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August 24th, 2010 | By admin

 

2010 UNDERGROUND MUSIC AWARDS: YESI NOMINATED FOR “MOST PROMISING RAPPER”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Manhattan, New York, Aug. 24, 2010 - The 8th Annual Underground Music Awards (UMAs) was held on August 22, 2010 at the B.B King Blues Club located here in Manhattan, New York. The award show aims to recognize and honor the achievements/contributions of both unsigned and independent artists, producers and songwriters in the United States. Representing Nigeria was our very own Yesi who was one of the four artists nominated in the Most Promising Male Rapper category.

The award for Most Promising Male Rapper went to D-Dave; a fellow up and coming rapper from New York. After the award ceremony Yesi released a statement to his fans saying, “Congratulations to D-Dave on his win. I feel really grateful and humbled to have been recognized so early in my journey as an artist. I sincerely thank you all for your votes and support. We’ll bring the next one home. Please continue to spread the word about Yesi Music to your friends and family so we can keep the movement going. My team is going to use this as a stepping stone for the future. One thing is for sure, we’re going HARD. Watch this space. Let’s get it!”

The UMAs were truly a spectacle to behold. Hip-hop legends like Naughty By Nature, Ice-T, EPMD, Redman, Keith Murray etc were all in attendance, and the show was broadcast live around the world online.  Pictures and videos will be uploaded soon on www.yesimusic.com

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