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Jay-Z And Lil' Kim Lead 'Source' Awards Nominations With Five Each

Jay-Z and Lil' Kim lead all nominees with five nods each when the nominees for the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2003 were announced at the Millennium Hotel in New York on Wednesday afternoon, (August 27).



The winners will be announced at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in Miami on October 13. The event will be broadcast on BET on November 11 at 8 p.m. ET.


The Source's co-founder David Mays shared his thoughts on the Awards in a statement, "The Source is proud to present the premier showcase for recognizing the incredible talents and creative genius of the Hip-Hop movement. It is truly inspiring to be able to bring together all of the leaders of the Hip-Hop community under one roof, for one night, to celebrate our generation's most powerful and influential culture."


The nominations for the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2003 are:


Artist Of The Year - Male Solo


Jay-Z


Nelly


Baby aka Birdman


LL Cool J


Ja Rule


Artist Of The Year - Female Solo


Eve


Missy Elliott


Lil' Kim


Ms. Jade


Trina


Artist Of The Year - Group





The Roots

Lil' Jon & The East Side Boyz

Jurassic 5

Field Mob

BONE Thugs-N-Harmony

Breakthrough Artist(s) Of The Year

Bone Crusher

50 Cent

Clipse

David Banner

The Diplomats

Single Of The Year - Male Solo Artist

"In Da Club" - 50 Cent

"Hot In Herre" - Nelly

"Rock The Party" - Benzino

"Thugz Mansion" - 2Pac

"Good Times" - Styles

Single Of The Year - Female Solo Artist

"The Jumpoff" - Lil Kim

"Satisfaction" - Eve

"Work It" - Missy Elliott

"My Neck, My Back" - Khia

"B R Right" - Trina

Single Of The Year - Group

"Grindin'" - Clipse

"Sick Of Being Lonely" - Field Mob

"Dipset Anthem" - The Diplomats

"What's Golden" - Jurassic 5

"Tainted" - Slum Village

Single Of The Year - Collabo

boyb "Neva Scared" - Bone Crusher feat. T.I. & Killer Mike

"Like A Pimp" - David Banner feat. Lil Flip

"I Don't Give A..." - Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Mystikal & Krayzie Bone

"What Happened To That Boy" - Baby feat. Clipse

"Move B--ch" - Ludacris feat. Mystikal & I-20

R&B/Rap Collabo Of The Year

"Beautiful" - Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams

"Can't Let You Go" - Fabolous feat. Lil Mo

"Thug Lovin" - Ja Rule Feat. Bobby Brown

"All I Need" - Fat Joe feat. Tony Sunshine (news)

"Dilemma" - Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland

Fat Tape Song Of The Year

"What We Do" - Freeway feat. Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel

"Magic Stick" - Lil' Kim feat. 50 Cent

"Made You Look (Remix)" - Nas feat. Jadakiss & Ludacris

"In Da Wind" - Trick Daddy feat. Big Boi & Cee-Lo

"Guess Who's Back" - Scarface feat. Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel

Lyricist Of The Year

Jay-Z

Nas

Talib Kweli

Scarface

GZA

Live Performer Of The Year

Busta Rhymes

Ja Rule

David Banner

Common

Video Of The Year

"Work It" - Missy Elliott

"The Streets" - WC feat. Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg

"I Don't Give A ..." - Lil' Jon & The East Side Boyz

"Tainted" - Slum Village

"Thug Holiday" - Trick Daddy

Producer Of The Year

Just Blaze

Jazze Pha

The Neptunes

Kanye West

Timbaland

R&B Artist Of The Year - Male

Jaheim

R. Kelly

Ginuwine

Raphael Saadiq

B2K

R&B Artist Of The Year - Female

Lil' Mo

Amerie

Floetry

3LW

Aaliyah

Dancehall-Reggae Album Of The Year

Tropical Storm - Beenie Man

Dutty Rock - Sean Paul

Friends For Life - Buju Banton

Higher Level - Elephant Man

No Holding Back - Wayne Wonder

Independent Album Of The Year

The Listening - Little Brother

Lil' Choppa Toy - Baby D

The True Meaning - Cormega

Get Your Mind Correct - Paul Wall Chamillionaire

Deep Water Slang - Zion I