Full List Of SA Hip Hop Winners At The #SAMA27. On Saturday, one of the biggest nights in Mzansi music, the 27th annual South African Music Awards took place. Some of the biggest names in hip hop were walked away as winners for their various projects in their nominated categories. The awards were pre-recorded and screened on SABC 1. Bontle Modiselle and Lawrence Maleka held the reigns as the hosts for the awards ceremony.
Duo Blaq Diamond consisting of Ndu “Brown” Mdletshe and Sphelele Danya proved they are real fan favourites after they walked away with Artist of the Year at the SAMAs. The winner of this category is solely determined by public votes and the hitmakers received the most. Ambitiouz Entertainment bagged another win as Miss Pru’s hit song Price To Pay featuring Blaq Diamond and Malome Vector won the Music Video of the Year award.
Rapper Sho Madjozi, walked away from the awards a double winner, as she took home the awards for Best Traditional Album and the Sofnfree Female Artist of the Year. Nasty C reigned supreme as bagged the highly coveted Best Hip-Hop Album award for his successful Zulu Man With Some Power album.
Sjava walked away with the Best Produced Album of the Year, for his project Umsebenzi. Taking to Twitter, the artist thanked the SAMAs for recognizing quality work and thanked his supporters for buying their work. “Thank you to the @TheSAMAs for recognizing quality work And a Big thank you to the people that spend their money buying umsebenzi wethu Siyabonga,” he wrote.
The popular song Imali Enigi walked away victorious, as it took home the award for Best Collaboration, the song is by Big Zulu and features Riky Rick and Intaba Yase Dubai. The trio also performed their hit single at the awards.
Complete list of Hip Hop Winners
Artist of the Year Blaq Diamond
Music Video of the Year
Price to Pay – Miss Pru featuring Blaq Diamond and Malome Vector
Amanikiniki — MFR Souls Feat. Major League DJz, Kamo Mphela & Bontle Smith
Uwrongo — Prince Kaybee Feat. Black Motion, Shimza & Ami Faku
Tender Love — Sha Sha Feat. DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small
Jerusalema — Master KG Feat. Nomcebo
Lover 4 Life — Ayanda Jiya Feat. Stogie T
Dumelang — Malome Vector Feat. Blaq Diamond
Gabadiya — Semi Tee Feat. Kammu Dee & Miano
Molo — Aubrey Qwana
There They Go — Nasty C
Njandini — Kwesta
You’re The One — Elaine
Lorch — DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small Feat. Semi Tee, Miano & Kammu Dee
Ayabonga — TNS & Skillz Feat. Le Soul
Okokoko — Sphectacula & DJ Naves Feat. Thebe & Unathi
Eazy — Nasty C
Ke Star — Focalistic Feat. Virgo Deep
One By One — Rouge Feat. AKA
Your love — Azana
Paris — Shane Eagle Feat. Nasty C
Sofn’ free Female Artist of the Year
- Sho Madjozi – What A Life
- Reign Africa – On the Frontline
- Bucy Radebe – Spiritual Encounter
- Nomcebo Zikode – Xola Moya Wam’
- Hle – Your Kingdom on Earth
Best Hip-Hop Album
- Zulu Man With Some Power – Nasty C
- 4436 – Boity
- Nadia Naked II – Nadia Nakai
- Pop Star – Yanga Chief
- Zakwe & Duncan – Zakwe and Duncan
Best Traditional Album
- What a Life – Sho Madjozi
- Love and War – Henny C
- Angeke Bakuthande Boke – Smangele
- Shebeen Queen – Vusi Mahlasela
- Ndavhuko – Vendaboy Poet
Best Collaboration Mali Eningi
- ‘Mali Eningi’ – Big Zulu ft. Riky Rick & Intaba Yase Dubai
- ‘Uthando’ – Darque ft. Zakes Bantwini
- ‘Ek Like Hoe Jy Dans’ – Chê ft. Snotkop
- ‘Senzeni’ – Mthandazo Gatya ft. Comado & DJ Manzo SA
- ‘Yehla Moya’ – Da Capo & Nduduzo Makhathini ft. Omagugu
Best Produced Album of the Year
- Umsebenzi by Sjava – Delaydem, Ruff, Webmoms, Zadok and Vuyo Manyike
- In the Beginning Was the End by Manana – Manana and Noble
- Ithemba by Luyolo – Marcus MC and Andy Keys
- Tugela Fairy: Made of Stars by Simmy – Sun-El Musician, Claudio Wayde, Da Capo and Mpho Mohlolong
- The Healers: The Last Chapter – Black Motion
