AKA, Cassper, Drake score SA Hip Hop Awards nominations

The nominees for the South African Hip Hop Awards have been released.

This year, two new categories have been added - ‘Artist of the Decade' and 'Best International Act'.

The 'Artist of the Decade' award looks at consistency, impact, and achievements, while the 'Best International Act' looks at the international recognition and impact of an artist.

AKA has been nominated under the 'Artist of the Decade'  and the 'Mixtape of the Year' categories. 

Under the 'Artist of the Year' category, he is competing with Khuli Chana, KO, Kwesta, Riky Rick, Zakwe, Gigi Lamayne, Emtee, Cassper Nyovest, Nadia Nakai, Nasty C, Reason, Stogie T, Youngstacpt, A Reece, Da Les, and Cassper Nyovest. .

The star was recently in Zambia for a show. 

READ: AKA is launching a new subscription app called 'AKA TV'

Below is the full list of the nominees:

Album of the Year

• Ichwane Lenyoka – Big Zulu
• B4Now – Blxckie
• Made In Africa – Costa Titch
• Logan – Emtee
• Pheli Makaveli – 25K

Best Female Rapper

• Boity – 4436
• Moozlie – Spirit of an OG
• Gigi Lamayne – Mermaids And Stuff
• Hanna – The Girl In A Durag
• Faith K – K’Loud

Best Male

• Big Zulu – Ichwane Lenyoka
• Blxckie – B4Now
• Costa Titch – Made In Africa
• Emtee – Logan
• 25K – Pheli Makaveli

Best Radio Show

• The Stir Up with Ms Cosmo – 5FM
• The Fresh Cut With DJ Lb & Asante – Gagasi FM
• DJ Ready D Show – Good Hope FM
• The Hip Hop Culture – Ligwalagwala FM
• Absolute Hip Hop – Metro FM
• Rap Saga – Motsweding FM
• The Urban Exchange with Yahkeem
• Ziyawa Hip Hop – Tru FM
• Three Way with DJ Zan D – Ukhozi FM
• OG Samke, & Fif Laaa – YFM YOU
• Hip Hop with Towdeemac – YOU FM

Song of The Year

• ‘Areyeng’ – Costa Rich ft. Riky Rick and DJ Maphorisa
• ‘Mntase’ – Dr Peppa ft. Blxckie, Aux Cable, Chang Cello & Lord Script
• ‘Ye x4’ – Blxckie ft. Nasty C
• ‘Inhlupheko’ – Big Zulu ft. Mduduzi Ncube
• ‘Mali Enigi’ – Big Zulu ft. Riky Rick, Intaba, Yase Dubai
• ‘Buyile’ – Khuli Chana
• ‘Asambe’ – DJ Mr X ft. KO, Cassper Nyovest, Loki and Roiii
• ‘Khova’ – K.O
• ‘Umuzi ESandton’ – Big Zulu ft. Lwah Ndlunkulu
• ‘Ungazinshi’ – Riky Rick ft. Focalistic and Tyler ICU

Mixtape of the Year

• Today’s Tradegy, Tomorrow’s Memories: The Mixtape – A Reece
• 4436 – Boity
• Bhovamania – AKA
• 2 player – Maglera Doe Boy
• The Rise of Istrato – DJ Switch & Bravo leRoux

DJ of the Year

• DJ Speesta
• Courtnae Paul
• DJ PH
• DJ Venom
• Ms Cosmo

Producer of the Year

• MustbeDubz
• Lunatik Beatz
• Herc Cut the Lightz
• Zoocci Coke dope
• Gobi Beast

Best Collabo

• Big Zulu ft. Riky Rick and Intaba Yase Dubai – ‘Mali Enigi’
• Big Zulu ft. Mduduzi Ncube – ‘Inhlupheko’
• Big Zulu ft Lwah Ndlunkulu – ‘Umuzi Esandton’
• Dr Peppa ft Blxckie – ‘Aux Capable’
• Chang Cello, Lord Script – Mntase, Blxckie ft. Nasty C – ‘Ye x4’
• DJ Mr X ft. K.O, Cassper Nyovest, Loki, Roiii – ‘Asambe’
• 25k ft. A-Reece Hustlers – ‘Prayer’
• Khuli Chana ft. TylerICU, Stino Le Thwenny & Lady du – ‘Buyile
• Riky Rick ft. Focalistic, Tyler ICU – ‘Unngazuncishi’
• Zakwe & Duncan ft. Assessa & Just Bheki – ‘AMA Level’

Lyricist of the Year

• Landmarq
• Priddy Ugly
• A Reece
• YoungstaCPT
• PDotO

Freshman of the Year

• Boity – 4436
• 25K – Pheli Makaveli
• Costa Titch – Made in Africa
• Maglera Doe Boy – 2 Player (The Digital Score)
• Blxckie – B4Now

MVP/Hustler of the Year

• Big Zulu
• Boity
• Nasty C
• DJ PH
• Riky Rick

Best Video

• 25 K ft. A -Reece – ‘Hustlers Prayer’ directed by (Ayanda Mayo Sidibe)
• A-Reece ft. Wordz – ‘The 5 year Plan’ directed by (SXMZX for Poison Cure Productions)
• Big Zulu ft. Riky Rick,Intaba Yase Dubai – ‘Mali Eningi’ directed by (Ofentse Mwase Films)
• Miss Pru ft. Malome Vector & Blaq Diamond – ‘Chillisi’ directed by (Ambitiouz Visuals)
• Nasty C ft. Ari Lennox – ‘Black & White’ directed by (Kyle White)

Best local Brand

• SkhandaWorld
• Y?GEN
• Butanwear

Best International Brand

• Reebok
• Sportscene
• Castle Lite
• Russian Bear Vodka
• Old Mutual (AMP Studios)

Best Remix

• ‘Mshimane 2.0’ – Stino Le Thwenny ft. K.O, Major League Djz Khuli Chana
• ‘018’s Finest (Remix)’ – Boity ft. 25k, William Last KRM, Towdee Mac, Venom
• ‘Mhluzi (Remix)’ – Flash Ikumkani ft. Bravo Le Roux & Soul T iDyan
• ‘Popular (Remix)’ – Rouge ft. Costa Titch, Phatom Steeze, Tumi Tladi, Hanna & Blxckie
• ‘Bodega (Remix)’ – Maglera Doe Boy ft Dj Speedsta, Emtee, Gemini Major & Priddy Ugly

Ubuntu Activism Award

• Big Zulu

Artist of the decade

• Khuli Chana
• KO
• Kwesta
• Riky Rick
• AKA
• Zakwe
• Gigi Lamayne
• Emtee
• Cassper Nyovest
• Da Les
• Nadia Nakai
• Nasty C
• Reason
• Stogie T
• A Reece
• Youngstacpt

Best International Act

• Sarkodie – Ghana
• William Last KRM – Botswana
• Little Simz – UK
• Ye – USA
• Drake – Canada

The awards will be aired on SABC 1 on the 4th of December 2021.

Image courtesy of Instagram/ @akaworldwide