Kwesta wins big at 2018 SA Hip Hop Awards

The rapper won six awards in the following categories: Song of the Year, Best Collabo, Best Video, Best Digital Sales, Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Hustler of the Year.

Following with two gongs each are Nasty C and Stogie T. Nasty C came tops in the Best Album and Best Male categories while Stogie T went home with the Mixtape of the Year and Lyricist of the Year accolades. Moozlie was crowned this year's Best Female artist.

Cassper Nyovest received the Milestone Award for his work in filling up FNB Stadium. Other winners were DJ Speedsta (DJ of the Year), Zakwe (Best Remix), Big Zulu (Best Freshman/Newcomer) and Survivors Dance Crew (Best Dance Crew).

Below is the full list of winners:

Song of the Year

• Kwesta ft Wale – 'Spirit'
• Riky Rick – 'Stay Shining'
• Nasty C – 'Send Me Away'
• Zakwe ft Various Artists – 'Sebentin'
• Nadia Nakai ft Cassper Nyovest – 'Naa Mean'
• DJ Speedsta ft OkMalumKoolKat – 'Combos Communicating'
• Anatii – 'Thixo Onofefe'
• Nasty C ft ASAP Ferg – 'King'
• Kid X ft Chiano Sky – 'Aunty'
• Cassper Nyovest – 'Ksazobalit'

Best Album

• Nasty C – Strings N Bling
• Zakwe – Cebisa
• Da Les – High Life
• Blaklez – Baby Brother
• K.O – SR2

Mixtape of the Year

• Stogie T – Honey & Pain
• Slikour Onlife – Incubator Class of 2017
• DJ Sliqe – Navy Black
• Gigi Lamayne – VI
• Moozlie – Versus

Best Male

• Nasty C
• Blaklez
• KO
• Zakwe
• Da Les

Best Female

• Moozlie
• Nelz
• Gigi Lamayne
• Fifi Cooper
• Tyrant

DJ of the Year

• DJ Speedsta
• Akio
• Junior De Rocka
• DJ Sliqe
• Ms Cosmo
• Producer of the Year
• Makwa Beats
• Gemini Major
• Tweezy
• Co-kayn Beats
• Zooci Coke Dope

Best Collabo

• Kwesta ft Wale – 'Spirit'
• Boity ft Nasty C – 'Wuz Dat'
• DJ Speedsta ft OkMalumKoolKat – 'Combos Communicating'
• DJ Capital ft Kwesta, Reason & Kid X – 'Skebe Dep Dep'
• Nasty C ft ASAP Ferg – 'King'
• Kid X ft Chiano Sky – 'Aunty'
• Ms Cosmo ft Moozlie, Rouge & Sho Madjozi – 'Ay Baby'
• Nadia Nakai ft Cassper Nyovest – 'Naa Mean'
• Riky Rick ft Cassper Nyovest, Professor & Major League DJs – 'Stay Shining'

Lyricist of the Year

• Stogie T
• Nasty C
• Zakwe
• Ginger Breadman
• PDotO
• Freshman of the Year (Newcomer)
• Big Zulu
• Saudi
• Moozlie
• Tyrant
• Hustler of the Year
• Cassper Nyovest
• Rouge
• Proverb
• Slikour Onlife
• Kwesta
• Best Dance Crew
• Supreme I Crew
• 2Legitt Crew
• Creed Crew
• Survivor Dance Crew

Best Video

• Kwesta ft Wale – 'Spirit'
• L-Tido ft Phoenix – 'I’m Back'
• Zakwe ft Cassper Nyovest – 'Sebentin'
• Nasty C – 'Jungle'
• Ms Cosmo ft Moozlie, Rouge & Sho Madjozi – 'Ay Baby'
• Nadia Nakai ft Cassper Nyovest – 'Naa Mean'
• Cassper Nyovest – 'Ksazobalit'
• Anatii – 'Thixo Onofefe'
• Nadia Nakai ft Frank Casino – 'Money Calling'
• Riky Rick ft Cassper Nyovest, Professor & Major League DJs – 'Stay Shining'

Best Graffiti

• Dbongz
• Drake MHC
• Senzart

Best Local Brand

• StylaGang Original Designs
• Family Tree
• Butanwear

Best International Brand

• Castle Lite
• Power Play
• KFC
• Promoter of the Year
• Pop Bottles
• Major League Gardens
• Junior Lavie
• Until Until
• Kool Out

Milestone Award

• Cassper Nyovest – For his work in filling up FNB Stadium

Best Digital Sales

• Kwesta – accumulated the most digital sales for Spirit (2017-2018)

Most Valuable Player (MVP)

• Kwesta
• Cassper Nyovest
• Riky Rick
• Nasty C
• Proverb

Best Remix

• Zakwe ft Musiholiq, Cassper Nyovest, Blaklez, Kwesta, HHP & Prokid – 'Sebentin' (remix)
• DJ Capital ft Kwesta, Youngsta CPT, Stogie T, Kid X & Reason – 'Skebe Dep Dep' (remix)
• Jovilash ft Flabba, HHP, Mr Selwyn & Infadizle – 'Ya Kwini' (remix)
• Beatmochini ft Towdeemac, Skillo, Nasi Profresher-KT, Lection & Khuli Chana – 'Wata Mafia Gon Do' (remix)
• Riky Rick ft Da Les, Youngsta CPT, Frank Casino, Stilo Magolide, J Molley & KLY – 'Buy It Out' (remix)

Best Radio Show

• Motsweding FM – Motshwako wa Hip Hop
• YFM – SA Hip Hop Live
• Uhozi FM – iNumba Numba
• 5FM – 16 Bars Reloaded
• Goodhope FM – The Ready D Show
• Metro FM – Absolute Hip Hop
• SK.fm – Trailblazer
• Gagazi FM – Hip Hop Session
• Radio Bushbuckridge – Rhythm & Flow
• 5FM – The Stir Up

Best Freshman / Newcomer

• Big Zulu
• Saudi
• Moozlie
• Tyrant

Hustler of the Year

• Kwesta
• Cassper Nyovest
• Rouge
• Proverb
• Slikour Onlife

Ubuntu Activism

• Aewon Wolf

Producer of the Year

• Gemini Major
• Makwa Beats
• Tweezy
• Co-kayn Beats
• Zooci Coke Dope

Promoter of the Year

• Pop Bottles
• Major League Gardens
• Junior Lavie
• Until Until
• Kool Out

Best Dance Crew

• Survivors Dance Crew
• Supreme I Crew
• 2Legitt Crew
• Creed Crew

Honorary Award

• Outrageous Records