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Furs + Fighting = 2008 Dirty Awards (Flix/Video) *Updated*
The 2008 Dirty Awards were held in Atlanta last night and the event, although star-studded, was less than spectacular. The show, presented by Radio One’s Hot 107.9, ended up being a Hot “A”ss Mess as police had to break up fighting amongst some of the performers. Prior to the fighting, several Atlanta A-listers like Goodie Mob’s Big Gipp + Khujo Goodie, Monica, Soulja Boy, Gorilla Zoe and more were spotted glammed up for the red carpet:
Monica was rocking the red carpet as usual! You go girl 
Gorilla Zoe
The event was marred by a fight that broke out presumably between Shawty Lo’s posse and T.I.’s clique. Shawty Lo performed and I’m told his ad libs took jabbs at T.I. and his crew. Once Yung LA and T.I. took the stage to perform “Ain’t I,” T.I.’s ending message didn’t sit well with some of Shawty Lo’s Bankhead crew in the audience and bottles and fists flew. I’ve heard that Alfamega had to be maced and that Big Kuntry was also subdued by police. More flix + Video footage of the debacle below *Updated with Better Footage*:
Soulja Boy
Yung LA & Young Dro
Shawty Lo
Alternate video via Gyant
Via AllHipHop
An eye witness told AllHipHop.com that the tension between the two crews mounted during Shawty Lo’s performance, which included a diss version of Grand Hustle artist Yung LA’s song “Ain’t I.”
As Lo performed his version with a chorus “Don’t I,” an audience member identified by an eyewitness as Capitol recording artist Alfamega, allegedly threw a chair onto the stage.
At that point, witnesses say another artist signed to the T.I.-helmed label stormed the stage, at which point authorities proceeded to break a fight.
T.I. himself took the stage shortly after the fight to accept an award following, a reported private conversation with Shawty-Lo, in which the Grammy Award-winning rapper/actor allegedly insisted once again, that the two end their long-running beef.
He proceeded to denounce the violence and negativity and assured the Dirty Awards audience that he did not condone the fighting.
Shortly thereafter, however, a second fight broke out as T.I. performed his verse from “Ain’t I,” allegedly substituting some lyrics with verbal jabs at Shawty Lo, with whom he has had an unpleasant relationship throughout the year.
Towards the end of the performance, another member of the Grand Hustle camp allegedly jumped off stage and assaulted a man witnesses said was Shawty Lo’s brother.
Police officers then halted the awards show, using pepper spray to end the fight.
While the Dirty Awards audience was immediately evacuated, witnesses say other altercations may have occurred outside of the event.
Miami's Finest
November 25, 2008 @ 7:16 amTYPICAL !!! TYPICAL!!!It’s funny how you can dress in glitter & gold, but underneath your STILL the TYPICALLY IGNORANT GUTTERSNIPE @ ANY OCCASION ready to “throw them bows”!! That’s just SSSSAAADDD !!!
kia
November 25, 2008 @ 9:55 amwell let me just say i was @ the awards lastnight an oh my!it went down last night gorilla zoe during his performance step on my purse an hit me with a part of his outfit in the head it was to funny. but on the other note alpha is a beast them dudes where get it in an i was only 3 steps away from everything,loved it loved it
Atlien404
November 25, 2008 @ 10:55 amall i got to say ti and his crew better stay deep in atlanta from now on because their club crucial pass has been revoked and thats real
Atlien404
November 25, 2008 @ 10:59 ampeople lets think about it like this okay its all good that alfamega knocked the nigga out but these niggas don’t fight no more 9 times out of ten when a nigga loses a fight or gets shined on what is he going to do go get that pistol to regain his manhood so this is a lose lose
615cashville
November 25, 2008 @ 11:23 amwhats really funny is they are all grown *** men.And kia why in the hell could you love something like that its just us destroying each other.
Jamariyah
November 25, 2008 @ 11:39 amDAMN MONICA REALLY BE ON SOME SERIOUS FASHION LATELY AND HER HAIRCUT AND COLOR LOOK HAWT. SEND ME THAT BAG. LOL. CANT WE ALL JUST GET A DAMN LONG
ATLien
November 25, 2008 @ 1:50 pmAtlien…sorry but I had to chang your name! I’m the only ATLien on this site…
yaki
November 25, 2008 @ 7:38 pmAtlien404 lets just hope that this is the end of it because it would really be a shame to get knocked out and then whipped with your own pistol lol! I love Monicas vest but she needs to do two very important things EAT and SLEEP she looks atleast 38 in this pic and even older on other pics. I never like men in fur.
dj_alex
November 26, 2008 @ 12:12 amShawty lo iz tight cuz T.I tood dee show nd hiz crew got washed up lolsz
T.I gets it popping meng
bobbie
November 26, 2008 @ 5:16 pmshawty lo not gon stop until someone knock the meat out his taco (in the words of Pimp C)
AclassLady
November 26, 2008 @ 7:59 pmWell DAMN! So this is how the story goes… I saw some pictures on Shay “Buckey” Johnson’s Myspace page of the fight… I just dont know what ta say*
j-the-man
November 26, 2008 @ 11:50 pmIt should be already predicted that something like that would of happen… Its not called the “Dirty Awards” for nothing…
Iceberg Shug aka Thug E. Fresh
December 1, 2008 @ 6:25 pmi along with my entire label , Patriot Entertainment , was in attendaance at the dirty awards. we actually had a table in v.i.p. and the night was going rather smoothly until Lo and D4L popped it off. i know why there is so much tension between Lo and TIP so im not gonna say its frivilous or all that…. but to keep it 100 , they both coulda left it alone that night because the south needs this awards show to progress to , if nothing else , tv exposure if we want the south to stay on top of the hip hop universe. i say tip vs. Lo ONE ON ONE ON PAY PER VIEW. hell , put Jeezy AND Gucci in the ring too.
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