What the Tennessee Music Conference and Hip-Hop Awards are all about… GeneralTennessee has taken a back seat in the Hip-Hop industry to states like Georgia, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and others for years. Despite national success from many artists from the state, the Tennessee market is still not respected among many of the people of the hip-hop and entertainment industry of today. For years, Memphis has carried the state, producing most of the artists to build large fan bases outside the state. Legends like Playa Fly, Skinny Pimp, Pistol, 8-Ball & MJG, 3-6 Mafia, and others helped to shed light on the talent in TN. Tennessee now has new talent emerging from all parts of the state. New stars such as Young Buck, Yo Gotti, All-Star, and Mr. Mack out of east TN, are helping to open new paths, to help spring the TN hip-hop market into one of the world’s elite. Cities like Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans, and Miami continually produce many of the hip-hop elite. One of the main reasons is because they have the support of their entire state, (not to mention, a larger urban and overall population). The DJ’s, artists, producers, media promoters, and others involved in the industry in those states, work together in order to keep money circulating throughout the state. It’s time Tennessee does the same. This is the main purpose of the 1st Annual Tennessee Music Conference and Hip-Hop awards. We want to honor and pay homage to the people who have helped to develop the TN Hip-Hop market to what it is, and work as a state to help to continue to build the market, and develop careers for artists, DJ’s, producers, media, promoters, and others in the state of TN. It’s time to make MONEY! Real MONEY, MILLIONS, just like some of the other states in the south are doing. This event will help to establish a foundation in which the TN music community can use to help grow and develop their careers in music.What the Tennessee Music Conference and Hip-Hop Awards are all about… GeneralTennessee has taken a back seat in the Hip-Hop industry to states like Georgia, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and others for years. Despite national success from many artists from the state, the Tennessee market is still not respected among many of the people of the hip-hop and entertainment industry of today. For years, Memphis has carried the state, producing most of the artists to build large fan bases outside the state. Legends like Playa Fly, Skinny Pimp, Pistol, 8-Ball & MJG, 3-6 Mafia, and others helped to shed light on the talent in TN. Tennessee now has new talent emerging from all parts of the state. New stars such as Young Buck, Yo Gotti, All-Star, and Mr. Mack out of east TN, are helping to open new paths, to help spring the TN hip-hop market into one of the world’s elite. Cities like Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans, and Miami continually produce many of the hip-hop elite. One of the main reasons is because they have the support of their entire state, (not to mention, a larger urban and overall population). The DJ’s, artists, producers, media promoters, and others involved in the industry in those states, work together in order to keep money circulating throughout the state. It’s time Tennessee does the same. This is the main purpose of the 1st Annual Tennessee Music Conference and Hip-Hop awards. We want to honor and pay homage to the people who have helped to develop the TN Hip-Hop market to what it is, and work as a state to help to continue to build the market, and develop careers for artists, DJ’s, producers, media, promoters, and others in the state of TN. It’s time to make MONEY! Real MONEY, MILLIONS, just like some of the other states in the south are doing. This event will help to establish a foundation in which the TN music community can use to help grow and develop their careers in music.