The 2023 ZimHipHop Awards Nominees: Full List

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This year’s ZimHipHop Awards ceremony will be taking place on the 15th of December, at 7 Arts Theatre in Harare. Organisers are promising a special event, that will also honour 50 years of the genre.

All the winners will be decided by the adjudication panel, except for the People’s Choice category. R Peels, Bling4 and Holy Ten lead the way with 8 nominations each, while Kayflow and Mlue Jay follow closely behind with 7 nominations a piece. Among the women, Brucella and Banshee are ahead of the rest of the pack with 3 nominations each.

Here is the full list of nominees:

Best Male

  • Bling4
  • R Peels
  • Holy Ten
  • Bagga
  • Saintfloew
  • Mlue Jay
  • 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
  • The Shebeen Gospel – Ndonzi Beatx

Best Promoter

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

Best Diaspora

  • Mlue Jay
  • Synik
  • Chief Chino
  • Don Dada
  • Dimitri and the Scarecrow
  • Neville Sigauke

Best Radio DJ

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

Best Club DJ

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

Best Gospel Act

  • Leon MwanaWaJose
  • 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

  • Joy Rukanza
  • Bagga
  • Saintfloew
  • 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 Wakadzvanya’
  • Bagga – ‘Nyarara’
  • OCD – ‘Amaihwe’
  • Bling4 ft. Voltz JT – ‘Shiri Ngainaiwe’
  • Brucella – ‘KING’
  • VI The Law – ‘Magitare’

Best Collaboration

  • VI The Law Feat. King Massey – Magitare
  • OCD – Amaihwee
  • Brucella – King Remix Feat. Asaph, Indigo Saint, M.U.SE, Luminous, K Brizzy, Mzisstozz.
  • Boy Tricky – Zvekudaro Feat. Dough Major, R Peels, Mycole Biller and Dingo Duke
  • R Peels – Gold Feat. Kayflow and Seven Cadre
  • Bling 4 – Shiri Ngainaiwe Feat. Voltz JT
  • Malcom Mufunde – Gems Feat. RayKaz, Synik, Indigo Saint and M.I.L.E
  • Holy Ten x Michael Magz – Mututsva
  • Voltz JT Makuruwani Feat. Nutty O 

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’
  • Bling4 – ‘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

  • Holy Ten
  • 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

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