2016 SA Hip-Hop Awards nominees: Cassper Nyovest tops the list

 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