On Tuesday’s (Dec. 18) epsiode of #EverydayStruggle, Nadeska, DJ Akademiks and Wayno present the first annual Everyday Struggle Awards from the Complex studios in New York City. The very first EDS Awards honors the best in rap music and R&B as well as the power hitters who made an impact in all of 2018.
This year’s categories and nominees for the EDS Awards are:
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
-6ix9ine
-Gunna
-Juice WRLD
-Lil Baby
-Trippie Redd
BEST FREESTYLE OF THE YEAR
-Meek Mill
-Royce Da 5’9″
-Tory Lanez
-YBN Cordae
-Young MA
STREETS ON LOCK
-G Herbo
-Lil Baby
-Lil Durk
-Moneybagg Yo
-Tee Grizzley
SLEEPER OF THE YEAR
-Gunna, ‘Drip Season 3’
-Mac Miller, ‘Swimming’
-Noname, ‘Room 25’
-Royce Da 5’9″, ‘Book of Ryan’
-Saba, ‘Care for Me’
NEXT TO BLOW
-BlueFace
-Key Glock
-Roddy Ricch
-Tierra Whack
-YBN Cordae
MOST INTROSPECTIVE HOOD MUSIC
-G Herbo
-Kevin Gates
-Kodak Black
-Mozzy
-Youngboy Never Broke Again
MIDAS TOUCH
-Boi-1da
-Kanye West
-Metro Boomin
-Murda Beatz
-Tay Keith
VERSE OF THE YEAR
-J. Cole, “1985”
-Jay Rock, “Redemption”
-Jay-Z, “What’s Free”
-Joyner Lucas, “Lucky You”
-Nipsey Hussle, “Blue Laces 2″
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
-Black Thought
-J. Cole
-J.I.D
-Pusha T
-Royce Da 5’9”
R&B ALBUM OF THE YEAR
-6Lack, ‘East Atlanta Love Letter’
-Ella Mai, ‘Ella Mai’
-H.E.R., ‘H.E.R.’
-Teyana Taylor, ‘K.T.S.E.’
-The Internet, ‘Hive Mind’
MVP OF THE YEAR
-Cardi B
-Drake
-J. Cole
-Pusha T
-Travis Scott
SONG OF THE YEAR
-Drake, “In My Feelings”
-Juice WRLD, “Lucid Dreams”
-Kendrick Lamar & SZA, “All The Stars”
-Travis Scott Feat. Drake, “Sicko Mode”
-XXXTENTACION, “SAD!”
BEST RAP ALBUM
-Black Thought, ‘Streams of Thought Vol. 2′
-Drake, “Scorpion’
-J. Cole, ‘KOD’
-Jay Rock, ‘Redemption’
-Lil Wayne, ‘The Carter V’
-Meek Mill, ‘Championships’
-Nipsey Hussle, ‘Victory Lap’
-Pusha T, ‘Daytona’
-Travis Scott, ‘Astroworld’
-XXXTENTACION, ‘?’
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