Langalakhe Mabena
Hip Hop’s man of the moment Holy Ten is the leading Zim Hip Hop Awards contender this year with six nominations at the eleventh edition of the awards which are slated for 11 December in Bulawayo.
He is nominated for Best Male, Best Collaboration for the song How Far featuring Volts, Best Album (Risky Life), Song of the Year (Wakatuka Amai), Best Hip Hop Hustle and People’s Choice award.
Bulawayo duo of Muse and Asaph got four nominations for their collaboration song Pressure as they are nominated for Best Collaboration, Song of the Year, Video of the Year and Best Director.
R Peels follows Holy with four nominations while Volts boasts of three nominations with one of them being People’s Choice.
Other artistes who are nominated twice include the youthful sensation Luminous, AWA, Noluntu J, Kikky Bad Ass and Indigo Saint.
Nketa’s Rockie Doub also brags with two nominations for Song of the Year (My Shine) and Best Hip Hop Hustle.
Phanas is nominated for Best Producer while Killemol is nominated for Best Group or Duo.
Zim Hip Hop Awards Nominees:
1.Best Male
THE DAWG
HOLY 10
VOLTS
R PEELS
CROOGER
2. Best Female
NOLUNTU J
KIKKY BAD ASS
SKILLZ THA LOUCHE
TASHAMISWA
AWA
3. Best Collaboration
MUSE FT ASAPH -PRESSURE
NIZZY RAPS FT WILLIAM LAST KRM- WE UP
MILE FT MARQUES -RASTA
VOLTS & HOLY TEN – HOW FAR
ADRIZZY-FT VARIOUS ARTISTS AMASALAD ELOKSION
KIKKY , CROOGER-KURUNGA
RPEELS FT VOLTS -ZINO
4. Best Hip-Hop Group/DUO
KILLEMOL
CRISSWISS AND THE DOT
CROOGER AND KIKKY
TR3Y XL, MCKNIFE AND THE MYSTRY -BOYS DZE SMOKO
COTTAGE 47
5. Best Producer
THA DAWG
AFROW ZENDA
PHANAS
MCKNIFE
JON THE PRODUCER
BA SUSHIE
6. Best New Comer
STIIV
VOLTS
LUMINOUS
DOUGH MAJOR
MONSTER
7. Best Brand Supporting Local Hip-Hop
COTTAGE 47
MAGAMBA NETWORK
BIG BASS
KINGSVILLE CLOTHING
CERAMIC PRO
8. Best Album
R PEELS -REVELATIONS
CROOGER – CONCRETE JUNGLE
HOLY TEN – RISKY LIFE
DOUGH MAJOR –SHEBEEN RAP VOL 2
THE DAWG – PHASES
MALCOM MUFUNDE AND SYNIK- TRASH
9. Best Promoter
BIG BASS
COTTAGE 47
MAGAMBA NETWORK
ZAZISE MEDIA
10. Best Diaspora
CHIEF CHINO
KUDA K
DUMI RIGHT
AWA
DIMITRI AND THE SCARECROW
MLUE J
11. Best Radio DJ
LADY K AND PD
PROMETHIOUS
DJ MOX
KHEKHE
12. Best Gospel Act
JOE CHIZ
TOP KRISS
NTA
J SOLDIER
D MOSES
13. Best Underground
VI THE LAW
MALCOM MUFUNDE
STIIV
HFILES
REAP3R
KTOX
14. Best Alternative
KING 98
KAE CHAPS
DOUGH MAJOR
NOLUNTU J
TYLOR WAYNE
LORD SKILLS
15. Best Media Online
THE 263 POST
THE JUICE MAGAZINE
ZIMSPHERE
ZAZISE
KEEP IT REAL FRIDAYS
ZIM HIPHOP MARKET
16. Best Journalist.
DENZEL SAMBO
SPEKKTRUM
MUKUDZEI MLAMBO
ELMOND CHIBAYA
TAKUDZWA KADZURA
MTHABISI TSHUMA
17. Song of The Year
HOLY 10 -WAKATUKA AMAI
VOLTS –THESE DAYS
ROCKIE DOUB – MY SHINE
MILE FT MARQUES -RASTA
MITCH UTA – NOTHING IS FREE
MUSE –PRESURE
18. Video Of The Year & Video Director of The Year
KING 98 – CHINI JUU
KENT – MOVIE
MILE – RASTA
MITCH UTA – NO LIE
MUSE FT ASAPH PRSSURE
KIKKY,CROOGER – KURUNGGA
19. Best Hip Hop Hustle.
OSCAR UTETE
TASHAMISWA
R PEELS
ROCKIE DOUB
HOLY 10
KIKKIE BAD ASS
20. Best Hip Hop Verse (Sweet 16 Award)
INDIGO SAINT -93 TILL INFINITY FREESTYLE
MILE – RASTA
DOUGH MAJOR- S0 SLOW
MITCH UTA –NOTHING IS FREE
STIIV -HITLAB CYPHER
MALCOM MUFUNDE – BOOM
21. Hip Hop Personality of The Year
MITCH UTA
KIKKY BADASS
INDIGO SAINT
RPEELS
HOLY TEN
22. People’s Choice
KIKKY BAD ASS
DOUGH MAJOR
INDIGO SAINT
LUMINOUS
CROOGER
VOLTS
HOLY TEN
KING 98