The South African Hip Hop Awards (SAHHA) are an annual Hip-Hop award ceremony honouring the best in hip hop. This year the event tooki place on 13 December at the Lyric Theatre Gold Reef City, Johannesburg.
Great achievements within the local hip hop culture were celebrated by focusing on how the past has shaped local hip hop and accolades were given to active members within the industry.
Winners receive a statue called a Pyramid, which symbolises Africans reaching for success. The show features live performances by some of the nominees and was pre-recorded for TV broadcast purposes.
Comedian Nina Hastie is the main host of the show. The theme this year is "Hip Hop Politics".
Contenders are judged on performances and achievements made between 15th September 2016 and 15th September 2017. The 32 categories are as follows:
Song of the Year
Best Album
Honorary Award
Mixtape of the Year
Best Male
Best Female
Dj of the Year
Producer of the Year
Best Collabo
Lyricist of the Year
Best Freshman / Newcomer
Hustler of the Year
Best Dance Crew
Best Video
Best Graffiti
Best Local Brand
Best International Brand
Promoter of the Year
Milestone
Best Digital Sales
Best Remix
Most Valuable
Best Hip Hop Radio Show
King of Mpumalanga
King of Western Cape
King of Limpopo
King of Eastern Cape
King of North West
King of Free Stat
King of Northern Cape
King of Kwazulu-Natal
King of Gauteng
| CHANNEL |
SABC1 |
| PREMIERE |
30 December 2017 |
| TIMESLOT |
Saturday, 20h00 |
| REPEATS |
Unknown |
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