We asked our readers to nominate who they thought were the best acts in several categories for 2023. The rules were simple: the artists must either be from West Virginia or living in the state, creating original music and they had to have released new music between December 1, 2002 and November 30, 2023.
We were blown away by the number of responses. Our readers came out in force to nominate their favorite act. We were then responsible for sifting through the hundreds of nominations and making sure they matched the criteria. Several nominations were for cover bands or for artists that haven’t released music, which we removed. We also had to make sure they released original new music in that window. The voting in each category will begin on Monday, December 11, 2023. So without further ado here are The Nominees For Best West Virginia Born & Bred Rap Act For 2023.
1. Shelem released Catch Me/Beggars on September 4, 2023.
2. Duck City Music released Cinderblock on January 12, 2023.
3. Stereophonic released on Under the Weather! on May 12, 2023.
4. Hank Chill & Austin Gerencir released New Age Druids on August 30, 2023.
5. Dinosaur Burps were featured on Think Twice by Chris Karns on October 13, 2023.
6. Trevor Cooke released Proudly West Virginian (featuring The Pride of West Virginia) on November 10, 2023.
7. 6200 Rob Da Builderr released Section 8 on June 13, 2023.
8. Ben Jamn released Appalachian Boy on May 5, 2023.
