Pioneering Hip-Hop DJ Red Alert will host the 10th Annual Justo Mixtape Awards, which will take place December 7 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.

The Mixtape Awards was created by Justo Faison to honor the unheralded role of the mixtape DJ in breaking new records and artists. Tragically, Faison was killed in May of 2005 in a car accident in Richmond, Virginia.

This year’s event will honor Loud Records founder Steve Rifkind with the Mixtape Top Executive and Life Time Achievement Award.

Other nominees include Green Lantern, Kay Slay, Clinton Sparks, Camilio, Drama and K-Sly, while artists like Young Jeezy, Game, Papoose, Chamillionaire and others are up for awards.

Three new categories will be introduced during this year’s ceremony–Best Canadian DJ, Best Reggaeton DJ and Best International DJ.

Legendary DJ’s Kid Capri, Jazzy Joyce and Brucie B. will provide sounds for the evening, which will also honor the memory of Faison.

The 10th Annual Mixtape Awards is being produced by the Faison’s Jus Muzik Group, which is headed up by cofounder Tyrone “Tytanic” Hendricks and Chief Operating Officer, Reagan Sommer McCoy.

For more information visit: http://www.themixtapeawardsonline.com