At the Hip Hop World Music Awards, P square and Bez will slug it out for most recognised act.By Christabel Abiodun
The battle line for music supremacy appears to have been drawn as twin pop stars, Psquare and alternative music artiste, Bez Idakulu, top the nominee list for the 2012 Hip Hop World Music Awards (Headies 2012), which was released on Tuesday.
Both singers have been nominated in six categories each. History is also being made as this will be first time that a non-pop or hip hop artiste will be recognized with six nominations.
For one, 28-year-old Bez is being considered for ‘Recording of The Year’, ‘Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year’, ‘Best R ‘N’ B Single’, ‘Best R ‘N’ B/ Pop Album’, ‘Best Collabo’, and ‘Best Vocal Performance’ categories having recently released his debut ‘Super Sun’ mid-2011.
Stars, like rapper – Ice Prince, pop sensations – Wizkid, Davido, and Soul singer – Praiz, come close with four nominations each while D’banj, Wande Coal, Naeto C, Vector, Olamide, and pop singer Chuddy K l, all have three nominations.
It will be a stiff competition for the ‘Artiste of the Year’ category, which has P-Square, Wizkid, Ice Prince, Naeto C and D’Banj as nominees.
Also, this will be the first time in the last five years that rapper, Modenine will be missing from the ‘Lyricist on the Roll’ category. Those nominated include – rappers Vector, Yung6ix, Iceberg Slim, Phyno and South-South rapper Erigga.
The Headies 2012, to be hosted by Omawumi and M.I, will hold on Sunday October 20, at the Eko Hotels in Lagos.
See full list of nominees below
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Everybody Loves Ice Prince – Ice Prince
The Invasion – P-Square
Superstar – Wizkid
Super C Season – Naeto C
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review
PSquare
Wizkid
Ice Prince
Naeto C
D’Banj
SONG OF THE YEAR
Chop My Money – P-Square ft. Akon & May-D
Dami Duro – Davido
Oliver Twist – D’Banj
Gaga Crazy – Chuddy K
Kukere – Iyanya
RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Stupid Song – Bez
Private Trips – Wande Coal
Ara – Brymo
I Love You – Praiz
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Cobhams – Stupid Song (Bez)
Tee-Y Mix – Super C Season (Naeto C)
Shizzy – Dami Duro (Davido)
J Sleek – Private Trips (Wande Coal)
Jesse Jags – E.L.I (Ice Prince)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO (AWARD GOES TO DIRECTOR)
5 & 6 (Naeto C) – Clarence Peters
Chop My Money Remix (P-Square) – Jude Okoye
Ara (Brymo) – Ajeh
Kosorombe (Dipp ft. Da Grin) – Mex
BEST R ‘N’ B SINGLE
Private Trips – Wande Coal
Stupid Song – Bez
Nawti – Olu Maintain
Soundtrack – May D
Love Me (3X) – Tiwa Savage
BEST POP SINGLE
Dami Duro – Davido
Oliver Twist – D’Banj
Gaga Crazy – Chuddy K
Chop My Money – P-Square
Kukere – Iyanya
BEST R ‘N’ B/ POP ALBUM
Superstar – Wizkid
Super Sun – Bez
Versus – 9ice
The Invasion – P-Square
BEST RAP SINGLE
Too Much Money – Iceberg Slim
Shutdown – Phyno
Angeli – Vector ft. 9ice
Oh My Gosh – Yung6ix
Young Erikina – Olamide
BEST RAP ALBUM
E.L.I – Ice Prince
The Dreamer Project – Show Dem Camp
Rapsodi – Olamide
Super C Season – Naeto C
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
Vector – Angeli
Yung6ix – Oh My Gosh
Iceberg Slim – Too Much Money
Phyno – Shutdown
Erigga – Mo Street Gan
BEST COLLABO
Chop My Money (Remix) – P-Square Ft. Akon & May-D
Angeli – Vector Ft. 9ice
Carolina – Sauce Kid Ft. Davido
Stupid Song – Bez Ft. Praiz
Orobo – Sound Sultan Ft. Excel & Flavour
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)
Wande Coal – Private trips
Banky W – Low Key
Praiz – I Love You
Brymo – Ara
Bez – Stupid Song
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
Single female act with most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album
Tiwa Savage – Love Me, Love, Love Me
Chidinma – Kedike
Ijeoma – Oloomi
Waje – Na the Way
AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Non Nigerian category
Sarkodie (Ghana) – Azonto
Camp Mulla (Kenya) – Feel No Pain
D-Black (Ghana) – Get On the Dancefloor
Zahara (South Africa) – Loliwe
BEST STREET HOP
Kako Bi Chicken – Reminisce
Gaga Crazy – Chuddy K
Akpako – Terry G
Roll – Rayce
Mo Street Gan – Erigga
NEXT RATED
Davido
Eva (Alordia)
Praiz
Chuddy K
HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION OF THE YEAR
Wizkid
Ice Prince
Bez
Timi Dakolo
Olamide
HEADIES HALL OF FAME
Special recognition for excellence and outstanding impact on the entertainment industry
Femi Kuti
