Zim Hip Hop Awards 2024 Nominees

The Zim Hip Hop Awards 2024 is set to be an electrifying showcase of Zimbabwe’s thriving hip-hop scene. The awards, which spotlight the finest talents and contributors to the genre, bring together rappers, producers, DJs, and fans to honor the best in Zimbabwean hip hop. Here’s a breakdown of this year’s nominees across various categories:

Zim Hip Hop Awards 2024: Full List of Nominees

1. Best Male

• Bagga
• Bling 4
• Holy Ten
• Voltz JT
• Ray Kaz
• Slyme Foxx

2. Best Female

• Banshee
• Brucella
• Young Gemini
• Shian
• Millz Million
• Hanna

3. Best Collaboration

• 216 Whiskey Gore Remix
• OCD Hurungwere
• I Am Chapter – Chipawa Pawa
• Scrip Mula ft Holy Ten – Vakomana
• Young Gemini – Location
• R Peels – Pinda ft Tanto Wavie

4. Best Hip Hop Group

• Kbrizzy and Phanas
• Mula Nation
• OCD
• Dough Major and Dingo Duke
• Uchiha Empire Clan

5. Best Producer

• Phanas
• Jax Da Beat Bully
• Calvin Made It
• Nagbeatz
• The Curator
• Boy Tricky

6. Best Newcomer

• Mr Nyamz
• 216 Whiskey
• Terry Tempo
• Paintafresco

7. Best Brand Supporting Hip Hop

• Trust The Process ZW
• Sukhavad Apparel
• Moto Republic
• The Voice of Zim Hip Hop
• Shebeen Fest

8. Best Album

• Holy Ten – Risky Life 2
• Zazise – Story Tellers of the Culture
• Young Gemini – Laliga
• Raykaz – Main Oan Pack
• R Peels – God Is My Therapist 2
• Voltz JT – Nope Makoni

9. Best Festival

• Noble Styles Bars on Bars
• Shebeen Fest
• Zimboy
• The Voice of Zim Hip Hop

10. Best Diaspora

• Mlue Jay
• Mr Nyamz
• Lam Chapter
• Dimitri and the Scarecrow
• Shing Mavhima
• Rhymeassassin
• Don Dadda

11. Best Dance Act (To be announced on the pages)

12. Best Radio DJ

• Mox
• PD The Ghost and Lady K
• Promethious
• Dee Moses
• Tichdefine

13. Best Club and Event DJ

• DJ RSK
• Mark Vusani
• DJ Tashman
• DJ Scar

14. Best Gospel Act

• Leon Mwana Wajoze
• Chief Capone
• Red I Am
• Reaper
• Churchboi Gee

15. Best Underground

• Uchiha Clan
• Abel X
• Donne Jovi
• Mvpani
• Curtis Derover
• Leodale
• Gambit Illmind

16. Best Alternative

• 216 Whiskey
• Shone
• Bagga
• Mr Moreni
• Kayflow
• Dough Major and Dingo Duke

17. Planet Dodger Online Media

• Promote Zim Hip Hop
• Riddim and Raps
• Earground
• Greedy South
• The Zimsphere
• Zim Hip Hop Circles

18. Best Journalist

• Tawanda Chari
• Takudzwa Chiwanza
• Plot Mhako
• Takudzwa Manando
• Mkhokheli Zibengwa
• Dennis Shoko

19. Song of the Year

• Voltz JT – Mukoma Brian
• Bling 4 – 4-0 Halftime
• Young Gemini – Bag
• Kayflow Gede ft Takura
• Bagga – Jerusalema
• Holy Ten – Banga

20. Video of the Year/Video Director

• Scrip Mula ft Holy Ten – Vakomana
• Mulanation – Machinda
• Boy Nino – Sungano
• Kayflow – Gede
• Mr Nyamz – Saga
• Bagga – Jerusalem

21. Best Live Act

• Donne Jovi
• Kayflow
• Dough Major and Dingo Duke
• Young Gemini
• Voltz JT
• Holy Ten

22. Best Hip Hop Verse Sweet 16

• Indigo Saint – Controlla Made Me Do It
• Donne Jovi – VOTY2
• Krizzy-Kings Poem
• Raykaz – Zazizay
• Kayfkow – Jongwe
• Hooksmith – Moto Part 2

24. Hip hop personality of the year

•   Voltz jt
•   Holy ten
•   Boy nino
•   R peels
•   Donne Jovi
•   Infinty wemabars

25. Peoples choice award

•   Slyme foxx
•   Young Gemini
•   Bagga
•   Holy ten
•   Bling 4
•   Voltz jt

26. Lifetime achievement award

• Take Fizzo

27. Positive social impact award

•   Jason Gwanzura
•   Voltz jt
•   Banshee
•   Mike cibeh
•   Chief capone

28. Spoken word

•   Sista x
•   Banshee
•   The master charmer
•   The ammartian
•   Street poet zim

The Zim Hip Hop Awards 2024 promises to be an unforgettable night, celebrating both established artists like Holy Ten and rising stars such as Young Gemini. As anticipation builds, fans eagerly await to see who will take home the top honors and how these trailblazers will continue to shape the future of Zimbabwean hip hop.

Stay tuned for the winners and more updates!