Zim Hip Hop Awards 2023: All the winners

Holy Ten was the biggest winner with three awards, including Best Male, Best Hip Hop Hustle and People's Choice, followed by Voltz JT with two gongs in the Positive Social Impact Award and Video of the Year/Best Director categories.

The Best Female award went to Young Gemini while Kay Flow was crowned Best Newcomer. The Best Live Act, Best Album, Best Gospel Act and Best Diaspora went to Noluntu J, Malcom Mufunde and Snyk, LeonMwanaWaJose and Mlue Jay, respectively.

Munetsi was honoured with a Life Achievement award while Nasper Incoming and Bling 4 emerged tops in the Best Producer and Song of the Year categories.

Below is the full list of winners:

Best Male

• Holy Ten
• Bling4
• R Peels
• Bagga
• SaintFloew
• MlueJay
• Kayflow

Best Female

• Young Gemini
• Noluntu J
• Brucella
• Millz Million
• Banshee
• Natasha Muz

Best Hip Hop Group

• Dough Major, Dingo Duke
• OCD (Icey Ekxne x Slyme Foxx)
• Malcom Mufunde, Yaad Universe
• Holy Ten x Michael Magz

Best Producer

• Nasper Incoming
• Nagbeatz
• Boy Tricky
• VinceGoodBeats
• Progisthename
• VI The Law

Best Newcomer

• Kayflow
• Bling4
• VirusZW
• Bagga
• OCD
• Dingo Duke
• Brucella

Best Brand Supporting Hip Hop

• Club Danger
• 3rd World Chronicles
• Infinity Records ZW
• Stars29
• Voice of Zim Hip Hop

Best Album

• Treasure – Malcom Mufunde and Synik
• Less Talk More Action – Mlue Jay
• Rangu Jira – Virus ZW
• From Sheebenia with Love – Dough Major and Dingo Duke
• A Boy and a Blanket – VI The Law
• StoryTellers of the Culture – ZAZISE
• Public Enemy – R Peels
• When It’s All Said and Done – Boy Tricky
• Ndonzi Beatx – The Shebeen Gospel

Best Promoter

• Selector Base
• Chucknosis – Feasta Feasta
• Voice of Zim Hip Hop
• Magamba Network
• Woods Pub & Grill
• Milan Family Restaurant

Best Diaspora

• Mlue Jay
• Synik
• Chief Chino
• Draze
• TheLastLetter
• Neville Sigauke

Best Radio DJ

• Sqattar – Capitalk
• DJ Mambo – UZ Radio
• Lady K & Pd The Ghost – Zi FM
• DJ Mox – StarFM

Best Club DJ

• DJ Iroq
• DJ Tk Beats
• DJ Klique
• DJ Ostalo

Best Gospel Act

• LeonMwanaWaJose
• REAP3R
• Chief Capone
• Church Boy
• Jason Gwanzura

Best Underground

• VI The Law
• Ndonzi Beatx
• KLON
• Seven Cadre
• Malcom Mufunde
• Benefit Tanaka
• Wes The Rapper
• Tidech

Best Alternative

• Bagga
• JoyRukanza
• Saint Fleow
• Banshee

Planet Dodger Oline Media Award

• The263Post
• The Curator
• Yaad Universe Network
• Cordless Plug ZW
• Zimsphere
• Greedy South
• Bulawayo Arts News Online

Best Journalist

• Yaad Universe
• Tafadzwa Madzika
• Takudzwa Chiwanza
• Takudzwa ‘Manando’
• Mkhokheli Zibengwa

Song of the Year

• Bling4 ft. Voltz JT – ‘Shiri Ngainaiwe’
• Holy Ten – ‘Delilah’
• Kayflow – ‘Ramba Waka Dzvanya’
• Bagga – ‘Nyarara’
• OCD – ‘Amaihwe’
• Brucella – ‘KING’

Video of the Year/Best Director

• Voltz JT – ‘Same Drawer neGown’
• Boy Tricky – ‘Zvekudaro’
• Chief Capone – ‘Get the paper’
• VI the Law – ‘Magitare’
• Bagga – ‘Nyarara’
• Tasha – ‘King of Harare’
• Kayflow – ‘Ramba Wakadzvanya’
• R Peels – ‘Gold’
• Bling 4 – ‘Shiri Ngainaiwe’

Best Live Act

• Noluntu J
• Mlue Jay
• Brintz
• Dough Major
• Dingo Duke

Best Hip Hop Hustle

• Holy Ten
• Voltz JT
• Bagga
• Saintfloew
• R.Peels

Best Hip Hop Verse/Sweet 16

• Malcom Mufunde – ‘The Culture’
• Soko Matemai – ‘VOTY’
• RayKaz – ‘Chosen v2’
• Synik – ‘Good Old Days’
• Kayflow – ‘Hitlab Cypher’
• Bling4 – ‘iHulumende’
• Tidech – ‘Black’
• Brintz – ‘Let Them Know’
• Tasha – ‘King of Harare’

Best Hip Hop Personality

• R Peels
• HolyTen
• Voltz JT
• OCD
• Bagga
• Young Gemini
• Brintz
• Controlla
• Bling4
• Saintfloew

People’s Choice

• Holy Ten
• Mlue Jay
• Bagga
• Saintfloew
• R Peels
• Voltz JT
• Kayflow

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Munetsi

Positive Social Impact Award

• Voltz JT
• Mlue Jay
• Chief Capone
• Banshee
• Leon MwanaWaJose