We managed to corral Best of the Beat award winners after they received their awards at the ceremony on January 22.

OffBeat videographer JonGunnar Gylfason asked one simple question to a wide array of award winners: What did you do this year to earn this award?

And the answers? Well, you’ll need to see for yourself.

While OffBeat has no official comment on the various responses, we’re pretty sure that “hard work and clean living” didn’t contribute all that much to Honey Island Swamp Band’s success.

We can confirm, however, that Shamarr Allen’s mother is absolutely the key to his success, and DJ Soul Sister did absolutely “get up off of that thing” in 2014.

Find out what everyone else had to say for themselves below.