The Elegant Hoodness Musical Program has been continuing to follow their motto of “helping artists create a buzz by utilizing the media since 2004” with the addition of a music video competition to their long-running artist showcase competition series. The video competition happens on the third Saturday of the month, at The Safehouse Lounge, in Orange, NJ. The next event is July 17th at 4pm.
If you are an artist with a video, and would like to submit for the competition, contact A.D. The General at 718-415-6610 or eleganthoodness@gmail.com for more details. Feel free to submit your video to that email as well.
Birthplace Magazine (www.BirthplaceMag.com) is a proud sponsor of the Elegant Hoodness Musical Program, and you will often find interviews and profiles of EHMP winners on our e-pages. Continuing in that tradition, here are the winners of the last Elegant Hoodness Musical Program video competition.
1st prize winner JayOnez is an up and coming director from the Bronx, NY. The name of the song is “Just Me” and features Mysonne, D.O.T. and Sadat X, of Brand Nubian fame.
2nd prize winner, also directed by JayOnez, in E. Daney’s video for “Hood Life”.
The 3rd prize winner was for LowKey’s “Grind Stack,” directed by LowKey & Logan.
Again, for more information on competing in the monthly video competition, contact A.D. The General at 718-415-6610 or eleganthoodness@gmail.com.




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