1998 Soul Train Music Awards

The 1998 Soul Train Music Awards were held on February 27, 1998 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Puff Daddy was the top nominee with five nominations, other top nominees included Janet Jackson, Aaliyah and Maxwell. The show was hosted by Patti Labelle, Erykah Badu, and Heavy D.^[1]

Special awards

Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year

• Puff Daddy

Quincy Jones Award for Career Achievement

• Whitney Houston

R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year

• Baduizm - Erykah Badu*
• Share My World - Mary J. Blige
• Life After Death - The Notorious B.I.G.
• No Way Out - Puff Daddy and the Family

Best R&B/Soul or Rap - Music Video

• "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" - Busta Rhymes
• "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" - Missy Elliott
• "I'll Be Missing You" - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (featuring 112)*
• "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems" - The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase

Best R&B/Soul or Rap - New Artist

• Erykah Badu*
• God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation
• Missy Elliott
• Puff Daddy

Best R&B/Soul Album - Female

• Erykah Badu - Baduizm*
• Mary J. Blige - Share My World
• Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope
• Lil' Kim - Hard Core

Best R&B/Soul Album - Male

• Joe - All That I Am
• Maxwell - MTV Unplugged
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death*
• Prince - Emancipation

Best R&B/Soul Album - Group, Band or Duo

• Dru Hill - Dru Hill*
• God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation - God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation
• Puff Daddy & The Family - No Way Out
• Boyz II Men - Evolution

Best R&B/Soul Single - Female

• Erykah Badu - "On and On"*
• Aaliyah - "One in a Million
• Mary J. Blige - "Everything"
• Monica - "For You I Will"

Best R&B/Soul Single - Male

• R. Kelly - "I Believe I Can Fly"
• Joe - "Don't Wanna Be a Player"
• Kenny Lattimore - "For You"
• Usher - "You Make Me Wanna..."

Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo

• Dru Hill - "In My Bed"*
• God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation - "Stomp"
• LSG - "My Body"
• Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 - "I'll Be Missing You"

Destiny's Child - " No, No, No "

Best Gospel Album

• Living the Dream: Live from Washington, D.C. - Canton Spirituals
• So You Would Know - GMWA Gospel Announcers Guild
• God's Property - God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation*
• Still Standing- Williams Brothers

Best Jazz Album

• Uptown Groove - Zachary Breaux
• Sweet Thing - Boney James*
• Dave Grusin Presents Westside Story - Dave Grusin
• Black Diamond - Williams Brothers

Performers

• Janet Jackson - "I Get Lonely"
• Boyz II Men - "Doin' Just Fine"
• Puff Daddy (feat. The LOX & Lil' Kim) - "It's All About the Benjamins"
• God's Property (feat. Kirk Franklin) - "Stomp"
• Whitney Houston Tribute: Ronald Isley - "Exhale (Shoop Shoop), Terry Ellis - "How Will I Know", Kenny Lattimore - "I Believe in You and Me", Monica - "You Give Good Love"
• Erykah Badu - "Certainly"
• Usher - "You Make Me Wanna..."/"Nice & Slow"
• Patti Labelle - "If Only You Knew"
• Dru Hill (feat. Jermaine Dupri) - "In My Bed"

References

External links

• Soul Train Music Awards 1998|Winners & Nominees