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Zim Hip Hop Awards nominees for the 11th edition are out and Kikky BadA$$ and Holy Ten are leading the pack with seven nominations each.

The Matabeleland region is represented by Luminous, Indigo Saints, Awa, Rockie Doub, Asaph, Noluntu J, Muse, Killemol, Phanas, Mlue Jay, Crisswis and The Dot among others.

Categories that are hotly contested are Best Male, Best Female, Best Collaboration, Best Hip-Hop Group/DUO, Best Album, Best Diaspora, Best Hip Hop Verse (Sweet 16 Award), Hip Hop Personality of The Year and People’s Choice.

Below is a list of the nominees:
1.Best Male
The dawg
Holy 10
Volts
R Peels
Crooger

2. Best Female
Noluntu
Kikky Badass
Skillz tha louche
Tashamiswa
Awa

3. Best Collaboration
Muse ft asaph -pressure
Nizzy raps ft william last krm- we up
Mile ft marques -rasta
Volts & holy ten – how far
Adrizzy-ft various artists amasalad eloksion
Kikky , crooger-kurunga
R peels ft volts -zino

4. Best hip-hop group/duo
Killemol
Crisswiss and the dot
Crooger and kikky
Tr3y xl, mcknife and the mystry -boys dze smoko
Cottage 47

5. Best Producer
Tha dawg
Afrow zenda
Phanas
Mcknife
Jon the producer
Ba sushie
6. Best Newcomer
Stiiv
Volts
Luminous
Dough major
Monster

7. Best Brand Supporting Local Hip-Hop
Cottage 47
Magamba network
Big bass
Kingsville clothing
Ceramic pro

8. Best Album

R peels -revelations
Crooger – concrete jungle
Holy ten – risky life
Dough major –shebeen rap vol 2
The dawg – phases
Malcom mufunde and synik- trash

9. Best Promoter
Big bass
Cottage 47
Magamba network
Zazise media

10. Best Diaspora
Chief chino
Kuda k
Dumi right
Awa
Dimitri and the scarecrow
Mlue j

11. Best Radio Dj
Lady k and pd

Promethious
Dj mox
Khekhe

12. Best Gospel Act
Joe chiz
Top kriss
Nta
J soldier
D moses

13. Best Underground
Vi the law
Malcom mufunde
Stiiv
Hfiles
Reap3r
Ktox

14. Best Alternative
King 98
Kae chaps
Dough major

Noluntu j
Tylor wayne
Lord skills

15. Best Media Online
The 263 post
The juice magazine
Zimsphere
Zazise
Keep it real fridays
Zim hiphop market

16. Best journalist
Denzel sambo
Spekktrum
Mukudzei mlambo
Elmond chibaya
Takudzwa kadzura
Mthabisi tshuma

17. Song Of The Year
Holy 10 -wakatuka amai
Volts –these days

Rockie doub – my shine
Mile ft marques -rasta
Mitch uta – nothing is free
Muse –presure

18. Video Of The Year & Video Director Of The Year
King 98 – chini juu
Kent – movie
Mile – rasta
Mitch uta – no lie
Muse ft asaph prssure
Kikky,crooger – kurungga

19. Best Hip Hop Hustle
Oscar utete
Tashamiswa
R peels
Rockie doub
Holy 10
Kikkie bad ass

20. Best Hip Hop Verse (Sweet 16 Award)
Indigo saint -93 till infinity freestyle

Mile – rasta
Dough major- s0 slow
Mitch uta –nothing is free
Stiiv -hitlab cypher
Malcom mufunde – boom

21. Hip Hop Personality Of The Year

Mitch uta
Kikky badass
Indigo saint
Rpeels
Holy ten

22. People’s Choice
Kikky badass
Dough major
Indigo saint
Luminous
Crooger
Volts
Holy ten
King 98