SA Hip Hop Awards 2017 – Full Nominee List

By davicole

The nominees for the annual South African Hip Hop awards is out. The award nominees sees the usual suspects such as Casper Nyovest, AKA, KWesta, Okmalumkoolkat nominated multiple times.

Check out the full list of nominees for the highly contested award below.

Song of the year

1. Frank Casino ft Riky Rick – Whole Thing (Remix)

2. Cassper Nyovest – Tito Mboweni

3. Kwesta ft Thabsie – Ngiyazfela Ngawe

4. Da L.E.S ft Gemini Major – Lifestyle

5. OkMalumKoolKat – Gqi

6. Stoogie ft Emtee & Yanga – By Any means

7. Aka & Anatii -10 Fingers

8. AKA & Anatii – Don’t forget to Pray

9. Junior Fe Rocka ft Maraza & Golden Black – Been thinking

10. AKA – The World is Yours


Best Album.

1. Cassper Nyovest – Thuto

2. Stoogie T – Stoogie T

3. Shane Eagle – Yellow

4. AKA & Anatii – Be careful what you wish for

5. OkMalumKoolKat – Mlazi Milano


Mixtape of the year.

1. BigStar – TellAscope

2. Zoocci Coke Dope – Morning Star

3. Youngsta & Ganja Beatz – The Cape & Good Dope

4. Sliqe – Injayam Vol .1

5. J Molley – Dreams Money can buy

Best Male

1. Cassper Nyovest – Thuto

2. Stoogie T – Stoogie T

3. Shane Eagle – Yellow

4. OkmalumKooLkat – Mlazi Milano

5. Da L.E.S – Diamonds in Africa

Best female.

1. Nelz – I am

2. Lee STK – Beautiful black Girl

3. Patty Monroe – Malatjie

4. Rouge – The New Era sessions

5. Megmafia – Barkston Drive


DJ of the year.

1. Dj Speesta

2. Major League Djz

3. Junior De Rocka

4. Dj Sliqe

5. Dj PH

Producer of the year.

1. Alie Keyz

2. Gemini Major

3. Ruff

4. Co-kayn Beats

5. Zoocci Coke dope


Best collabo.

1. AKA & Anatii – 10 Fingers

2. AKA & Anatii – Don’t forget to pray

3. Cassper Nyovest ft Gaopele – Destiny

4. Kwesta ft Thabsie – Ngiyaz’fela Ngawe

5. L-Tido ft AKA – Thixo

6. OKmalumkoolkat ft Amadando – Gqi

7. Junior De Rocka ft Cassper Nyovest Riky Rick & Kwesta – Been Thinking (Remix)

8. Da L.E.S ft Gemini Major – Life Style

9.Dj Speesta ft J-Molley , Frank Casino & Zoocci Coke dope – I don’t Know

10. Frank Casino ft Riky Rick – The Whole Thing (Remix)

Lyricist of the year.

1. Shane Eagle

2. Stoogie T

3. Blaklez

4. Ginger Breadman

5. Youngsta


Freshman of the year (NewComer).

1. Rouge

2. Shane Eagle

3. BigStar

4. Zoocci Coke Dope

5. J Molley


Hustler of the year.

1. Cassper Nyovest

2. Aka

3. Proverb

4. Major League Djz

5. kwesta

Best Dance Crew.

1. Supreme i Crew

2. 2Legitt Crew

3. Creed Crew


Best Video.

1. AKA – The World is Yours

2. Aka & Anatii – 10 Fingers

3. Kwesta ft Thabsie – Ngiza’fela Ngawe

4. Shane Eagle – Let it flow

5. Du Boiz ft Aka Halleluja

6. Aka – Caiphus Song

7. K.O – No Feelings

8. Youngsta & Ganja beatz – Wes kaap

9. Cassper Nyovest – ft Goapele – Destiny

10. Cassper Nyovest – Tito Mboweni


Best Graffiti

1. Marz

2. Riot

3. Psalms 1

Best local Brand.

1. Caspper Nyovest

2. Styler Gang

3. Butan


Best international Brand.

1. Power Play

2.KFC

3. Cruz

4. Russian Bear


Promoter of the year.

1. Pop Bottles

2. Major League Gardens

3. Junior Lavie

4. Mabala Noise

5. Kool Out


Milestone award.

Cassper Nyovest (Fill Up Orlando Stadium)


Best Digital Sales.

Kwesta – Best Digital Sale Artist of (2016 -2017)
5x Platinum – NGud (Single)
1x Platimun – Maibabo (Single)
1x Platinum – Nomayini (Single)


Most Valuable (MVP).

1. Cassper

2. AKA

3. Kwesta

4. Major League Djz

5. Emtee


Best Remix.

1. Junior De Rocka ft Cassper Nyovest Riky Rick , Kwesta & GoldenBlack – Been Thinking (Remix)

2. Priddy Ugly ft Saudi – In the Mood (Remix)

3. Dj Rico ft Golden Black , Major League Djz, Tweezy – Don’t Trip (Remix)

4. BigStar ft Zooci Coke Dope Khaligraph Youngsta – Just to Flex (Remix)

5. Frank Casino & Riky Rick – Whole Thing (Remix)


Best radio Show.

1. YFM – The Hip Hop Floor

2. Uhozi fm – iNumba Numba

3. 5fm – Stir Up

4. Good Hope Fm – the Ready D Show

5. Metro FM – Absolute Hip Hop

6. Gwala Gwala Fm


Hip Hop Culture

7. Motsweding – FM Motshwako wa Hip Hop

8. Gagazi fm – Hip Hop session

9. Tru FM – Ground Zero

10. 5fm – Party with PH


King of kzn

1. Junior De Rocka
2. Junoir Lavie
3. Dj Feel