--- title: The Winners for Week 16 of the This Is My Year Fan-Challenge Are... description: Flex Kartel and Nathaniel Caritas win this week's This Is My Year fan-challenge! image: https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hubfs/flex-kartel-winning.jpg --- [**](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/the-winners-for-week-16-of-the-this-is-my-year-fan-challenge-are#) - Oct 8-13, 2019 - [Home](https://www.a3cfestival.com) - [Schedule](https://a3cconference.com/shows/index.html) - [Lineup](https://a3cconference.com/lineup/index.html) - [Oct 8-13, 2019](https://www.a3cfestival.com) - [Blog](https://blog.a3cfestival.com) - [Buy Tickets](https://www.a3cfestival.com/tickets) ![](https://udxsva.com/tag?id=11009) - [Home](https://blog.a3cfestival.com) - [Artist Advice](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/artist-advice) - [Music Industry](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/music-industry) - [A3C Updates](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/a3c) - [Events](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/events) - [Atlanta](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/atlanta) - [Opportunities](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/opportunities) # The Winners for Week 16 of the This Is My Year Fan-Challenge Are... ![Jade Carter](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hubfs/DSC_3590_1.jpg) Posted by [Jade Carter](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/author/jade-carter) on Aug 16 Thanks for supporting your favorite up-and-coming hip-hop artists each week. The winners of the This Is My Year fan-challenge will join the 2015 A3C Festival & Conference lineup with dope MCs like Rakim, Jean Grae, Pharaohe Monch, Cyhi the Prynce and hundreds more! Voting for "This Is My Year" week 16 has ended. With your help, we have picked over a couple dozen artists to perform this October in Atlanta, GA... and we are still going! Stay tuned for the next 6 contenders to be announced tomorrow afternoon! Week 16's winners are... Flex Kartel of Hyattsville, MD and Nathaniel Cartiay of New Brunswick, NJ! ![flex-kartel-winning](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hs-fs/hubfs/flex-kartel-winning.jpg?width=367&name=flex-kartel-winning.jpg)  ![nathaniel-cartiay-winning](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hs-fs/hubfs/nathaniel-cartiay-winning.jpg?width=367&name=nathaniel-cartiay-winning.jpg) Get to know these artists: [Flex Kartel](https://www.a3cfestival.com/festival/#perform) & [Nathaniel Cartiay](https://www.a3cfestival.com/festival/#perform). Show your support by folllowing them on Twitter: [Flex Kartel](http://www.twitter.com/flexkartel) & [Nathaniel Cartiay](http://www.twitter.com/ncartiay). Thank you to all who voted and stay tuned as we will announce next batch of artists Monday, August 17th! IF you are an artist and would like an opportuntiy to perform at the 2015 A3C Festival & Conference, you can [submit](https://www.a3cfestival.com/festival/#perform) today FOR FREE, until August 31st. Sonicbids is the EXCLUSIVE submission platform for A3C artists. ![Jade Carter](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hubfs/DSC_3590_1.jpg) ### Written by [Jade Carter](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/author/jade-carter) Jade Carter is the Creative & Social Media Director for A3C. She officially joined the A3C team in 2015. 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