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1Xtra listeners and MTV Base viewers vote Sway Best UK Act for first BET Hip Hop Awards
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1Xtra today announced Sway as the winner of the Best UK Act category of the
inaugural BET Hip-Hop Awards taking place in Atlanta on 12 November 2006.
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1Xtra
hosted the voting for the awards alongside MTV Base, which gave UK music fans a
unique opportunity to vote for their favourite British act at a major US awards
ceremony.
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Sway, who was voted winner ahead of fellow British rappers Kano, Dizzee Rascal,
Blak Twang and Plan B, will travel to Atlanta later this month to collect his
award.
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1Xtra listeners will be given the chance to win the trip of a lifetime,
as the station will be running a competition to send two lucky winners to the
ceremony.
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Sway said: "I'm over the moon. It's a massive opportunity for me and UK hip hop
in general... Big-up to the 1Xtra listeners who voted for me. I got a crazy
response from 1Xtra."
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Executive Producer for Live Events and Specialist Programmes Ray Paul added:
"1Xtra is proud to be associated with this prestigious award -
congratulations to Sway, who we have supported from the beginning of his career
- we wish him all the best and will be out there to document his big day in
Atlanta - stay tuned for that..."
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1Xtra will be be running reports from the awards on 13 November, and Semtex hosts a BET Hip Hop Awards special, from 7 to 10pm on Friday 17 November.
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For further information, keep listening to 1Xtra and check bbc.co.uk/1xtra.
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Listen live to 1Xtra via digital radio, bbc.co.uk/1xtra and digital television. 听
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