South African Hip Hop Awards 2015 Nominees

2015 NOMINATION LIST

Album of the Year

•Riky Rick - Family Values

•Reason - Audio HD

•Proverb - Read Tape

•Tumi - Return of the King

•Zakwe – Impande

Producer of the Year

•Riky Rick

•Anatii

•Tweezy

•Gemini Major

•Ganja Beatz

Hustler of the Year

•Nema Wama Hunghuni

•Khuli Chana

•Cassper Nyovest

•Riky Rick

•Proverb

Best International Brand

•Red Bull

•Sprite

•Miller

•KFC

Best Local Brand

• Butan

• Head Honcho• GALXBOY

• Ama Kip Kip

Song of the Year

•Riky Rick - Boss Zonke

•Khuli Chana - Mahamba Yedwa

•Anatii feat. AKA - The Saga

•Major League DJs feat. Cassper Nyovest, Riky Rick and Okmalumkoolkat - Slyza Tsotsi

•L Tido - Dlala Ka Yona

•Emtee - Roll Up

•DJ Sliq feat. Kwesta and Flabba - Do Like I Do

•AKA feat. Khuli Chana, Burna Boy and Yanga - Baddest

•Gigi LaMayne ft. Khuli Chana - Ice Cream Remix

•WTF - Nomusa

Best Dance Crew

•Creed Crew

•Supreme I Crew

•EDC

•2Legitt Crew

•Freeze Frame

Honorary Award

• DJ Ready D

Best Collaboration

•DJ Speedsta - Special Somebody

•Anatii Feat. AKA - The Saga

•Okmalumkoolkat ft. Stilo Magolide, uSanele and Sibot

•Nadia Nakai feat. Ice Prince - Saka Wena

•AKA feat Khuli Chana, Burna Boy and Yanga – Baddest

•DJ Sliqe feat. WTF and Okmalumkoolkat - iLife

•DJ Dimplez feat. Cassper Nyovest and JR - Way Up

•DJ Sliqe feat. Kwesta and Flabba - Do Like I Do

•Gigi LaMayne feat. Khuli Chana - Ice Cream Remix

•Reason Feat. HHP – Endurance

DJ of the Year

•DJ Dimplez

•Junior De Rock

•DJ Speedsta

•DJ Capital

•Major League DJs

Best Newcomer (Freshman)

•Assessa - Yim Lo

•Jonny Joburg - King Jonny Cometh

•Mthinay Tsunam - The Beginning

•Aewon Wolf - Darkest Winter

•Nasty C - Price City

Mixtape of the Year

•DJ Dimplez - Zeal

•Fortune - Abomrapper 2

•OkMalumkoolkat - 100K Ma Cassette

•Ejay - Apartheid: Black & White

•Aewon Wolf - Darkest Winter

Most Valuable Artist

•AKA

•Cassper Nyovest

•Proverb

•Riky Rick

•DJ Dimplez

Video of the Year

•AKA Feat. Burna Boy, JR and Da LES - All Eyes On Me

•Anatii Feat. AKA - The Saga

•Khuli Chana - Mahamba Yedwa

•Riky Rick feat. Zano - Sondela

•WTF - Nomusa

•L Tido - Dlala Ka Yona

•Da LES feat. AKA and Burna Boy - Paid

•AKA - Sim Dope

•DJ Speedsta - Special Somebody

•Cassper Nyovest ft. Anatii and DJ Drama – Ghetto

Best Graffiti Artist

•MARS

•RIOT

•PSALM 1

•GIFT

Best Male

•Riky Rick - Family Values

•Tumi - Return Of The King

•Zakwe - Impande

•Reason - Audio HD

•Proverb - Read Tape

Best Female

•Assessa - Yim Lo

•C'Ro - First Foray

Lyricist of the Year

•Tumi - The Return Of The King

•Proverb -The Read Tape

•Reason - Audio High Definition

•Zakwe - Impande

•Ginger Breadman - Mo Better

Promoter of the Year

• Maftown Heights

• Authentic Sundays

• HomeComing Picnic

• Pop Bottles

• Str Crd

Best Hip Hop Radio Show

•Headwarmaz - Bush Radio

•The Hip Hop Floor - Yfm

•Ground Zero - TruFM

•The Stir Up - 5FM

•Namba Namba - Ukhozi FM

•16 Bars Reloaded - UJ FM

•VenRap Radio

•The Ready D Show - Good Hope FM

•Trail Blazer - SK FM

•The Mixtape - Alex FM

Milestone Award

•Cassper Nyovest (Platinum album)

•AKA (Gold album and 2 Gold Singles)

Best Digital Sales

•AKA 

•Tumi 

•Riky Rick 

•DJ Dimplez

•Zakwe

King of Gauteng

•Refiloe Ramogase

•DJ Dimplez

•DJ ID

King of Mpumalanga

•Marvin Straight

•Ecks Exodus Nkosingiphile

•Thabs Tha Acid

King of Western Cape

•Curtleigh Louw

•Rheebongs

•Zanzolo Uzwi Kantu

King of Northern Cape

•Shirm Moipolai

•Kgomotso Modiragale

•Malibongwe Vongs Vuntu

King of KwaZulu-Natal

•Ntsika Seoka

•Lindo Prowjekt Twala

•Bon Hussla

King of Eastern Cape

•Yahkeem Ben Israel

•Lungelo Trusenz Nzama

•Tsviel The Prince

King of Free State

•Dithato Mogoiwa

•Thabo Tsasane

•Kulax Khaile

King of Limpopo

•Hip Hop Live SA

•Nema Wama Hunguni

•Culprit

King of North West

•DJ Lemonka

•Amos Ofentse Tapile

Thabiso "Lunchboy" Tshabalala

Black Coffee Goes Platinum with His Pieces Of Me Album

A month and a half after Black Coffee released his latest album, Pieces of Me, the album has been certified platinum!

The achievement was announced at the Universal Music Showcase on Thursday night in Johannesburg, where Black Coffee recieved his plaque from music executives at Universal Music.

The album went straight to number one within three hours of its release and went gold only two weeks ago. It is believed that the album should reach double-platinum status by the end of the year.Black Coffee had this to say about the achievement

S.A Hip Hop Awards 2015 Nominees Announcement on the 30th Oct 1PM

The South African Hip Hop Awards (SAHHA) are an annual Hip-hop award ceremony, run by the Ritual Media Group (RMG). Winners receive a statue that is called a Pyramid. The award ceremony is held on the 9th December 2015 at the Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City, Johnnesburg. Contenders are judged on performances and achievements made in the previous year between 15th September the previous year and 15th September the following year. The show will be prerecorded for ETV broadcast purposes. The ceremony features live performances by some of the nominees.

Kwesta 's DakarII Media Launch

Kwesta had a Media Launch yesterday with a full live Orchestra performing his latest album Dakar 2 which is due to drop soon . This is what the Rapper had to say :

Thank you to everyone who came out to the live preview of the first half of my new album (thanks to @hypress). Hopefully it was well worth the wait. I prefer to let the music speak for itself and I hope that everyone who was there can share their experience of that. With that being said the wait for DaKAR II is almost over... We're mixing & mastering the album as we speak to ensure your listening pleasure so please give it a little more time. It'll be worth it, PROMISE! — 

Mobi Dixon Releases New Album Tribal Soul Special Edition

City Rains & Love Color Spin Hit Maker is back with a new album , Its a reworked version of his debut album Tribal Soul . However the new offering features remixes and new Bonus tracks .

Prince Kaybee 's New Album ' Better Days ' Dropping on this Friday

The clock is ticking

Here is the track-list of my ALBUM dropping this FRIDAY

I worked with: Dr Malinga , Thiwe , Ziyon, Micasa and BlackCoffee,Zazzi and Zameka ,Shaun Dihoro,Audrey, Usual Suspects, McLoyd, Fikile Samela,

Black Coffee & Metro FM To Host Black Coffee Block Party on the 12th Dec

On the 12th of December, Black Coffee is teaming up with METRO FM to host the first Black Coffee Block Party at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Jhb with Cassper Nyovest, DJ FRESH (SA), Da Capo Mogashoa SPHEctacula DJ, DJ Naves. & many more!#BCBP2015

Add #BCBP to your diary - http://bit.ly/1PPPOEU

Find further info via - http://bit.ly/1GDNfy6

DJ Tira On a Holiday in Mauritius

This is how people who work hard enjoy their money , Afrotainment Owner DJ Tira decided to take a short break and spoil himself by visiting Mauritius , And Living that Island life for a few days just to detox before festive season begins . See pics below 

Kid X 's Quarter Pace Mixtape Reaches 500K Downloads

Look man, 3/4Pace is easily the most widely distributed rap project in SA. Well over half a million ppl have it within 2 weeks of its drop

DONT LET THE FACT THAT IT WAS A FREE DOWNLOAD & THAT ITS ON DATAFILEHOST FOOL U INTO THINKING 500 000 in a WEEK is easily attainable.

New Music | Reason ft AKA & Khuli Chana - Yipikayay

After dropping a phenomenal smash in the form of ‘Brand New’ last month, Reazus returns with some new heat for his fans. This time he’s assisted with features from both the Super Doro Mega and the Motswakoriginator, so you know it’s going to be a problem! With super producer pH at the helm, it’s definitely a joint that does not disappoint 

#Yipikayay ft Aka & Khuli Chana prod. by pH is now available on #Deezer & #iTunes!!!! iTunes link in BIO!!!!

New Music | Dot Com ft Kwesta & Nadia Nakai - Phola

New heat on the way featuring one of the best Lyricist Kwesta and Nadia Nakai... #Phola dropping next Tuesday!

AKA Releases Baddest Music Video

AKA has dropped his highly anticipated music video for his latest track, Baddest.

Before dropping his latest music video, AKA took to twitter explaining that even though the ongoing student protests are more important at this time, it is his bread and butter. 

AKA dropped the song with Khuli Chana, Burna Boy and Yanga a few weeks back but delayed the music video to this week, even though, as AKA admits, it is under unfortunate circumstances

AKA's Baddest Music video:

New Music | Kwesta - K1God

Kwesta released his new single ‪#‎K1GOD‬ , taken from his upcoming album DakarII , The single is on another level , Its one of those game changing hip hop songs. Its on fire , and i mean real fire . Kwesta goes in real hard , that true rap verses. Download the song on the link below : 

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Cassper Nyovest has Officially Sold Out The Dome

Cassper Took to Social Media to announce that his dream has been achieved , The dome is officially sold out!!! Thank you so much guys!!! Wow guys!! Dreams come true!!! God is good, all the time!!! Cassper Nyovest has definitely made history as he is the first South African to ever fill up the dome.  

New Music | DJ Maphorisa - INIT ft @iamdeejaybuckz x @kalawachikita x @deejayclap

Download DJ Maphorisa 's new single INIT ft @iamdeejaybuckz x @kalawachikita x @deejayclap

Download Link

http://www.datafilehost.com/d/3a59846b

New Music | Aewon Wolf & Mashayabhuqe KaMamba - Fees Must Fall

There’s A Powerful #FeesMustFall Protest Anthem From Aewon Wolf & Mashayabhuqe KaMamba

So begins Durban-based rapper Aewon Wolf on his and Digital Maskandi artistMashayabhuqe KaMamba’s just-released protest track, an update to their thunderous “Sukumani” collaboration.

The original song, released in February, is about “every African standing up for what’s right,” Mashayabhuqe tells Okayafrica over email. According to the Johannesburg-based musician, his friend Aewon Wolf was in the studio Wednesday night working on a song about this week’s nationwide #FeesMustFall protests when he had the idea of using the “Sukumani” chorus on the track. “I agreed because I personally felt it was relevant and simple to comprehend,” he says. “And yeah, the rest is history.”

Mashayabhuqe tells us the protests mean “unity, goal-driven youth and having a voice.” “We’re the youth and have showed the world how powerful we are when we come together as one. This is not a racial thing, it’s every South African kid’s issue, and I support them.”

For both artists, the threat of increased tuition is an issue that hits especially close to home. Mashayabhuqe dropped out of the University of South Africa during his second year of pursuing a BA in communication science, due to money issues. He also has a nephew to consider. “I’m looking at him thinking one day I’ll be spending millions on him for his education. Nah, that’s not right. I understand education is our NEED but it shouldn’t be this expensive.”

“This the shit I went through before,” an impassioned Aewon Wolf raps on the track about his own experience with tuition fees as a law school student. “I was fucking stressed out of my mind working four jobs, just to pay these fees we gonna need more money please. And I really want a degree [to help me] get a J.O.B., but now I need the J.O.B. just to get the degree, and that sounds like the wrong way.”

“I’m just saying, somebody must help, this can’t be right,” says Mashayabhuqe. “We’re a small country. Education should be accessible.”

DJ Sbu gives his take on AKA & Cassper beef

DJ Sbu has added his voice to the chorus of celebs offering support to Cassper's ambitious #FillUpTheDome show at the end of the month - and it's got nothing to do with his hip hop allegiances.

Sbu is a hip hop fan (just watch this video of him rapping along to some hip hop beats in the car here) but more than that he is an entrepreneur with an appreciation for big ideas!  So, naturally he's excited about Cassper's #FillUpTheDome idea. 

He took to Instagram recently to tell his fans that Cassper's project is not about taking sides in the beef between Cassper and AKA, but rather supporting local music.

"It is not whether you like AKA or dislike Cassper Nyovest," Sbu wrote. "Both have elevated the game to the next level & deserve to be supported 100% fully. I'm a fan of both & I salute them for thinking big. They have made HIP HOP exciting again with their competitive lyrical prowess & winners attitude." 

Talking about Cassper's historic concert at the end of the month, Sbu wrote: "This is bigger than one genre of music. It's for every SA Entertainer to know that the time has come and we are capable of filling up these venues without the help of international acts. 

31st October we'll be doing it for SA Entertainment when we #fillupthedome #HistoryInTheMaking.

Donald Shoots Music Video of What Goes Around

Donald teamed up with House Music Jock/producer Prince Kaybee for a new single titled “What Goes Around and they are now busy shooting the music video to the soon , which is expected to hit the screens soon

New Music | Khuli Chana - Money

After a wait that seemed like an eternity, Khuli Chana has finally released his new single, Money - and, well, the internet was never ready!

The track debuted on radio last week, but fans who were not able to tune in have been begging Khuli to drop the single, so they too can give it a listen.

Well Khuli finally granted them their wish by releasing the contagious track on Wednesday morning.

The internet, which went crazy when the track made it's radio debut, once again went into meltdown. Within minutes the track was one of the most talked about topics on Twitter, and had been downloaded more than 13,000 times in its first five hours.

And Khuli fans won't have to wait much longer for their next fix. Khuli is set to drop a mega track with AKA and Reason this coming Friday!

listen to the song below

http://www.datafilehost.com/d/b7509eac

Bonang Matheba covers Women's Health

TV and radio personality Bonang Matheba sizzles on the latest issue ofWomen's Health magazine. 

Bonang was chosen as the cover star for the mag's annual November swimsuit edition. 

Editor Danielle Weakley revealed that Bonang was chosen for the mag's swimsuit edition because she embodies the new trend - that being fit is a holistic approach. 

"Traditionally, we shoot a swimsuit edition every year around November – and I think Bonang just summed up the mood of the moment. Globally, health is about so much more than just fitness – it's about being both fit and healthy in body and in mind – and I think she rocks this concept," Danielle told The Juice. 

Bonang's photoshoot for the mag looks all kinds of amazing, but believe it or not, even she was rather shy about showing off her sexy body in those swimsuits. 

"With age, comes a bit of maturity and self-confidence. I’m quite a conservative girl. The clothes I wear every day or on the red carpet, I’m always kind of very covered. It takes a lot. Even with this shoot, I’m still nervous, but I’m better than I was five or six years ago," Bonang told the mag. 

In the magazine spread Bonang also revealed some of her secrets to living a healthy life. 

"What people don’t know is my job's not always about eating out. I do a lot of meditating, I have a spiritual healer, there’s a lot of quiet time, relaxing. It’s a whole package that fits together. With a healthy body, spirit and mind, it all works together. You can drink water, eat right and work out here and there, but you also need to make sure that your skin’s healthy, your soul is healthy, that your heart is happy, that you do regular check-ups. It’s a full-faceted thing," she explained. 

Behind the Scenes of Kwesta 's Nomayini Music Video

Katlehong 's finest Rapper and one of South Africa best hip hop stars was shooting his music video to his latest single ' Nomayini '  yestersday . DJ's Production team was there to witness the magic happening to what might become the best Hip Hop Music video this year.

Please see below of Shots we took

Micasa 's New Album Home Sweet Home Drops this Friday

Micasa is releasing their new album this coming friday titled #HomeSweetHome , The Trio had a media launch yesterday for the new album ,and from what we heard its sounding too great.

New Music | DJ Fresh - House Flava Vol 8

Have you heard, SA's biggest House DJ is dropping one of the biggest House albums of the summer in only 10 days' time! You can pre-order DJ Fresh Fresh House Flava Vol.8 on iTunes, on 23 October.#HouseIsAFeeling

DJ Ganyani Preparing to Drop House Grooves Vol 9

The Legendary DJ Ganyani is preparing to drop his latest project from the House Grooves series , Ganyani has been making us dance for decades with his House Grooves movement , So I am confident that House Grooves Vol 9 will definitely bring those summer anthems as well. The album is due for release soon.

Rapper AKA Gets a Cold Reception From Students at Wits #WitsFeesMustFall

Wits students protesting against exhorbitant university fees were joined by rapper AKA and singer Simphiwe Dana on Tuesday.

The artists said they were there to support students in their fight for affordable fees.

But they got a cold reception at ‪#‎WitsFeesMustFall‬ when they tried to support ‪#‎FeesMustFall‬ protest. A student said he was not welcome at the protest and he must support from a distance ‪#‎Wits‬ - EWN