P-square & Bez Leads 2012 Hip Hop World Awards With 6 Nominations
Tuesday, August 28, 2012Omoba
The 2012 Hip-Hop World Awards Nominees Were
Announced Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Only music
materials released into the Nigerian market between March 2011 and February
2012 are eligible for nomination for Hip-Hop World Awards 2012.
The Headies Award
are intended to honor the biggest movers and shakers in the world of hip-hop.
The Hip-Hop World
Awards 2012 nominees include plenty of familiar names. Psquare, Wizkid,
Naeto C, 9ice, Praiz with Bez & P-square leading with 6 Nominations.
Best album (solo or group) in year
under review, that meets judges’ requirements of excellence (in every
realms: songwriting, production, rendition and promotion) and acceptability
(sales, popularity)
Everybody Loves Ice
Prince – Ice Prince
The Invasion –
P-Square
Superstar – Wizkid
Super C Season – Naeto
C
ARTISTE
OF THE YEAR
Most critically and commercially
adjudged artiste in the year under review Overall most successful artiste for
the year under review.
P-Square
Wizkid
Ice Prince
Naeto C
D’Banj
SONG
OF THE YEAR
Most popular song from an album in
year under review. Decided by voting
Chop My Money – P-Square
ft. Akon & May-D
Dami Duro – Davido
Oliver Twist – D’Banj
Gaga Crazy – Chuddy K
Kukere – Iyanya
RECORDING
OF THE YEAR
Best single recording (on-air only or
released) by artiste or group in year under review. Originality and production
very essential
Stupid Song – Bez
Private Trips – Wande
Coal
Ara – Brymo
I Love You – Praiz
PRODUCER
OF THE YEAR
The individual responsible for
producing the most acclaimed songs/album in the year under review. His CV for
the year includes top-notch tracks and production credits no one can fault.
Cobhams – Stupid Song
(Bez)
Tee-Y Mix – Super C
Season (Naeto C)
Shizzy – Dami Duro
(Davido)
Jay Sleek – Private
Trips (Wande Coal)
Jesse Jags –
E.L.I (Ice Prince)
BEST
MUSIC VIDEO (AWARD GOES TO DIRECTOR)
Best conceptualised, best edited, best
picture, best directed and most exciting video in year under review as voted by
fans and decided by the jury.
5 & 6 (Naeto C) –
Clarence Peters
Chop My Money Remix
(P-Square) – Jude Okoye
Ara (Brymo) – Aje
Filmworks
Kosorombe (Dipp ft. Da
Grin) – Mex
BEST
R ‘N’ B SINGLE
Best R&B single in
year under review (by single individual or group)
Private Trips – Wande
Coal
Stupid Song – Bez
Nawti – Olu Maintain
Soundtrack – May D
Love Me (3X) – Tiwa
Savage
BEST
POP SINGLE
Best pop single in
year under review (by single individual or group)
Dami Duro – Davido
Oliver Twist – D’Banj
Gaga Crazy – Chuddy K
Chop My Mone –
P-Square
Kukere – Iyanya
BEST
R ‘N’ B/ POP ALBUM
Best R&B or pop album in year
under review (by single individual or group)
Superstar – Wizkid
Super Sun – Bez
Versus – 9ice
The Invasion –
P-Square
BEST
RAP SINGLE
Best single released on-air recording
of a rap song
Too Much Money –
Iceberg Slim
Shutdown – Phyno
Angeli – Vector ft.
9ice
Oh My Gosh – Yung6ix
Young Erikina –
Olamide
BEST
RAP ALBUM
Best album by a rap artiste or group
in year under review
E.L.I – Ice Prince
The Dreamer Project –
Show Dem Camp
Rapsodi – Olamide
Super C Season – Naeto
C
LYRICIST
ON THE ROLL
Rap Artiste with best lyrical depth
and performance on a single song or album
Vector – Angeli
Yung6ix – Oh My Gosh
Iceberg Slim – Too
Much Money
Phyno – Shutdown
Erigga – Mo Street Gan
BEST
COLLABO
Best R&B, Pop or hip hop
collaborative track (including cameos) in year under review
Chop My Money remix –
P-Square ft. Akon & May-D
Angeli – Vector Ft. 9ice
Carolina – Sauce Kid
Ft. Davido
Stupid Song – Bez Ft.
Praiz
Orobo – Sound Sultan
Ft. Excel & Flavour
BEST
VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)
Single male artiste with most
outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album
Wande Coal – Private
trips
Banky W – Low Key
Praiz – I Love You
Brymo – Ara
Bez – Stupid Song
BEST
VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
Single female act with most
outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album
Tiwa Savage – Love Me, Love, Love Me
Chidinma – Kedike
Ijeoma – Oloomi
Waje – Na The
Way
AFRICAN
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Non Nigerian category
Sarkodie (Ghana) –
Azonto
Camp Mulla (Kenya) –
Feel No Pain
D-Black (Ghana) – Get
On The Dancefloor
Zahara (South Africa)
– Loliwe
BEST
STREET HOP
The most popular street-hop single in
year under review
Kako Bi Chicken –
Reminisce
Gaga Crazy – Chuddy K
Akpako – Terry G
Roll – Rayce
Mo Street Gan – Erigga
NEXT
RATED
Most promising upcoming officially
unreleased act in the year under review
Davido
Eva Alordiah
Praiz
Chuddy K
HIP
HOP WORLD REVELATION OF THE YEAR
Best New artiste in the year under
review
Wizkid
Ice Prince
Bez
Timi Dakolo
Olamide
HEADIES
HALL OF FAME
Special recognition for excellence and
outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.
Femi Kuti
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