# South African Hip Hop Awards 2019

The 2019 South African Hip Hop Awards were held at The Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City Casino in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province. This marked the ceremony's 8th anniversary.
The nominees were announced on 29 October 2019.

## Nominations and winners

The following is a list of nominees. The winners were initially announced on 20 November 2019 at the ceremony.
| Album of The Year | Best Collaboration |
| Kid X – Thank Da King Big Zulu – Ungqongqoshe Wongqongqoshe Candyman – Candyman Flame YoungstaCPT – 3T Nadia Nakai – Nadia Naked | Riky Rick – You & I featuring Mlindo the Vocalist Gemini Major – Right Now featuring Nasty C & Tellaman Sjava – Hello featuring Beast K.O – Say You Will featuring Nandi Madida DJ Speedsta – No Stress featuring Zoocci Coke Dope, Una Rams & Da L.E.S |
| Best Male | Best Female |
| Kid X Flame Big Zulu The Big Hash YoungstaCPT | Nadia Nakai Gigi Lamayne Bizzcuit Assessa |
| Freshman of the Year | MVP/Hustler of the Year |
| Young – The Big Hash Candyman – Flame 18 Flow – Touchline Jimmy Wiz – Accordin' to Jim PatricKxxLee – Nowhere Child | Cassper Nyovest Nadia Nakai Nasty C Kwesta Riky Rick |
| Best International Brand | Best Local Brand |
| Power Play Sportscene Castle Lite Russian Bear Vodka | Baps StylaGang Original Designs Butan wear Y?Gen Apparel |
| Promoter of the Year | Mixtape of the Year |
| Pop Bottles Cotton Fest The Ivyson Tour Durban Varsity fest Fill Up | Gigi Lamayne – Job Woods Shane Eagle – Never Grow Up DJ Speedsta – BottlebrushStr Die Mondez & Zoocci Coke Dope – Die Dope Touch line – 18 Flow |
| Best Radio Show | DJ of the Year |
| YFM – SA Hip Hop Live Ukhozi FM – iNumba Numba Ligwalagwala FM – Hip Hop parliament Good Hope FM – The Ready D Show Metro FM – Absolute Hip Hop Massiv Metro – The Element Motsweding FM – Motswako wa Hip Hop Gagazi FM – The Fresh Cut YFM – The Rodeo 5FM – The Stir Up | DJ Speedsta DJ Akio DJ PH DJ Zan D Ms Cosmo |
| Hennessy Honorary Award | Ubuntu Activism |
| Falko Graffiti Artist | EmileYx |
| Producer of the Year | Lyricist of the Year |
| Makwa Beats Gemini Major 808x Zoocci Coke Dope | Jimmy Wiz YoungstaCPT Reason Ginger Trill PdotO |
| Song of the Year | Video of the Year |
| K.O – Supa Dupa Yanga Chief – Utatako Kwesta featuring Makwa, Tshego AMG and Thee Legacy – Khethile Khethile Riky Rick featuring Mlindo the Vocalist – You & I Big Zulu - Ama Million featuring MusiholiQ and Cassper Nyovest Gemini Major featuring Nasty C and Tellaman – Right Now DJ Speedsta featuring Zoocci Coke Dope, Una Rams and Da L.E.S – No Stress Beast featuring Sjava – Hello Kwesta – Vur Vai K.O featuring Nandi Madida – Say You Will | YoungstaCPT – YVR Vato Kayde featuring AKA and Gator – Lost Hills’ K.O – Supa Dupa Priddy Ugly featuring Wichi 1080 & YoungstaCPT – Hosh Frank Casino featuring Cassper Nyovest and Major League DJz – Sudden |
Best Remix
* Yanga Chief featuring Kwesta - Juju Remix (Yuri x KingP)
* Zaddy Swag featuring DJ Capital, Touchline, Emtee, PdotO, AB Crazy, Red Button and Big Star Johnson - Warrior (Remix)
* Shane Eagle - Ap3x (Remastered) featuring Bas
* DJ D Double D featuring AKA, Da L.E.S and YoungstaCPT - Yeah (Remix)
* 25K featuring Emtee and AKA - Culture Vulture (Remix)