Classified, Kellie Loder, Maggie Andrew big winners out of East Coast Music Awards
Classified took home Solo Artist of the Year, Producer of the Year, Rap/Hip-Hop Release of the Year for his song Sure Enough, and clinching Release of the Year for his song Amnesia.
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