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UG HIP-HOP AWARDS 2017: Voting Opens.
The UG Hip-Hop Awards 2017 voting commences this Friday, 10th November and will stop on 10th December as a prelude to the final event that is slated for 14th December. Fans will finally get the chance to push for their favourite acts to take the accolades home by typing and sending the assigned artist’s code to ‘7197’ for example; “UGHHA 1A” to 7197 .
The codes assigned are listed below;
Male Artist/Rapper Of The Year
♠ Pryce Teeba – 1A
♠ Mun*G – 1B
♠ Fefe Busi – 1C
♠ Byg Ben – 1D
♠ Gravity – 1E
Female Artist/Rapper Of The Year
♠ Fasie – 2A
♠ MC Yallah – 2B
♠ Shirley May – 2C
♠ Ninja C – 2D
♠ Malika – 2E
Rookie Of the Year
♠ Fik Fameica – 3A
♠ Lagum – 3B
♠ J-Wats – 3C
♠ K.S.L. – 3D
♠ JK Lubanto – 3E
Mixtape Of The Year
♠ Not For Sale – Flex D’Paper – 4A
♠ X-tension – Lagum – 4B
♠ Blind Faith Mixtape – O.P.U KobokoBoy – 4C
♠ Bunyoro Ha Map – Crazie Wispa – 4D
♠ Rap Holds A Fascination – Stylus – 4E
Central Rapper Of The Year
♠ Keya Nemesis – 5A
♠ Fik Fameica – 5B
♠ Da Agent – 5C
♠ Fefe Bussi – 5D
♠ St. Nellysade – 5E
Northern Rapper Of The Year
♠ O.P.U. KobokoBoy – 6A
♠ Gbaraspoken – 6B
♠ MC Wang JOK – 6C
♠ Ken Lee – 6D
♠ Toobi S.M.O.L.Z. – 6E
Eastern Rapper of the Year
♠ Pyramid MC – 7A
♠ 1Rail – 7B
♠ Buka Chimey – 7C
♠ Benjamin Prince – 7D
♠ Leumas – 7E
Western Rapper Of The Year
♠ Amani Amaniga – 8A
♠ T-Bro – 8B
♠ Crazie Wispa – 8C
♠ Slenda MC – 8D
♠ Trigga Trigga – 8E
Rap Fusion of the Year
♠ Big Bumpa – Kemishan & Mun*G – 9A
♠ Can’t Put Me Down – Nellysade & Nutty Neithan – 9B
♠ Tumunonye – Navio – 9C
♠ Kapanka – Bantu Clan – 9D
♠ Some Day – Phila & Radney – 9E
Deejay of the Year
♠ Dj Crim – 10A
♠ Tha Dropout – 10B
♠ DJ Slugface – 10C
♠ DJ Slaughter Elly – 10D
♠ DJ Casie – 10E
Producer of the Year
♠ Baru – 11A
♠ Nase Avatar – 11B
♠ Aethan – 11C
♠ Josh SB – 11D
♠ Simon Elly – 11E
Diaspora Rapper of the Year
♠ J Baller – 12A
♠ L.I. – 12B
♠ Double S – 12C
♠ S.T.R.A.P. – 12D
♠ Papastone – 12E
Album of the Year
♠ African Childhood Story – K.S.L. – 13A
♠ Last Breed – Mickey Solo – 13B
♠ Something From Nothing – 92XL (Suspekt, Mal-X, Simon Elly) – 13C
♠ Tutambula Na Bitambula – Big Sam – 13D
Song of the Year
♠ Bust A Shot – The Mith ft. Nutty Neithan – 14A
♠ Mpambana – MC Yallah – 14B
♠ Bobi Wine – Pryce Teeba – 14C
♠ Zagwa – Amani Amaniga – 14D
♠ Buli Kiro – Play01 ft. J-Wats – 14E
Collaboration of the Year
♠ Vuqa Cypher – Keko, BigTril, Mith, Nellysade, Peter Miles, Nutty Neithan, CODE, Ruyonga – 15A
♠ On the Wings – Mal-X, Suspekt & Agee – 15B
♠ Uhangosasa – Byg Ben ft. Keko – 15C
♠ Mudaala – Aethan ft. Tucker, Keko & JB – 15D
♠ Nvuga Kampala (rmx) – Delboy, Flex D’Paper, Play01, Mickey Solo, Habo, Pryce Teeba – 15E
Video of the Year
♠ Rather Be With You – Atlas Da African – 16A
♠ God DNA – Josh SB ft. Ruyonga – 16B
♠ Vuqa Cypher – 16C
♠ Kuba Engalo – Jora MC – 16D
♠ Rider – Navio – 16E
Lyricist of the Year
♠ Brooks – I Pray – 17A
♠ St. Nellysade – 2016 Rap Up – 17B
♠ Suspekt – Finally Found – 17C
♠ Stylus – New Level New Devils – 17D
♠ Keya Nemesis – Bad – 17E
Inspirational Song of the Year
♠ Power – Mal-X – 18A
♠ I Pray – Brooks Aftermath – 18B
♠ Kyendiba – NTM – 18C
♠ Buwanguzi – Fenrico – 18D
♠ My Jesus – Derrick Tha Priest – 18E
Sweet 16 (Verse of the Year)
♠ Nvuga Kampala – Play01 – 19A
♠ 6am in Nairobi – Flex D’Paper – 19B
♠ Vuqa Cypher – Timothy CODE – 19C
♠ Shabba (rmx) – Tucker HD – 19D
♠ Lens On – Barna – 19E
Media Personality of the Year
♠ Mr. Skillz (Xfm) – 20A
♠ The Only Jaluo (Sanyu FM) – 20B
♠ Toni Blayze (Magic FM) – 20C
♠ Foever MC (Magic One TV) – 20D
♠ Byg Kahuna (Hot 100FM) – 20E