The nominees of the inaugural Uganda HipHop Awards have finally been announced. The awards seek to recognize the accomplishments of the Ugandan Recording Industry by celebrating groups and individuals who have excelled in the past year.
Here is the full list of nominees:
Male Rapper of the Year
•Pryce Teeba
•Navio
•Gravity
•Mun*G
•BigTril
Song of the Year
•Side Zeno – Pryce Teeba
•Mutima – Keko Tyson
•Kigozi - Navio
•Malala – Victor Kamenyo
•Tunyumize – Gravity
Collaboration of the Year
•Empisa - Ruyonga ft. Nandujja & St. Nelly-sade •Batuwulira - BigTril ft. Fille
•Crazy - Mckenzie ft. Navio & Keko
•Nsekula - Fefe Bussi ft. Sheebah
•All Femcee Cypher – Fasie, Keko, Yallah, Sphynx, Twitch, Ninja C, Zion & Agee
Video of the year
•Gbesile – Navio ft. Burna Boy
•Tsunami – Atlas Da African
•Drink Party - Opu
•Emergency - Nemesis
•Dreams – Kracbone
Lyricist of The year
•Ebaluwa – St. Nelly-sade
•First Family – The Mith •Misinde - Keko
•Hip-Hop Kijjulo - Brooks AfterMathematics
•Kumbe Anjagala - Luganda XLz
Inspirational of the year
•Ekitakumenya - Ruyonga
•Togwamu Ssubi - Benzeri
•Hallelujah -1Der JR
•Victory – Flex D’Paper
•In Awe of You - Rugged Made
Rookie of the year
•Young Cardamom & HAB •AJO
•Nemesis
•Herninjaness Ninja c
•Barna
Sweet 16
•Calm before the Storm – Tucker HD
•Redefinitions - Ruyonga
•Kingin’ - Patrobas
•Gritty Cypher 2 - Payne Keelah
•Who Killed Hip-Hop – Enygma
Mixtape of the year
•Kambajulire – Pryce Teeba •Love from Venus - Keko
•Keep the Fame - Sulfuric
•Dorm Room Experience - High Society Music
•The Enygma Machine – Enygma
Central of the year
•Fefe Bussi
•Victor Kamenyo
•Gravity
•St. Nelly-sade
•Nemesis
Eastern of the year
•Byg Ben
•Buka Chimey
•1Rail
•Ram Kigozi
•Leumas
Northern artist of the year
•Mc Wang Jok
•Toobi Smallz •G-Wills
•Acholi Rapper Lobby •Lumix (R.I.P)
Rap Fusion of the year
•Eh Mama - Mith ft. Maro •Ghost - Maurice ft. Ruyonga
•Njogereza - Navio
•Ndakwikundira – Mckenzie ft. Kahiri, The Mith, Ruyonga, & Lilian Mbabazi
•Mutima – Keko Town
Media Personality of the year
•So Severe (Touch FM)
•Mister Deejay (Radio City)
•Byg Kahuna (Hot 100)
•Segawa Salim (UrbanHype.net)
•Kyle (New Vision)
Deejay of the Year
•Tha Dropout
•DJ Twonjex
•DJ Slugface
•Deejay Crim
•DJ Shiru
Producer of the Year
•The Weezy (Batuwulira)
•Samurae (Ndakwikundira)
•Nase Avatar (No Apologies)
•Lawraid Vibes (Stories of Elevation)
•Baru (Side Zeno/Kambajulire)
Diaspora Act of the year
•Rashy K (Yenze)
•Double S (Styles and Flows)
•S.T.R.A.P. (Listen)
•Kleo (Come too far)
•Ston City (Afrikan Magic)
Female Artist of the Year
•MC Yallah
•Keko
•The Sphynx
•Lady Slyke
•Fasie
