Zim Hip Hop Awards 2023: All the nominees

Bling4, R. Peels, Holy Ten, Bagga, SaintFloew, Mlue Jay and Kayflow will battle for the Best Male award while Noluntu J, Young Gemini, Brucella, Millz Million, Banshee and Natasha Muz will compete for top honours in the Best Female category. The Best Newcomer award is being contested by Bling4, VirusZW, Bagga, Kayflow, OCD, Dingo Duke and Brucella.

“This year’s edition will be special and different, as the genre celebrates 50 years,” awards organiser Aldrian Beefy Harrison told Music In Africa. “We are going to give people a five-star show and we have an amazing line-up of acts. The brand has grown over the years and this is a reflection of the quality of our work and productions.”

All the winners, apart from the People’s Choice category, will be decided by the adjudication panel.

Below is the full list of nominees:

Best Male

• Bling4
• R Peels
• Holy Ten
• Bagga
• SaintFloew
• MlueJay
• Kayflow

Best Female

• Noluntu J
• Young Gemini
• Brucella
• Millz Million
• Banshee
• Natasha Muz

Best Hip Hop Group

• OCD (Icey Ekxne x Slyme Foxx)
• Dough Major, Dingo Duke
• Malcom Mufunde, Yaad Universe
• Holy Ten x Michael Magz

Best Producer

• Nasper Incoming
• Nagbeatz
• Boy Tricky
• VinceGoodBeats
• Progisthename
• VI The Law

Best Newcomer

• Bling4
• VirusZW
• Bagga
• Kayflow
• OCD
• Dingo Duke
• Brucella

Best Brand Supporting Hip Hop

• 3rd World Chronicles
• Infinity Records ZW
• Club Danger
• Stars29
• Voice of Zim Hip Hop

Best Album

• Less Talk More Action – Mlue Jay
• Treasure – Malcom Mufunde and Synik
• Rangu Jira – Virus ZW
• From Sheebenia with Love – Dough Major and Dingo Duke
• A Boy and a Blanket – VI The Law
• StoryTellers of the Culture – ZAZISE
• Public Enemy – R Peels
• When It’s All Said and Done – Boy Tricky
• Ndonzi Beatx – The Shebeen Gospel

Best Promoter

• Chucknosis – Feasta Feasta
• Voice of Zim Hip Hop
• Magamba Network
• Woods Pub & Grill
• Selector Base
• Milan Family Restaurant

Best Diaspora

• Mlue Jay
• Synik
• Chief Chino
• Draze
• TheLastLetter
• Neville Sigauke

Best Radio DJ

• DJ Mambo – UZ Radio
• Lady K & Pd The Ghost – Zi FM
• Sqattar – Capitalk
• DJ Mox – StarFM

Best Club DJ

• DJ Tk Beats
• DJ Iroq
• DJ Klique
• DJ Ostalo

Best Gospel Act

• LeonMwanaWaJose
• REAP3R
• Chief Capone
• Church Boy
• Jason Gwanzura

Best Underground

• Ndonzi Beatx
• KLON
• Seven Cadre
• Malcom Mufunde
• VI The Law
• Benefit Tanaka
• Wes The Rapper
• Tidech

Best Alternative

• JoyRukanza
• Bagga
• Saint Fleow
• Banshee

Planet Dodger Oline Media Award

• The263Post
• The Curator
• Yaad Universe Network
• Cordless Plug ZW
• Zimsphere
• Greedy South
• Bulawayo Arts News Online

Best Journalist

• Tafadzwa Madzika
• Yaad Universe
• Takudzwa Chiwanza
• Takudzwa ‘Manando’
• Mkhokheli Zibengwa

Song of the Year

• Holy Ten – ‘Delilah’
• Kayflow – ‘Ramba Waka Dzvanya’
• Bagga – ‘Nyarara’
• OCD – ‘Amaihwe’
• Bling4 ft. Voltz JT – ‘Shiri Ngainaiwe’
• Brucella – ‘KING’

Video of the Year/Best Director

• Boy Tricky – ‘Zvekudaro’
• Voltz JT – ‘Same Drawer neGown’
• Chief Capone – ‘Get the paper’
• VI the Law – ‘Magitare’
• Bagga – ‘Nyarara’
• Tasha – ‘King of Harare’
• Kayflow – ‘Ramba Wakadzvanya’
• R Peels – ‘Gold’
• Bling 4 – ‘Shiri Ngainaiwe’

Best Live Act

• Mlue Jay
• Brintz
• Noluntu J
• Dough Major
• Dingo Duke

Best Hip Hop Hustle

• Voltz JT
• Bagga
• Saintfloew
• Holy Ten
• R.Peels

Best Hip Hop Verse/Sweet 16

• Soko Matemai – ‘VOTY’
• RayKaz – ‘Chosen v2’
• Malcom Mufunde – ‘The Culture’
• Synik – ‘Good Old Days’
• Kayflow – ‘Hitlab Cypher’
• Bling4 – ‘iHulumende’
• Tidech – ‘Black’
• Brintz – ‘Let Them Know’
• Tasha – ‘King of Harare’

Best Hip Hop Personality

• HolyTen
• Voltz JT
• R Peels
• OCD
• Bagga
• Young Gemini
• Brintz
• Controlla
• Bling4
• Saintfloew

People’s Choice

• Mlue Jay
• Holy Ten
• Bagga
• Saintfloew
• R Peels
• Voltz JT
• Kayflow

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Munetsi

Positive Social Impact Award

• Mlue Jay
• Chief Capone
• Banshee
• Voltz JT
• Leon MwanaWaJose