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:
Album Of The Year
•St. Nelly-Sade – Stories Of Elevation (Omulondo N’Engero)
•AJO – No Apologies
•Shemy B – Street Identity
•Ruyonga – Glory Fire
•Navio – The Chosen
Northern Rapper Of The Year
•Tobby Smallz
•Mc Wang Jok
•Acholi Rapper Lobby
•G-Wills
•Lumix (R.I.P)
Western Rapper Of The Year
•T Bro
•Skylanta
•Amaani Amanigger
•B-Trabol
•Qrea-us
Diaspora Act Of The Year
•Kleo
•Rashy K
•Double S
•Ston City
•S.T.R.A.P
Media Personality Of The Year
•So Severe (Touch FM)
•Mister Deejay (RadioCity)
•Byg Kahuna (HOT 100)
•Segawa Salim (Urbanhype.net)
•Kyle (New Vision)
Mixtape Of The Year
•Kambajulire – Pryce Teeba
•Love From Venus – Keko Town
•Dorm Room Experience – High Society Music
•The Enygma Machine – Enygma
•Keep The Fame – Sulfuric
Inspirational Song Of The Year
•Ekitakumenya – Ruyonga
•Hallelujah – 1Der
•Togwamu Suubi – Benezeri
•Victory – Flex D’Paper
•In Awe Of You – Rugged Made
Rap Fusion Of The Year
•Eh Mama – The Mith ft. Maro
•Ghost – Maurice Kirya ft. Ruyonga
•Ndakwikundira – McKenzie ft. The Mith, Kahiri, Ruyonga & Lilian Mbabazi
•Mutima – Keko ft. Charmant Mushaga
•Njogereza – Navio
Deejay Of The Year
•Tha Dropout
•DJ Twonjex
•DJ Slugface
•DJ Shiru
•DJ Crim
Central Rapper Of The Year
•Fefe Bussi
•Gravity Omutujju
•Victor Kamenyo
•Nemesis
•St. Nelly-Sade
Rookie Of The Year
•Young Cardamom & HAB
•AJO
•Nemesis
•Barna
•Herninjaness Ninja C
Sweet 16 (Verse Of The Year)
•Kingin’ – Patrobas
•Redefinitions – Ruyonga
•CBTS – Tucker HD
•Who Killed Hip-Hop – Enygma
•Griity Cypher 2 – Payne Keelah
Collaboration Of The Year
•Empisa – Ruyonga ft. St. Nelly-Sade, Nandujja
•Nsekula – Fefe Bussi ft. Sheebah
•All Femcees Cypher – Fasie, Keko, Yallah, Sphynx, Twitch, Herninjaness Ninja C, Zion, Agee
•Crazy – Mckenzie ft. Keko & Navio
•Batuwulira – BigTril ft. Fille
Lyricist Of The Year
•Ebbaluwa – St. Nelly-Sade
•First Family – The Mith
•Misinde – Keko Town
•Kumbe Anjagala – Luganda XLZ
•Hip-Hop Kijjulo – Brooks
Video Of The Year
•Gbesile – Navio ft. Burna Boy
•Tsunami – Atlas Da African
•Drink Party – OPU
•Dreams – Kracbone
•Emergency – Nemesis
Female Rapper Of The Year
•Keko
•The Sphynx
•MC Yallah
•Lady Slyke
•Fasie
Producer Of The Year
•The Weezy
•Samurae
•Baru
•Nase Avatar
•Lawraid Vibes
Male Rapper Of The Year
•Pryce Teeba
•Navio
•Gravity Omutujju
•Mun*G
•BigTril