (LET’S GO ESCO)
18. FAMOUS FEAT. TONA AND KARDINAL I’M HERE
19. THE ROOTS FEAT PEEDI CRACK, DICE RAW, JAZZY JEFF
20. SPEC BOOGIE ‘BED STUY’

Good luck to everyone in 2009.

CAN WE PUMP UP SCRATCH OTHER THAN WHAT'S ALREADY BELOW? TORONTO'S AWARD WINNING DJ GETS SHOUT OUT BY USHER ON LIVE TV!

So Usher was reading a poem to some chic fan when the break was coming and he prompted the camera and control room to WAIT! He simply wanted to shout out Scratch. We know Scratch was definitely NOT behind this. Usher spontaneously was enjoying Scratch and Toronto's pluses and wanted to let us know there is one bad afterparty tonite. My ear is still inflamed so the last place tonite is a club. DJ starting from Scratch is Toronto's icon like Khaled. There are two of them I really think are tops. Scratch and Tricky. Read Scratch's bio below.



Canada's foremost urban club and radio DJ. He can be heard daily on Toronto's Flow 93.5 fm during afternoon & evening drives and throughout the country at club & concert engagements weekly. DJ Starting from Scratch, FLOW 93.5 FM's mix show magician, has been pleasing club crowds across the country for about 12 years and overseas from Greece, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Cancun, Acapulco, Germany, Cuba, St.Kitts & much, much more.



Watch this video report I did of DJ Starting from Scratch reflect on his days starting as and MC and how Veteran Carl Allen influenced his career. Scratch was honored to induct Carl Allen into the Stylus Hall of Fame

ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

- CUMA Award for DJ of the year 2002,2003,2004 & 2005
- Voted T.O.'s #1 DJ in Now Magazine's "Best Of Toronto" edition
- Winner of Toronto Night Club Awards "DJ of the Year 2004 & 2005"
- Winner of Toronto Bartender?s Ball Award for "Best Urban DJ for 2004"
- Named "Greatest Of All Time" by Flavor Pool (Nov/2005)
- Toronto Record Pool award for "DJ of the Decade - 90s"
- Featured in Source Magazine
- Was featured in Vibe Magazine's Anniversary Edition, being mentioned as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the Music Industry"
- Voted "DJ Of The Year 2004" in Eye Magazine's "Reader's Poll"
- Four time Toronto Record Pool award for "DJ of the Year"
- Received a Lifetime Achievement Award as voted by the Toronto Record Industry
- Canadian Rep (& only Canadian member) of DJ Whoo Kid's "Shadyville DJ's Coalition"
- Official member of Clinton Sparks' "Smash Squad" DJ Crew
- Appeared in the movie "Honey" with Jessica Alba
- Awarded Gold and Platinum Records from Virgin, BMG and Universal
- 2006 Stylus Canadian Club DJ of the Year
- 2006 Stylus Toronto DJ of the Year
- 2006 Stylus Radio Mixshow DJ of the Year
- Official DJ for comedian Russel Peters
- Winner of Toronto Night Club Awards "Best Local (Toronto) DJ"
- Official DJ for SONY BMG Recording artist Keisha Chante

scratch@flow935.com

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