The event was hosted by Pule and J Boboza. Poet and writer Macc Manaka opened the show with a live performance.
The evening was filled with performances by Kwesta, Makafula Vilakazi, hip hop legends Selwyn and Amu, Ricky Rick, Boyz n Bucks, Blayze, Sledge vs Epic, E Jays and Cassper Nyovest.
With AKA winning four awards on the night he took to Twitter to show how proud he was:
AKA didn’t end the night without highlighting the so-called beef between him and Cassper Nyovest. This is what he tweeted:
Besides all the drama that AKA caused on Twitter from his tweets, below is a list of other winners.
Winners:
Album of the Year
Cassper Nyovest- Tsholofelo
Producer of the Year
Ganja Beatz
Hustler of the Year
Monde Dube
Best International Brand
Miller
Best Local Brand
Butan
Song of the Year
Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza
Best Dance Crew
Freeze Frame
Honorary Award
Emile YX
Best Collaboration
AKA ft. K.O – Run Jozi
DJ of the Year
DJ Dimplez
Best Newcomer (Freshman)
Solo
Mixtape of the Year
DJ Switch – The Switch Up
Most Valuable Artist
AKA
Video of the Year
AKA – Congratulate
Best Graffiti Artist
Riot
Best Male
AKA
Best Female
Gigi Lamayne
Lyricist of the Year
Kwesta
Promoter of the Year
Pop Bottles
Best Hip Hop Radio Show
16 Bars Reloaded – UJFM
Milestone Award
Khuli Chana
Best Digital Sales
Cassper Nyovest – Tsholofelo
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
Congratulations to all the winners.
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