South African Hip Hop Awards

The South African Hip Hop Awards (commonly abbreviated as SAHHA) are an annual hip hop award ceremony, that celebrates achievements within the South African hip hop culture, established in 2012. The awards are presented annually, and are broadcast live on SABC. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a televised ceremony.[1][2][3]

South African Hip Hop Awards (SAHHA)
South African Hip Hop Awards 2019
Annual South African Hip Hop Awards Generic Logo
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in the hip hop music industry of South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
Presented bySABC
First awarded2012 (2012)
Websitewww.sahiphopawards.com

Awards

As of the 4th SAHHAs, in 2015, there are a total of thirty-one categories awarded.

Top Eight awards

These are the top eight award categories of the SAHHAs.[4]

  • Best Collaboration
  • Best Remix
  • Best Female
  • Best Hip Hop Radio Show
  • Best Male
  • Best Video
  • Song of the Year

Categories

Top categories in the South African Hip Hop Awards are as follows:[5][6]

  • Album of the Year is awarded 12 months in this case to the artist and the album production team published in the previous cycle.
  • Song of the Year is awarded to an artist with reference the previous cycle released album.
  • Best Freshman is awarded to an artist with reference to an album or mixtape released in the previous cycle.

Eligibility and entry

As per the committee guidelines, only citizens and permanent residents of South Africa are eligible for a nomination.

Trophy

Winners receive a statue called "The Pyramid". The statue shows printed Africa in the middle with two little statue artists climbing the pyramid and reaching for the stars.[6]

Voting

Voting is based completely on judges’ scores in the following categories:

  • Album of the Year
  • Best Dance Crew
  • Best DJ
  • Best Freshman
  • Best International Brand
  • Best Local Brand
  • MVP/Hustler of the Year
  • Lyricist of the Year
  • Mixtape of the Year
  • Best Remix
  • Producer of the Year
  • Promoter of the Year

Voting depends on the judges' scores and open votes (60% judges and 40% open) for the Top 5 categories:

  • Best Collaboration
  • Best Female
  • Best Male
  • Best Video
  • Song of the Year

Voting is completely based on online votes for the following category:

  • Best Hip Hop Radio Show[7]

Public voting

The winners of the following SAHHAs are not chosen by a panel of judges:

  • Best Collaboration
  • Best Remix
  • Best Female
  • Best Hip Hop Radio Show
  • Best Male
  • Best Video
  • Song of the Year

Judging criteria

Nominations are made in accordance to an album release and image of a band or an individual.

See also

References
  1. "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com.
  2. "10 landmarks in South African hip hop". Red Bull.
  3. "South African Hip-Hop Awards 2018: These are the nominees". November 5, 2018.
  4. "The stage is set for 2019 SA Hip Hop Awards | IOL Entertainment". www.iol.co.za.
  5. Journalist, The (November 10, 2012). "1st annual South African hip hop awards".
  6. "SA'S 1ST ANNUAL HIP-HOP AWARDS IN FULL SWING | Hype Magazine". November 12, 2012.
  7. "SA Hip Hop Awards 2019: All the nominees". Music In Africa. October 29, 2019.
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