2014 winners

Category	Artist	Body of work
Album of the Year	Cassper Nyovest- Tsholofelo	originality, popularity, quality, visibility, sales, impact, melody and composition
Producer of the Year	​Ganja Beatz	​Number of singles, quality, quantity,arrangement, innovation, impact
Hustler of the Year	Monde Dube	endorsements or any other achievements acquired through Hip Hop
Best International Brand	Miller	this is for an international corporate brand that is playing a role in the development of SA Hip Hop
Best Local Brand	Butan	this is for a South African clothing brand that is strictly Hip Hop.
Song of the Year	Cassper Nyovest - Doc Shebeleza	airplay, popularity, quality, relevance, impact, originality
Best Dance Crew	Freeze Frame	the Hip Hop dance crew that achieved the most in the past year
Honorary Award	Emile YX	this is a lifetime achievement award for those who contributed in the development of SA Hip Hop and are still active
Best Collaboration	AKA ft. K.O – Run Jozi	the most popular rap song collaborated by 2 or more artists
DJ of the Year	DJ Dimplez	this is for the DJ who contributed immensely to SA Hip Hop in the past 12 months, be it on radio, clubs or sessions
​Best Newcomer (Freshman)	Solo	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	DJ Switch – The Switch Up	popularity, quality, visibility, impact
Most Valuable Artist	​AKA	​this is for the most bankable artist in monetary terms through achievements.
​Video of the Year	​ AKA – Congratulate	​quality, storyline, relevance, airplay, YouTube hits.
​Best Graffiti Artist	​Riot	​pieces done in the past 12 months,originality, creativity and message relevance
​Best Male	AKA ​	​male rapper consistent in the past 12 months with radio singles, videos, performances and a solid album
​Best Female	Gigi Lamayne	​​female rapper consistent in the past 12 months with radio singles, videos, performances and a solid album, mixtape or EP
​Lyricist of the Year	​Kwesta	​consistent lyricism throughout the past 12months, solid lyrical repertoire
​Promoter of the Year	​Pop Bottles	​consistent promoter with most impactful and successful Hip Hop events in the past 12 months.
​Best Hip Hop Radio Show	​16 Bars Reloaded – UJFM	​Local content, SA Hip Hop development, listenership,relevance and quality. This is 100% judged by the public.
​Milestone Award	​Khuli Chana	a significant stage or event in the development of something.
​Best Digital Sales	Cassper Nyovest - Tsholofelo	​* best selling song or album on iTunes and other digital stores
​King of Gauteng: Refiloe Ramogase King of Mpumalanga: Ecks Exodus Nkosingiphile King of Western Cape: Rozzano Davids King of Northern Cape: Kgomotso Modiragale King of KwaZulu-Natal: Brian Khoza King of Eastern Cape: Yahkeem Ben Israel King of Free State: Thabo Tsasane King of Limpopo: Culprit King of North West: Ofentse Tapile	Provincial artists	​​* this is for anyone making major moves that benefit the Hip Hop movement in the province. Events organisers and promoters. 9awards, 1 for each province