AKA winning Most Gifted Hip Hop
Africa's biggest night in music, the 2014 Channel O Africa Music Video Awards, was once more a massive celebration of the crème de la crème of the music industry.
East and Southern Africa reigned supreme in the form of South Africa's Cassper Nyovest and Tanzania's Diamond who scooped the most awards on the night.
Cassper - who has been on a winning streak this year and most recently celebrated his debut album Tsholofelo going Gold - his catchy club banger "Doc Shebeleza" earned him a win in the Most Gifted Male, Most Gifted Southern and the biggest award of the night the Jameson Most Gifted Video of the Year categories.
Beating the likes of DJ Clock, Tiwa Savage, K.O, Riky Rick, Burna Boy, Emmy Gee including the Prince of Hip Hop himself A.K.A who were also nominated in the latter category.
Bongo Flava recording artist Diamond Platnumz proved that he too is a force to be reckoned with when he took home the Most Gifted Newcomer, Most Gifted Afro Pop as well as Most Gifted East awards for his breakout hit "Number One".
Up against Thembi Seete, Bucie, Lizha James and Seyi Shay, "Eminado" featuring one of the continent's well-respected producers Don Jazzy garnered a win for Tiwa Savage in the Most Gifted Female category.
KCEE won the Most Gifted Duo, Group or Featuring award for his song "Pull Over" which features one of Nigeria's best selling artists Wizkid, beating K.O, who undoubtedly has had one of the biggest songs of the year.
The awards for the equally competitive categories Most Gifted Kwaito and Most Gifted Hip Hop went to Uhuru featuring Oskido and Professor for "Y-Tjukutja" and A.KA for "Congratulate" beating Khuli Chana and Cassper Nyovest respectively.
Other winners included Busiswa (Most Gifted Dance – "Ngoku"), Buffalo Souljah (Most Gifted Ragga/Dancehall– "Turn Up"), Donald (Most Gifted R&B – "Crazy But Amazing") and Olamide (Most Gifted West – "Turn Up").
The only award not determined by public votes, the coveted Special Recognition Award went to Boom Shaka. Channel O paid homage with an honorary performance to the pioneering group that dared to be different and ultimately shaped the Kwaito genre in the '90s.
Bucie and Busiswa took to the stage and joined remaining group members Junior Sokhela, Theo Nhlengethwa and Thembi Seete and paid tribute to fallen band member Lebo Mathosa with an emotional rendition of the group's song "Free", concluding with a spectacular trip down memory lane with the mega hits "Thobela" and "It's About Time".
In their 11th year running and hosted by Siyabonga Ngwekazi and Eku Edewor, the 2014 Channel O Africa Music Video Awards were broadcast LIVE from the sold out mammoth Nasrec Expo Centre.
If you missed it, check out the show repeats on Channel O, DStv channel 320 on:
Monday, 1 Dec at 20h00
Friday, 5 December at 14h00
Tuesday, 30 Dec at 10h00
2014 Winners
Most Gifted Male
Cassper Nyovest - Doc Shebeleza
Davido - Aye
Riky Rick Ft Okmalumkoolkat - Amantombazane
K.O. Ft Kid X - Caracara
Sarkodie - Illuminati
Most Gifted Female
Thembi Seete - Thuntsha Lerole
Bucie Ft Heavy K - Easy To Love
Lizha James Ft Uhuru - Quem Ti Mandou
Tiwa Savage Ft Don Jazzy - Eminado
Seyi Shay - Irawo
Most Gifted Newcomer
Dream Team Ft Tamarsha, AKA & Big Nuz - Tsekede
Cassper Nyovest - Doc Shebeleza
Emmy Gee Ft Ab Crazy & Dj Dimplez - Rands And Nairas
Diamond - Number One
Patoranking - Girlie O (Remix)
Most Gifted Duo, Group or Featuring
Uhuru Ft Oskido & Professor - Y-Tjukutja
Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg - Pluto (I Remember)
R2bees Ft Wizkid - Slow Down
K.O. Ft Kid X - Caracara
Kcee Ft Wizkid - Pull Over
Most Gifted Dance
Uhuru Ft Oskido & Professor - Y-Tjukutja
Davido - Skelewu
Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg - Pluto (I Remember)
P Square - Personally
Busiswa Ft Various - Ngoku
Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall
Buffalo Souljah - Basawine
Orezi - Rihanna
Jesse Jagz Feat Wizkid - Bad Girl
Patoranking - Girlie O (Remix)
Shatta Wale - Everybody Likes My Ting
Most Gifted Afro Pop
Davido - Aye
Mafikizolo Ft May D - Happiness
Diamond - Number One
Flavour - Ada Ada
Iyanya - Jombolo
Most Gifted Kwaito
Uhuru Ft Oskido & Professor - Y-Tjukutja
Character Ft Mono T & Oskido - Inxeba Lendoda
Big Nuz Ft Khaya Mthethwa - Incwadi Yothando
Dj Vetkuk Vs Mahoota - Khaba Lenja
Dj Cndo - Yamnandi Into
Most Gifted R&B
2face Ft T-Pain - Rainbow
Jimmy Nevis Ft Kwesta - Balloon
Gb Collective Ft Brian Temba & Reason - Chocolate Vanilla
Donald - Crazy But Amazing
Niyola - Toh Bad
Most Gifted Hip Hop
Cassper Nyovest - Doc Shebeleza
Khuli Chana Ft Da L.E.S & Magesh - Hape Le Hape 2.1
Phyno - Alobam
K.O. Ft Kid X - Caracara
AKA - Congratulate
Most Gifted Southern
Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg - Pluto (I Remember)
Cassper Nyovest - Doc Shebeleza
A.K.A. - Congratulate
Zeus - Psych
K.O. Ft Kid X - Caracara
Most Gifted West
R2bees Ft Wizkid - Slow Down
Davido - Aye
Burna Boy Ft D’banj - Won Da Mo
Olamide - Turn Up
Dr Sid Ft Don Jazzy - Surulere
Most Gifted East
Sauti Sol - Nshike
Diamond - Number One
Navio - No Holding Back
Eddy Kenzo - Sitya Loss
Elani - Kookoo
Most Gifted Video of the Year
Emmy Gee Ft Ab Crazy & Dj Dimplez - Rands And Nairas
Davido - Aye
K.O. Ft Kid X - Caracara
Burna Boy - Run My Race
Tiwa Savage Ft Don Jazzy - Eminado
Dr Sid Ft Don Jazzy - Surulere
Riky Rick Ft Okmalumkoolkat - Amantombazane
Cassper Nyovest - Doc Shebeleza
Sarkodie - Illuminati
Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg - Pluto (I Remember)
AKA - Congratulate
Diamond - Number One
Special Recognition Award
Boom Shaka