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Leads with
Hip-Hop
Nominations
West received the most nomina
tions with 17 for the seventh annual
BET Hip-Hop Awards, which will air
Oct. 9. The rapper has had a big year
as a producer, performer and direc
tor. He also collaborated with Jay-Z
on the hit album , "W atch the
Throne."
Rapper 2 Chainz scored 13 nomi
nations and Drake earned 11 nods,
respectively.
T he n o m in a tio n s w ere a n
nounced Wednesday.
The ceremony will be taped Sept.
29 at Atlanta's Boisfeuillet Jones
Kanye West
Atlanta Civic Center. Actor and
(AP) — Kanye West hasn't re comedian Mike Epps will return as
leased a solo album since 2010, but host for the fourth straight year.
the rapper has kept relevant with
Hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty, who
another strong year.
committed suicide earlier this month, .
Now, BET is taking notice.
will be honored during the show.
Mississippi Studios Hosts Trio
Icky Blossoms brings their dramatic synthesizers, danceable drums, and yearning pop melo
dies to Mississippi Studios in north Portland on Thursday, Sept. 20. The Omaha group is out
with a self-titled album of sharp mechanical grooves and romantic attitude.
Hot New Rapper at Backspace
A Bay Area rapper who has gone
from virtually unknown to one of the
hottest acts on the West Coast is
coming to Portland for a performance
on Monday, Sept. 24 at the Back
space, 115 N.W. Fifth Ave.
Roach Gigz is a 21-year-old San
Francisco native who was conceived
in Nicaragua during the Contra and
Sandinista war. Named after acombi- amazing young man.
nation of the character Roach from
“The Bugged Out” tour show will
the movie Next Friday and his high also feature Main Attractionz, A -l,
school dancing skills, he first gained Baby E, Yung Mil and Nima Fadavi.
local fame with close friend Lil4Tay
and one half of the group Bitch 1 go Roach Gigz is getting raves as one
of the great new young voices in
(B.I.G.)
hip-hop. He will perform Monday,
Portland rapper and producer Cool
Sept. 24 at the Backspace.
Nutz says you will be won over by this
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