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Present Winners With The Pyramid awardPrinted Africa in the middles with Two Little statue artists climbing the pyramid & reaching for the stars.
Great achievements within the local hip hop culture will be celebrated by focusing on how the past has shaped this phenomenon called “SA Hip Hop”. Accolades will be given to active members within the industry. Winners receive a statue that is called a Pyramid. The show will boast a number of appearances, live performances and tributes by today’s leading musicians |
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN HIP HOP AWARDS
The South African Hip Hop Awards (SAHHA) are an annual Hip-Hop award ceremony, run by the Ritual Media Group (RMG). Winners receive a statue that is called a Pyramid. The award ceremony is held on the 20 December 2017. Contenders are judged on performances and achievements made in the previous year between November the previous year and August the following year. Venue: Lyric Theatre. The show will be prerecorded for TV broadcast purposes. The ceremony features live performances by some of the nominees. THE BOARD After a three-month selection process a board of four industry gurus were chosen to fill advisory positions. The role of the advisory board serves to guide the awards in terms of fairness and for the awards to go strength to strength, as these candidates have no hidden agendas in the Hip Hop industry |
Submission
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1. Download Sahha Submission forms.
2. Sign one 3/3 forms According to body of work you submitting 3. Attach your forms inside a Zipfile with your Body of work 4.Drop your Work/material in our Submission Tab in our Website or Manually at Museum Africa in Newtown. 
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The nominated art form must be released or occur in South Africa. Any SA Hip Hop album/mixtape/video/event/song/that was released or impactful or effective during 15th September 2016 to 15th September 2017.
The artist/group must be South African, if not then they must have a South African work permit and their work must be produced and released in the Republic of South Africa. Outlet Submissions: Only 1x correctly labelled envelope with hard copies of material will be accepted per entry. Include 2x CDs, artist profiles and press releases. Dropbox Submissions: Only 1x correctly labellef ZIP file will be accepted per entry. Upload digital copies of material, artist profiles and press releases. Courier Services: Only 1x correctly labelled envelope with hard copies of material will be accepted per entry. Include 2x CDs, artist profiles and press releases. Submissions end 22nd September 2017
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Past.Prophets of the City - Never Again
The group began in late 1988 when Shaheen and Ready D experimented in a small 8-track studio (owned by Shaheen's father, Issy Ariefdien and Lance Stehr the current Ghetoruff CEO) and produced a demo that ultimately became "Our World" (1990), the first South African hip hop release
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Present.Riky Rick ft Frank Casino - Family
Riky Rick's first side of music began at a recording studio session with Bongani Fassie. It was by Bongani's side that Rick was inspired to make his own music. That is when he released his first single Barbershop featuring Da L.E.S. He then rose to fame by the release of his hit single Nafukwa.
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Future.A reece - Tell me what you want
He released his debut mixtape titled "Forever Young" on August 2013 and later on released his second project Browniez EP on October 31, 2014 under Mythron/Raw X Records. In 2015 he was signed to Ambitiouz Entertainment and released his first single "Couldn't" under the label. He released Cutaways EP Paradise
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How did hip hop begin?
In the 1970s, an underground urban movement known as "hip hop" began to develop in the South Bronx in New York City. It focused on emceeing (or MCing) over "breakbeats", house parties and neighbourhood block party events, held outdoors.
What is rap culture?
RAP, a music, an industry, and a culture. R.Kelly. ... RAP is urban music that grew out of the hip-hop movement of the South Bronx, New York, in the 1970s. It blends rhythmic instrumental tracks created by a disc jockey, with the spoken, rhyming lyrics of an MC, (Rapper).
What is the definition of hip hop culture?
Hip-hop is a type of music. It is also a culture, or way of life. It includes many types of expression-for example, rapping, deejaying, dancing, and graffiti painting. ... Thecultural movement known as hip-hop emerged in the late 1970s in the predominantly African American South Bronx section of New York City.
Is hip hop a subculture?
Origin of the term is credited to various rappers, but DJ Afrika Bambaataa is credited as the first to describe Hip Hop as a subculture. As described in Wikipedia, DJ Afrika Bambaataa “outlined the five pillars of hip-hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking, graffiti writing, and knowledge.
IS hip hop and rap the same thing?
Rap is poetry set to an external rhythm separate from the rhythm of the speaker, while hip-hop is a subculture that encompasses four key stylistic elements: MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching, break dancing, and graffiti writing.
Who is the father of hip hop?
DJ Kool Herc: Founding Father of Hip Hop. DJ Kool Herc, also known as Kool Herc is credited for throwing the first hip hop party in 1973 at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx.
What was the first hip hop song ever?
Rapper's Delight" was a 1979 single by American hip-hop trio The Sugarhill Gang. While it was not the first single to feature rapping, it is generally considered to be the song that first popularized hip-hop in the United States and around the world
What is trap rap music?
Trap Music Explained. ... The percussion samples of choice when making trap music are usually originate from the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine. When speaking of the “originators” in the trap music game, southern rappers like Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci Mane, Young Jeezy, Three 6 Mafia, and Manny Fresh come to mind.
Announcement
SubmissionsSubmissions are open from the 7th of August Sahha team will set to announce the release date of the nomination list during fall of 2017 read rule & check Submission tab SA Hip Hop nervously awaits.
Hustlers of 2016This duo has worked enormously throughout 2016 they are well known as promoters , Dj's & entrepreneurs they activated 2 Major League Gardens in a year 10,000 - 15,000 people per event attended this show. Also had one of the biggest smash singles featuring family tree members.
BET NominationIt was announced that Emtee has joined the list of BET nominations. The Pearl Thusi hit maker has been nominated for Viewers’ Choice Best New International Act category, going against Tkay from Australia, MHD from France, Falz from Nigeria, Section Boyz from South London and WSTRN from West London
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Show highlightsThe Doc Shebeleza hitmaker walked away with four awards at the prestigious ceremony. Cassper scooped awards in the Best Digital Sales, MVP of the Year, Hustler of the Year categories.
What happened to RapDJ Switch has all the answers on what happened to rap but most importantly what happened to rappers when he asked who should be on the remix. check out the conversation on slikour onlife Switch also performed his hit single featuring Reason , Proverb , kwesta & Shane Eagle.
Women of hip hopBehind every great mic, is an even greater woman. The hip-hop scene has always been dominated by men, but with these women on the up we can see that changing. And fast. We skimmed though our playlist to find the hottest female rappers in SA and these are just five of the many we can’t stop listening to.
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Hip hop BillionairesSA Hip Hop has 31 years it existed in South africa 2016 was a great year of hip hip independent private investors decided to contribute towards the culture 2016 ceremony theme was Billionaires.
Benchmarq Leaves LabelAfter continues back and forth debates arguments between A-Rece, BenchMarq, Fifi Cooper and Ambitiouz Entertainment, the artists have gone on national television to give further details about why they left the record label but benchmarq themselves left the label.
Legends & New legendsThe mid 90s had the Kwaito-influenced, watered down Hip Hop attempt by Bob Mabena (a radio DJ) and Doctor Khumalo (then a soccer player) winning a SAMA award with "Get Funky" Now the torch has been passed to Cassper who undoubtedly filled up the dome with multiple hip hop is in good has of the greats.
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SAHHA CoRner |
Emtee entertainer/Artist Bars: 3/5 Style: 5/5 Delivery: 4/5 Skills:4/5 |
4bidden Mc/Musician Bars: 4/5 Style: 2/5 Delivery: 5/5 Skills:4/5 |
Flex Boogie Live performer Bars: 5/5 Style: 3/5 Delivery: 4/5 Skills:5/5 |
Recent News
Hip Hop will never be complete without an MC every single year we bring the hotest rappers that SA has to offer we brought out from the old rappers to the new. Even Le Club rappers came in numbers it was an honour to see Jaz , Snazz, Gundi & Slikour still have bars for the Corner 2014.
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Maraza , Ejay, Pava Guns & Clara T ripped the mic into pieces, other Mc's really showed love & support for the Corner. Reason , Mr beef , Flex boogie , Crusade , PdotO & more. Make sure you catch all the corners from 2012 - 2014 on your Youtube channel comment & subscribe.
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SA Hip Hop awards 2017After bringing 20 000 people under one roof at the TicketPro Dome in 2015 for #FillUpTheDome Concert, and close to 40 000 at Orlando Stadium in October 2016, Award-winning Rapper – Cassper Nyovest is already gearing up for his next big show at FNB Stadium.
The popular rapper plans to fill the multi-purpose FNB Stadium aka Soccer City which accommodates 90 000 people later this year, even though he revealed he is aiming for 65 000 fans. |
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The South african Hip Hop awards was the most highly anticipated event on any hip hop calendar. Taking place at The Lyric Theatre after two years at The Alex theater in Braamfontein, the level of the production was stepped up. The awards will be screened on e.tv on New Year’s Eve.
As expected, AKA and Cassper Nyovest were the big winners of the night. AKA won Best Male, Best Video, Best Collab and MVP Of The Year. Cassper won Best Album, Most Digital Sales, and Song Of The Year. During his acceptance speech he took a jibe at his rivals: "I am the only guy in this whole room who can say I have a gold-selling album.” Cassper Nyovest and Riky Rick had the entire theatre up on their feet with their hits, ‘Doc Shebeleza’ and ‘Boss Zonke’ respectively. |
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Recent News
partners Our official partners for this year
are available on the partners tab we are proud to have them on board . |
Gold reef cityVenue is at lyric theater in Gold reef city with all the glamour & glitz casino various shops
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Live PermormancesEvery year the Mc is always the heart & soul of the event without the artists themselves non of this will be possible.
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