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Keko dominates as Uganda celebrates first hiphop awards

Matooke Republic by Matooke Republic
December 16, 2016
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Uganda’s hip hop fans celebrated the inaugural hiphop award show in style. The award event brought together fans and nominees from all over the country. Femcee Keko scooped two major awards for best female rapper and mixtape of the year. She was also part of the award winning  collaborative effort that brought together different female rappers in the best collaboration category. 

The awards ceremony was held at Golf course hotel. Here is the full list of winners.

Album of The Year – Omulndo N’engelo (Stories of Elevation) by St Nelly SadeMale Rapper of the Year

•Pryce Teeba
•Navio [WINNER]
•Gravity
•Mun*G
•BigTril

Song of the Year

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Navio

•Side Zeno – Pryce Teeba [WINNER]
•Mutima – Keko Tyson
•Kigozi – Navio
•Malala – Victor Kamenyo
•Tunyumize – Gravity

Collaboration of the Year

•Empisa – Ruyonga ft. Nandujja & St. Nelly-sade
•Batuwulira – BigTril ft. Fille
•Crazy – Mckenzie ft. Navio & Keko
•Nsekula – Fefe Bussi ft. Sheebah
•All Femcee Cypher – Fasie, Keko, Yallah, Sphynx, Twitch, Ninja C, Zion & Agee [WINNER]

Video of the year

•Gbesile – Navio ft. Burna Boy [WINNER]
•Tsunami – Atlas Da African
•Drink Party – Opu
•Emergency – Nemesis
•Dreams – Kracbone

Lyricist of The year

•Ebaluwa – St. Nelly-sade
•First Family – The Mith [WINNER]
•Misinde – Keko
•Hip-Hop Kijjulo – Brooks AfterMathematics
•Kumbe Anjagala – Luganda XLz

Inspirational of the year

•Ekitakumenya – Ruyonga [WINNER]
•Togwamu Ssubi – Benzeri
•Hallelujah -1Der JR
•Victory – Flex D’Paper
•In Awe of You – Rugged Made

Rookie of the year

•Young Cardamom & HAB
•AJO
•Nemesis
•Herninjaness Ninja c
•Barna [WINNER]

Sweet 16

•Calm before the Storm – Tucker HD [WINNER]
•Redefinitions – Ruyonga
•Kingin’ – Patrobas
•Gritty Cypher 2 – Payne Keelah
•Who Killed Hip-Hop – Enygma

Mixtape of the year

•Kambajulire – Pryce Teeba
•Love from Venus – Keko [WINNER]
•Keep the Fame – Sulfuric
•Dorm Room Experience – High Society Music
•The Enygma Machine – Enygma

Central Artiste of the year

•Fefe Bussi [WINNER]
•Victor Kamenyo
•Gravity
•St. Nelly-sade
•Nemesis




Eastern of the year

•Byg Ben [WINNER]
•Buka Chimey
•1Rail
•Ram Kigozi
•Leumas

Northern artist of the year

•Mc Wang Jok
•Toobi Smallz
•G-Wills
•Acholi Rapper Lobby [WINNER]
•Lumix (R.I.P)

Rap Fusion of the year

•Eh Mama – Mith ft. Maro
•Ghost – Maurice ft. Ruyonga
•Njogereza – Navio
•Ndakwikundira – Mckenzie ft. Kahiri, The Mith, Ruyonga, & Lilian Mbabazi [WINNER]
•Mutima – Keko Town

Media Personality of the year

•So Severe (Touch FM)
•Mister Deejay (Radio City)
•Byg Kahuna (Hot 100) [WINNER]
•Segawa Salim (UrbanHype.net)
•Kyle (New Vision)

Deejay of the Year

•Tha Dropout
•DJ Twonjex [WINNER]
•DJ Slugface
•Deejay Crim
•DJ Shiru

Producer of the Year

• The Weezy (Batuwulira)
• Samurae (Ndakwikundira)
• Nase Avatar (No Apologies)
• Lawraid Vibes (Stories of Elevation)
• Baru (Side Zeno/Kambajulire) [WINNER]

Diaspora Act of the year

• Rashy K (Yenze)
• Double S (Styles and Flows) [WINNER]
• S.T.R.A.P. (Listen)
• Kleo (Come too far)
• Ston City (Afrikan Magic)

Female Artist of the Year

• MC Yallah
• Keko [WINNER]
• The Sphynx
• Lady Slyke
• Fasie

Life Time Achievement Award — MC Afric

MTN Cypher Challenge winner – Xage Mode



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