MI and Omawunmi to host 2012 Hip Hop World Awards

The highly anticipated 2012 edition of the Hip Hop World Awards, also known as the "Headies Awards" is almost upon us.

This year's event holds on the 20th of October 2012 at the prestigious Exhibition Center at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos and is to be anchored by Nigeria's very own "Short Black Boy" MI and Omawunmi.

With nominations and categorizes settled, PSQUARE and RnB singer BEZ top the list with "SIX" nominations each. Other nominees who made the list include WIZKID, WANDE COAL, OLAMIDE DBANJ, DAVIDO,  TIWA SAVAGE, BANKY W, 9ICE, CHUDDY K, BRYMO amongst others.

Here is a complete list of the nominees and the categories under which they fall:

  Album of the Year

Everybody Loves Ice Prince (E.L.I) – Ice Prince
The Invasion – P-Square
Superstar – Wizkid
Super C Season – Naeto C

Artiste of the Year

P-Square
Wizkid
Ice Prince
Naeto C
D’banj

Song of the Year

Chop My Money – P-Square Featuring Akon & May D
Dami Duro – Davido
Oliver Twist – D’banj
Gaga Crazy – Chuddy K
Kukere – Iyanya

Recording of the Year

Stupid Song  - Bez Featuring Praiz
Private Trips - Wande Coal
Ara – Brymo
Praiz – I Love You

Producer of the Year

Cobhams – Stupid Song by Bez Featuring Praiz
Tee-Y Mix – Super C Season by Naeto C
Shizzy – Dami Duro by Davido
Jay Sleek – Private Trips by Wande Coal

Best Music Video (Video 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&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&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

Everybody Loves Ice Prince (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 Featuring Akon & May-D
Angeli – Vector Featuring 9ice
Carolina – Sauce Kid Featuring Davido
Stupid Song – Bez Featuring Praiz
Orobo – Sound Sultan Featuring 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)

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 Dance Floor
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 Alordiah
Praiz
Chuddy K

Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year

Wizkid
Ice Prince
Bez
Timi Dakolo
Olamide