2016 SA Hip-Hop Awards nominees: Cassper Nyovest tops the list
Top rapper Cassper Nyovest is topping the list of the 2016 South African Hip Hop Awards (SAHHA) nomiees that were unveiled on Friday, 11 November at the Museum Africa, Newtown in Johannesburg.
Now in its fifth edition, the awards ceremony will be held at Gold Reef City's Lyric Theatre on 14 December. The event will run under the theme 'Who Wants To Be A Billionaire?'.
Some of the artists who are dominating the list include Emtee, Kwesta and Fifi Cooper. Cassper topped the list with more than fifteen nominations followed by Kwesta, Emtee, Fifi Cooper, Nasty C, DJ Switch who have more than four nominations each. Other musicians with a slight presence in the list include Riky Rick, AKA, Gemini Major, Khuli Chana and Gigi LaMayne.
Public voting is open in the following six categories: Best Collaboration, Best Female, Best Male, Best Hip Hop Radio Show, Best Video and Song of the Year. In the top five categories, voting is based on the judges’ scores and public votes (60% judges and 40% public). Such categories include Best Collaboration, Best Female, Best Male, Best Video and Song of the Year. Voting in the Best Hip Hop Radio Show category is will be done online.
The 2016 SA Hip Hop Awards will premiere on MTV Base (DSTV Channel 322) Monday, 26 December.
Check the full list of nominees here:
Song of the Year
- 'Gwan' – Maraza
- 'Ameni' – Miss Pru
- 'Pearl Thusi' – Emtee
- 'Sidlukotini' – Riky Rick
- 'One Time' – AKA
- 'Ngud’ – Kwesta ft. Cassper Nyovest
- 'Hell Naw' Nasty C
- 'Now Or Never' – DJ Switch
- 'Washa' – DJ CitiLyts ft. Ambitious Artists
- 'Walking & Dabbing' – Aewon Wolf ft. Gemini Major & Khuli Chana
Best Album
- 20FIFI – Fifi Cooper
- Avery – Emtee
- DAKAR II – Kwesta
- Refiloe – Cassper Nyovest
- We Need a Title – BETR Gang
Honorary Award
- Goddessa
Mixtape of the Year
- AM-EP – Maraza
- You Don’t Know Me Yet – Priddy Ugly
- Ground Zero – Gigi LaMayne
- 3/4 Pace – Kid X
- Cameron Diaz – Stilo Magolide
Best Male
- Avery – Emtee
- DAKAR II – Kwesta
- Refiloe – Cassper Nyovest
Best Female
- 20FIFI – Fifi Cooper
- Bragga – Nadia Nakai
- Ground Zero – Gigi LaMayne
- Storiez 2 Tell – Megmafia
DJ of the Year
- DJ Switch
- Major League DJz
- DJ Dimplez
- DJ Speedsta
- Ms. Cosmo
Producer of the Year
- Tweezy
- Ruff
- Ganja Beats
- Lunatik Beats
- Gemini Major
Best Collabo
- 'Ameni' – Miss Pru ft. Fifi Cooper, Emtee, B3nchmarq, A-Reece, Saudi & Sjava
- 'Kuze Kuse' – Fifi Cooper ft. Emtee
- 'Washa' – DJ CitiLyts ft. Fifi Cooper, Emtee & B3nnchmarq
- 'Dreamwork' – AKA ft. Yanga
- 'Ngud’ – Kwesta ft. Cassper Nyovest
- 'Ragga Ragga' – Gemini Major ft. Family Tree
- 'Now Or Never' – DJ Switch ft. Shane Eagle, Proverb, Reason & Kwesta
- 'Way It Go' – DJ Switch ft. Tumi, Nasty C and Youngsta
- 'Jump' – Anatii ft. Cassper Nyovest and Nasty C
- 'Walking & Dabbing' – Aewon Wolf ft. Gemini Major and Khuli Chana
Lyricist the Year
- Nasty C
- Solo
- A-Reece
- Kid Tini
- Kid X
Best Freshman/Newcomer
- Coming Of Age – Kid Tini
- 20FIFI – Fifi Cooper
- Cameron Diaz – Stilo Magolide
- ¾ Pace – Kid X
- Book Of Chad – Chad Da Don
Hustler of The Year
- Cassper Nyovest
- Khuli Chana
- Proverb
- Gigi LaMayne
Best Dance Crew
- Creed Crew
- Supreme I Crew
- 2Legitt Crew
- Vintage Crew
Best Video
- 'Couldn’t' – A-Reece ft. Emtee
- 'Le Mpitse' – Cassper Nyovest ft. Riky Rick
- 'Sidlukotini' – Riky Rick
- 'Ameni' – Miss Pru
- 'War Ready' – Cassper Nyovest
- 'Yippikayay' – Reason ft. AKA and Khuli Chana
- 'More' – Stilo Magolide
- 'Mr. Madumane' – Cassper Nyovest
- 'Jump' – Anatii ft. Cassper Nyovest and Nasty C
- 'Fuseg' – Riky Rick ft. Cassper Nyovest and Anatii
Promoter of the Year
- Pop Bottles
- Major League Gardens
- Authentic Sunday
- Sneaker Exchange
- Maftown Heights
Milestone
- Fill Up The Dome – Cassper Nyovest
Best Digital Sales
- Kwesta – Gold Album + Gold Single
- Cassper Nyovest – Double Platinum Album
- Emtee – Platinum Album
Best Remix
- 'Ambitions (Remix)' – Tweezy ft. Khuli Chana & Ice Prince
- 'Roll Up (Re-Up)' – Emtee ft. AKA and Wizkid
- 'Baddest (Remix)' – AKA ft. Fifi Cooper, Rouge, Moozlie & Gigi LaMayne
- 'Now Or Never (Remix)' – DJ Switch ft. Various Artists
- 'Juice Back (Remix)' – Nasty C ft. Davido & Cassper Nyovest
Most Valuable
- Cassper Nyovest
- AKA
- Riky Rick
- Khuli Chana
- Kwesta
Best Hip-Hop Radio Show
- The Hip Hop Floor – YFM
- The Stir Up – 5FM
- Namba Namba – Ukhozi FM
- The Ready D Show – Good Hope FM
- Headwarmaz – Bush Radio
- The Mixtape – Alex FM
- Hip Hop Corner – NW FM
- Hip Hop Culture – Ligwalagwala FM
- The Fresh Cut – Gagasi FM
- The Capital Rap Up – Cliff Central
King of Mpumalanga Province
- Thabs Tha Acid
- Fortune Ntekati
- Marvin Straight
King of Western Cape
- Lolli Dekeni
- Zanzolo Uzwi Kantu
- Emile Y?X
King of Limpopo
- Hip Hop Live SA
- Nema Wama Hunguni
- DJ Chocos
King of Eastern Cape
- Yahkeem Ben Israel
- Trusenz
- Snesh Nota
King of North West
- Amos Ofentse Tapile
- DJ Lemonka
- Thabiso “Lunchboy”Tshabalala
King of Free State
- Thabo Tsasane
- Psykonik
- Ba2cada
King of Northern Cape
- DJ Speedy V
- Snowy Maine
- King Kyla
King Of KwaZulu Natal
- DJ Feel
- Junior De Rocka
- Lindo Prowjekt Thwala
King of Gauteng Province
- Spoken Priestess
- Enzo
- Major League DJz
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