It’s almost award season again which means a lot of things: victories, disappointments, complaints, publicity stunts and maybe the odd diss track, among other things.
On Friday the South Africa Hip hop Awards officially announced that the 4th annual ceremony for the awards will be taking place on Wednesday, 9 December at The Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City, Johannesburg. In addition to that, the nomination was also revealed, and as usual there were some controversies involved.
The leading one this year was the regarding the Best Female category which infamously only named to artists; namely, Assessa and C’Ro. Considering the surge in female presence in local hip hop this year (Gigi LaMayne, Rouge, Nadia Nakai, Patty Monroe, Numuzi, PushPush, etc.), you can imagine why Ntsiki Mazwai and her disheartened Twitter mob got into a frenzy over the lack of recognition of ladies making an impact. Over a series of exchanges between Mazwai, Gigi and Nadia, it was later revealed that all the ladies nominated in this year’s award boycotted the category as a statement to the culture that they would like to compete and be viewed in the same light as the male rappers.
Other rappers with big nominations include AKA (Best Collaboration, Milestone award, Most Valuable, Song of the Year, Video of the Year) and Riky Rick (Most Valuable, Video of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Male, Song of the Year).
The theme this year is African By Nature. You can check out the full nomination list below
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Riky Rick – Family Values
- Reason – Audio HD
- Proverb – Read Tape
- Tumi – Return of the King
- Zakwe – Impande
BEST COLLABO
- DJ Speedsta – Special Somebody
- Anatii Feat. AKA – The Saga
- Okmalumkoolkat ft. Stilo Magolide, uSanele and Sibot
- Nadia Nakai feat. Ice Prince – Saka Wena
- AKA feat Khuli Chana, Burna Boy and Yanga – Baddest
- DJ Sliqe feat. WTF and Okmalumkoolkat – iLife
- DJ Dimplez feat. Cassper Nyovest and JR – Way Up
- DJ Sliqe feat. Kwesta and Flabba – Do Like I Do
- Gigi LaMayne feat. Khuli Chana – Ice Cream Remix
- Reason Feat. HHP – Endurance
BEST DANCE CREW
- Creed Crew
- Supreme I Crew
- EDC
- 2Legitt Crew
- Freeze Frame
BEST FEMALE
- Assessa – Yim Lo
- C’Ro – First Foray
BEST FRESHMAN
- Assessa – Yim Lo
- Jonny Joburg – King Jonny Cometh
- Mthinay Tsunam – The Beginning
- Aewon Wolf – Darkest Winter
- Nasty C – Price City
BEST GRAFFITI ARTIST
- MARS
- RIOT
- PSALM 1
- GIFT
BEST INTERNATIONAL BRAND
- Red Bull
- Sprite
- Miller
- KFC
BEST LOCAL BRAND
- Butan
- Head Honcho
- GALXBOY
- Ama Kip Kip
BEST LYRICIST
- Tumi – The Return Of The King
- Proverb -The Read Tape
- Reason – Audio High Definition
- Zakwe – Impande
- Ginger Breadman – Mo Better
BEST MALE
- Riky Rick – Family Values
- Tumi – Return Of The King
- Zakwe – Impande
- Reason – Audio HD
- Proverb – Read Tape
BEST MIXTAPE
- DJ Dimplez – Zeal
- Fortune – Abomrapper 2
- OkMalumkoolkat – 100K Ma Cassette
- Ejay – Apartheid: Black & White
- Aewon Wolf – Darkest Winter
BEST RADIO SHOW
- Headwarmaz – Bush Radio
- The Hip Hop Floor – Yfm
- Ground Zero – TruFM
- The Stir Up – 5FM
- Namba Namba – Ukhozi FM
- 16 Bars Reloaded – UJ FM
- VenRap Radio
- The Ready D Show – Good Hope FM
- Trail Blazer – SK FM
- The Mixtape – Alex FM
DJ OF THE YEAR
- DJ Dimplez
- Junior De Rock
- DJ Speedsta
- DJ Capital
- Major League DJs
KING OF EASTERN CAPE
- Yahkeem Ben Israel
- Lungelo Trusenz Nzama
- Tsviel The Prince
KING OF FREE STATE
- Dithato Mogoiwa
- Thabo Tsasane
- Kulax Khaile
HONORARY AWARD
- DJ Ready D
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
- Nema Wama Hunghuni
- Khuli Chana
- Cassper Nyovest
- Riky Rick
- Proverb
KING OF GAUTENG
- Refiloe Ramogase
- DJ Dimplez
- DJ ID
KING OF KWA ZULU NATAL
- Ntsika Seoka
- Lindo Prowjekt Twala
- Bon Hussla
KING OF LIMPOPO
- Hip Hop Live SA
- Nema Wama Hunguni
- Culprit
MILESTONE AWARD
- Cassper Nyovest (Platinum album)
- AKA (Gold album and 2 Gold Singles)
MOST VALUABLE
- AKA
- Cassper Nyovest
- Proverb
- Riky Rick
- DJ Dimplez
KING OF MPUMALANGA
- Marvin Straight
- Ecks Exodus Nkosingiphile
- Thabs Tha Acid
KING OF NOTHERN CAPE
- Shirm Moipolai
- Kgomotso Modiragale
- Malibongwe Vongs Vuntu
KING OF NORTH WEST
- DJ Lemonka
- Amos Ofentse Tapile
Thabiso “Lunchboy” Tshabalala
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
- Riky Rick
- Anatii
- Tweezy
- Gemini Major
- Ganja Beatz
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
- Maftown Heights
- Authentic Sundays
- HomeComing Picnic
- Pop Bottles
- Str Crd
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Riky Rick – Boss Zonke
- Khuli Chana – Mahamba Yedwa
- Anatii feat. AKA – The Saga
- Major League DJs feat. Cassper Nyovest, Riky Rick and Okmalumkoolkat – Slyza Tsotsi
- L Tido – Dlala Ka Yona
- Emtee – Roll Up
- DJ Sliq feat. Kwesta and Flabba – Do Like I Do
- AKA feat. Khuli Chana, Burna Boy and Yanga – Baddest
- Gigi LaMayne ft. Khuli Chana – Ice Cream Remix
- WTF – Nomusa
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- AKA Feat. Burna Boy, JR and Da LES – All Eyes On Me
- Anatii Feat. AKA – The Saga
- Khuli Chana – Mahamba Yedwa
- Riky Rick feat. Zano – Sondela
- WTF – Nomusa
- L Tido – Dlala Ka Yona
- Da LES feat. AKA and Burna Boy – Paid
- AKA – Sim Dope
- DJ Speedsta – Special Somebody
- Cassper Nyovest ft. Anatii and DJ Drama – Ghetto
KING OF WESTERN CAPE
- Curtleigh Louw
- Rheebongs
- Zanzolo Uzwi Kantu