Over the course of the year, we in
The DJBooth
have kept you supplied with the latest and greatest in hip-hop and R&B. Now, it’s time for you to weigh in. In anticipation of our sixth annual
Best of the Booth Awards
, we’re inviting our loyal readers to tell us which artists, albums, mixtapes and DJs stood out in 2013. Using your ratings, feedback, plays, downloads and pageviews, we’ve assembled a slate of eight front-runners in each of our 19 categories. At the top of 2014, we’ll reveal your votes for the year’s best, as well the Booth staff’s personal picks.
Unlike in previous years, we’ll be opening the polls gradually, over the course of the coming week. Starting Friday, December 6, and continuing on the 9th through the 13th, we’ll roll out 2-4 categories daily. Readers will be able to vote on all categories up until noon on Sunday, the 29th, at which point we will tally the final results. Today, we unveil the nominees for
Best Crossover Record
,
Best Remix Record
and
Best Collaborative Record
. The 2012 reader picks in these categories were (respectively)
Rittz’s “Bloody Murdah (Remix)”
and
Read over the ballot below, then make your selections!
Update
: The results are now in! Find out who our
as the “Best of the Booth.”
Best Crossover Record of 2013
Big Sean – “
ft. Lil Wayne & Jhené Aiko”
Game – “
ft. Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Jeremih”
J. Cole – “
ft. Miguel”
Kid CuDi – “
”
Pitbull – “
ft. Christina Aguilera”
Pusha T – “
ft. Chris Brown”
Rihanna – “
ft. Kanye West”
Wale – “
ft. Tiara Thomas”
Best Remix Record of 2013:
Black Hippy – “
”
DJ Khaled – “
Drake, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross”
Frank Ocean – “
ft. Big Boi & Andre 3000”
Ludacris – “
ft. R.Kelly & Fabolous”
Problem – “
ft. Wiz Khalifa, Chris Brown & Tyga”
Rihanna – “
ft. Rihanna ft. Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Juicy J & T.I”
Wale – “
ft. Rihanna”
Young Jeezy – “
ft. Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown & YG”
Best Collaborative Record of 2013:
2 Chainz – “
ft. Wiz Khalifa”
Big Sean – “
ft. Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica”
Drake – “
ft. 2 Chainz & Big Sean”
Game – “
ft. Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Jeremih”
Jay Z – “
ft. Justin Timberlake”
Juicy J – “
ft. The Weeknd”
Kendrick Lamar – “
B*tch Don’t Kill My Vibe (Remix)
ft. Jay-Z”
Lil Wayne – “
ft. Drake & Future”