Uganda: Voting opens for 2019 UG Hip Hop Awards

The awards are organised by The Tribe UG, an online hip hop and marketing platform, in partnership with MTN Uganda. The event seeks to recognise artists who released the best hip hop in 2018.

“We are delighted to be back for the third edition of the hip hop awards,” The Tribe UG PR and marketing manager Felix Byaruhanga said.

“Twenty-eighteen was a competitive year as we saw some household names go all out in the industry. Additionally, we saw some fresh and underground talent come up to express themselves with some good vibes.”

Voting can be done by sending an SMS with the artist’s code (below) to 7197. Each SMS costs 220 Ugandan shillings ($5 cents).

Below is the full list of nominees:

Male Rapper of the Year

• Mun G – (1A)
• Fik Fameica – (1B)
• Fefe Bussi – (1C)
• JK Lubanto – (1D)
• Jim Nola MC – (1E)

Female Rapper of the Year

• MC Yallah – (2A)
• Recho Rey – (2B)
• Tushi Polo – (2C)
• Fasie – (2D)
• Race T – (2E)

Album of the Year 

• Omungi Attibwa – Mun*G – (3A)
• On My Own – J-Wats – (3B)
• African Reality – AJO –  (3C)
• Affropucino – Blixxack –(3D)
• Labongo and Gipir – Judas Rap Knowledge – (3E)

Song of the year

• ‘Yenze Aliko’ – Flex D’Paper –  (4A)
• ‘Terikuzikiza’ – Recho Rey – (4B)
• ‘Iddi Aimin Dada’ – Fefe Bussi – (4C)
• ‘Firimu’ – JK Lubanto – (4D)
• ‘Wubila Hater’ – KSL – (4E)

Producer of the Year

• Mio Made – (5A) 
• Dagg Mizzo – (5B)
• Baru – (5C)
• Nase Avatar – (5D)
• Yung Jey Basalesale – (5E)

Collaboration of the Year 

• ‘Paper’ – Navio, Ice Prince and The Mith –  (6A)
• ‘Red Cypher’ – Josh SB, Ginsu, Ruyonga, Barna, Wake and DJ Stef – (6B)
• ‘Holla Remix’ – J-Wats, Pryce Teeba, Flex D’Paper, DelBoy, Play01 and Byg Ben – (6C) 
• ‘Emisana N’Ekiro’ – Blixxack and Tucker HD – (6D)
• ‘Gangasta’ – DJ Crim, T-Bro and Lyrical G – (6E)

Inspirational song of the Year

• ‘Believe’ – Emmix – (7A)
• ‘Brokeness’ – Jesse10s – (7B)
• ‘Ngenze’ – Bawanguzi of Souls – (7C)
• ‘Press On’ – Barna – (7D)
• 'Life is Beautiful' – Lyrical Mycheal and Anthony Faulkner – (7E)

Video of the year

• ‘Paper’ – Navio, Ice Prince and The Mith – (8A)
• ‘Firimu’ – JK Lubanto – (8B)
• ‘Sconto’ – Fik Fameica – (8C)
• ‘Terikuzikiza’– Recho Rey – (8D)
• ‘Iddi Amin Dada’ – Fefe Bussi – (8E)

Lyricist of the Year 

• 'Transcend' – AJO – (9A)
• 'Rap Up 2017' – St. Nellysade – (9B)
• 'The Proem' – Blixxack – (9C)
• 'Terikuzikiza' – Recho Rey – (9D)
• 'Ke’Kaseera' –Tushi Polo – (9E)

Rookie of the Year 

• Mootownoh – (10A)
• DelBoy – (10B)
• Keinoh – (10C)
• Recho Rey – (10D)
• Tushi Polo – (10E)

Sweet 16 (Verse of the Year)

• ‘Slavery’ – Suspekt – (11A)
• ‘Paper ‘ – The Mith – (11B)
• ‘Mpambana’ – MC Yallah – (11C)
• ‘The Proem’ – Blixxack – (11D)
• ‘Snapbacks’ – KSL – (11E)

Mixtape of the Year

• ‘Kingdome Come’ – Dagg Mizzo – (12A)
• ‘Broken Master Piece’ – A1 Fresh – (12B)
• ‘The Intro’ – Larry – (12C)
• ‘Trap House Memoirs’ – Sliq Teq – (12D)
• ‘November Came Late’ – Ledra and MAFB – (12E)

DJ of the Year

• DJ Crim – (13A)
• Tha DropOut – (13B)
• DJ Slaughter Elly – (13C)
• DJ Lolah – (13D)

Media Personality of the Year

• The Mith and DJ Crim – Urban TV –  (14A) 
• Toobi S.M.O.L.Z – Radio King 90.2 FM – (14B) 
• Byg Kahuna– Hot 100 – (14C)
• Meester DJ and Slaughter Elly – Radio City – (14D)
• Calvin Da Entertainer– UBC TV – (14E)

Rap Fusion of the Year

• ‘Nielewe’ – Navio and Vanessa Mdee – (15A)
• ‘Tubikole’ – Fik Fameica and Vinka – (15B)
• ‘Karamu’ – Amani Amaniga – (15C)
• ‘Habiba’ – St. Nellysade and AB Kale – (15D)
• ‘Gukubila’ – Lyrical Mychael – (15E)

Diaspora Act of the Year

• Blixxack – (16A)
• Jesse 10S – (16B)
• L.I – (16C)
• Kleo Namiiro – (16D)

Western Rapper of the Year

• Amani Amaniga – (17A)
• Crazie Wispa – (17B)
• T-Bro The King Kiga – (17C)
• Sagio Mhza – (17D)
• Xamion’t – (17E)

Northern Rapper of the Year

• Gbaraspoken MC – (18A)
• O.P.U KobokoBoy – (18B)
• Toobi S.M.O.L.Z – (18C)
• Ken Lee – (18D)
• Judas Rapknowledge – (18E)

Central Rapper of the Year

• JK Lubanto – (19A)
• Fefe Bussi – (19B)
• Jim Nola MC – (19C)
• Gravity Omutujju – (19D)
• Recho Rey – (19E)

Eastern Rapper of the Year

• Leumas Owabajaja – (20A)
• HID 16TH – (20B)
• Gibbon MC – (20C)
• MamRe Snares – (20D)