2021 winners

Category	Artists	Body of Work
​HONORARY AWARD	Watkin Tudor Jones AKA Ninja	​​this is a lifetime achievement award for those who contributed in the development of SA Hip Hop and are still active
BEST DIGITAL SALES	Big Zulu	​best selling song or album on iTunes and other digital stores
​BEST LOCAL BRAND	Skhanda World	​this is for a South African clothing brand that is strictly Hip Hop.
BEST INTERNATIONAL BRAND	Sportscene	​​this is for an international corporate brand that is playing a role in the development of SA Hip Hop
SONG OF THE YEAR	Big Zulu ft Riky Rick & Intaba Yase Dubai - Mali Eningi	​airplay, popularity, quality, relevance, impact, originality
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR	UNAVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR'S AWARDS	​consistent promoter with most impactful and successful Hip Hop events in the past 12 months.
​DJ OF THE YEAR	MsComso	​​this is for the DJ who contributed immensely to SA Hip Hop in the past 12 months, be it on radio, clubs or sessions
ALBUM OF THE YEAR	Big Zulu - Inchwane Lenyoka	originality, popularity, quality, visibility, sales, impact, melody and composition
​BEST FRESHMAN/Newcomer	Blxckie - B4Now	​this is for a rapper who emerged for the first time and blew up the scene in the past 12 months.
​MIXTAPE OF THE YEAR	A-Reece - Today's Tragedy, Tomorrow's Memory	​popularity, quality, visibility, impact
​HUSTLER OF THE YEAR/MVP	Riky Rick	​​endorsements or any other achievements acquired through Hip Hop
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR	A-Reece - Today's Tragedy, Tomorrow's Memory	​​consistent lyricism throughout the past 12months, solid lyrical repertoire
​BEST REMIX	Stino Le Thwenny ft K.O, Major League Djz, Khuli Chana - Mshimane 2.0	* Best Remixed song.
​PRODUCER OF THE YEAR	Zoocci Coke Dope	​​Number of singles, quality, quantity,arrangement, innovation, impact
BEST  COLLABO	Big Zulu ft Riky Rick & Intaba Yase Dubai - Mali Eningi	the most popular song rap song collaborated by 2 or more artists
​BEST FEMALE	Boity - 4436	​female rapper consistent in the past 12 months with radio singles, videos, performances and a solid album, mixtape or EP
​BEST MALE	​Big Zulu - Inchwane Lenyoka	​male rapper consistent in the past 12 months with radio singles, videos, performances and a solid album
​BEST HIP HOP RADIO SHOW	You & Hip Hop with Towdeemac	​​Local content, SA Hip Hop development, listenership,relevance and quality. This is 100% judged by the public.
​BEST VIDEO	​ Big Zulu ft Riky Rick ,Intaba Yase Dubai - Mali Eningi   Directed by (Ofentse Mwase Films)	​quality, storyline, relevance, airplay, YouTube hits.
ARTIST OF THE DECADE	Cassper Nyovest	​Consistency, Impact  & Achievements.
UBUNTU ACTIVISM AWARD	Big Zulu	Ubuntu Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct, or intervene in social, economic, or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT	William Last KRM	Currently biggest artists in their respective countries, Achievements on their latest projects, International recognition, International impact.ts.