Outstanding Urban/Funk/Hip-Hop Recording
Paradime, "Vices"
Black Magic Crossing, "The Other Side"
DJ Assault, "Comin’ from tha D: Blueprint"
Dead Poets, "Tale Of Two Cities"
Phly Hunniez, "Ballers"
Poetic Menace, "They've Gotta Have It"

Outstanding Urban Artist/Group
Buddha Fulla Rymez
Black Bottom Collective
Black Planet
Rolling Machine
Paul Randolph

Outstanding Funk Artist/group
Howling Diablos
Detroit Grand Pubahs
Brothers Groove
Reverend Right Time and the First Cuzins of Funk
Funktelligence
Knee Deep Shag

Outstanding Hip-Hop Artist/Group
Paradime
Black Magic Crossing
Backstab
Hush
Uncle Ill
K.I.D.D.

Outstanding Hip-Hop DJ
Stezo
DJ Assault
DJ Butter
DJ Houseshoes
DJ L
DJ Marky P

Outstanding Hip-Hop MC
Paradime
TOP
Seven
Hush
Shadow
White Boy Ric

Outstanding Urban/Funk Vocalist
Shadow, Buddha Fulla Rymez
TOP, Buddha Fulla Rymez
Blade
Chris Codish, Brothers Groove
Matt Gross, Knee Deep Shag
Pat Ferris

Outstanding Urban/Funk Instrumentalist
Brian Burleson, guitar
Dave Dupuie, drums
Chris Codish, keyboards
Diana McNary, keyboards
James Simonson, bass
John Barron, bass
Jason Taylor, bass

Outstanding Urban/Funk Songwriter
TOP, Buddha Fulla Rymez
Shadow, Buddha Fulla Rymez
Chris Codish, Brothers Groove
Jon Wax
Seven, Black Magic Crossing
Poltergist