UG Hip Hop Awards 2019: All the winners

Female rapper Recho Rey and Navio each took home two awards. Popular hip hop acts Feffe Bussi and Mun G won in the Male Rapper of the Year and Album of the Year categories, respectively.

Upcoming rapper J-Wats won in the Best Collaboration category for ‘Holla Remix’, which featured Pryce Teeba, Flex D’Paper, DelBoy, Play01 and Byg Ben.

Below is the full list of winners: 

Male Rapper of the Year

• Mun G
• Fik Fameica
• Fefe Bussi
• JK Lubanto
• Jim Nola MC

Female Rapper of the Year

• MC Yallah
• Recho Rey
• Tushi Polo
• Fasie
• Race T

Album of the Year 

• Omungi Attibwa – Mun G
• On My Own – J-Wats
• African Reality – AJO 
• Affropucino – Blixxack 
• Labongo and Gipir – Judas Rap Knowledge

Song of the year

• ‘Yenze Aliko’ – Flex D’Paper
• ‘Terikuzikiza’ – Recho Rey 
• ‘Iddi Aimin Dada’ – Fefe Bussi 
• ‘Firimu’ – JK Lubanto 
• ‘Wubila Hater’ – KSL 

Producer of the Year

• Mio Made
• Dagg Mizzo
• Baru
• Nase Avatar
• Yung Jey Basalesale

Collaboration of the Year 

• ‘Paper’ – Navio, Ice Prince and The Mith 
• ‘Red Cypher’ – Josh SB, Ginsu, Ruyonga, Barna, Wake and DJ Stef
• ‘Holla Remix’ – J-Wats, Pryce Teeba, Flex D’Paper, DelBoy, Play01 and Byg Ben 
• ‘Emisana N’Ekiro’ – Blixxack and Tucker HD 
• ‘Gangasta’ – DJ Crim, T-Bro and Lyrical G 

Inspirational Song of the Year

• ‘Believe’ – Emmix 
• ‘Brokeness’ – Jesse10s 
• ‘Ngenze’ – Bawanguzi of Souls 
• ‘Press On’ – Barna 
• 'Life is Beautiful' – Lyrical Mycheal and Anthony Faulkner 

Video of the Year

• ‘Paper’ – Navio, Ice Prince and The Mith 
• ‘Firimu’ – JK Lubanto 
• ‘Sconto’ – Fik Fameica 
• ‘Terikuzikiza’ – Recho Rey 
• ‘Iddi Amin Dada’ – Fefe Bussi 

Lyricist of the Year 

• 'Transcend' – AJO
• 'Rap Up 2017' – St. Nellysade 
• 'The Proem' – Blixxack
• 'Terikuzikiza' – Recho Rey 
• 'Ke’Kaseera' –Tushi Polo 

Rookie of the Year 

• Mootownoh
• DelBoy
• Keinoh
• Recho Rey
• Tushi Polo

Sweet 16 (Verse of the Year)

• ‘Slavery’ – Suspekt 
• ‘Paper ‘ – The Mith
• ‘Mpambana’ – MC Yallah 
• ‘The Proem’ – Blixxack 
• ‘Snapbacks’ – KSL 

Mixtape of the Year

• ‘Kingdome Come’ – Dagg Mizzo 
• ‘Broken Master Piece’ – A1 Fresh 
• ‘The Intro’ – Larry 
• ‘Trap House Memoirs’ – Sliq Teq 
• ‘November Came Late’ – Ledra and MAFB 

DJ of the Year

• DJ Crim
• Tha DropOut
• DJ Slaughter Elly
• DJ Lolah

Media Personality of the Year

• The Mith and DJ Crim – Urban TV 
• Toobi S.M.O.L.Z – Radio King 90.2 FM 
• Byg Kahuna– Hot 100 
• Meester DJ and Slaughter Elly – Radio City 
• Calvin Da Entertainer– UBC TV

Rap Fusion of the Year

• ‘Nielewe’ – Navio and Vanessa Mdee 
• ‘Tubikole’ – Fik Fameica and Vinka 
• ‘Karamu’ – Amani Amaniga 
• ‘Habiba’ – St. Nellysade and AB Kale 
• ‘Gukubila’ – Lyrical Mychael 

Diaspora Act of the Year

• Blixxack
• Jesse 10S
• L.I
• Kleo Namiiro

Western Rapper of the Year

• Amani Amaniga
• Crazie Wispa
• T-Bro The King Kiga
• Sagio Mhza
• Xamion’t

Northern Rapper of the Year

• Gbaraspoken MC
• O.P.U KobokoBoy
• Toobi S.M.O.L.Z
• Ken Lee
• Judas Rapknowledge

Central Rapper of the Year

• JK Lubanto
• Fefe Bussi
• Jim Nola MC
• Gravity Omutujju
• Recho Rey

Eastern Rapper of the Year

• Leumas Owabajaja
• HID 16TH
• Gibbon MC
• MamRe Snares

Lifetime achievement

• Dawoo