In Uganda, Hip Hop is still lurking in the shadows of the local music industry.
However, through the Hip Hop Awards, the organisers are trying to bring the genre to the fore through recognising talents.
Lugaflow rapper Silas Balabyekkubo aka Babaluku got one of the biggest wins of the evening - the Hip Hop Lifetime Achievement Award - at the Club-sponsored awards ceremony held at Motiv, Kampala on Friday, June 23, 2023.
OTHER WINNERS
Album of the Year: Flex D’Paper – Kampala Boy
Song of the Year: The Mith – Welcome To Ug Remix
Female Rapper of the Year: Yala MC
Lukas Blacc ft Kohen Jaycee – Ebyange
Rookie of the Year: Kizzy Rulez
DJ of the year: DJ Victor256
Media Personality of the Year: Frank Ntambi
Lifetime Achievement Award: Babaluku
Hip Hop Give Back Award: A few good friends
Male Rapper of the Year: Fik Fameica
Central Rapper of the year: Kracbone – FIRE FT. Santana Karma,Sliq Teq,Play01,Jhay Efekt,RomanJazzy & LS Andre
Northern Rapper of The Year: Timcence – Unthinkable
Western Rapper of the Year: Eshata Lookhassle – Kiga flow
Eastern Rapper of the Year: AJ Stylz – That’s who we are
Collaboration of the Year: Flex D’Paper ft. Navio Fik Fameica and Mozelo Kidz – Cheptegei
Inspirational Song of the Year: 207 – Taasa Omuwala
Lyricist of the Year: The Hommie – Diet Coke Cover
African Act of the Year: Nasty C
Sweet 16 (Verse of the Year): Timcence – Quit that game
Video Of the Year: The Mith – Welcome To Ug Remix
Mixtape of The Year: Ghost Lord – Ghost In The Machine
Producer of the Year: Baru