The SA Hip Hop Awards 2014, will be taking place on the 17th of December at The Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City, Johannesburg. The awards will celebrate great achievements within the local hip hop culture. Accolades will be given to active members within the industry. Winners receive a statue that is called a Pyramid. The show will boast a number of appearances, live performances and tributes by today’s leading musicians. This will be prerecorded for ETV broadcasting purposes.
Preliminary judges come from a pool of local music industry professionals including musicians, songwriters, producers, recording engineers, music publishers, booking agents, program and music directors, talent coordinators and music marketing professionals. Final judging is done by music industry professionals who are not related nor connected to the nominees or their record labels.
The categories are as follows:
- Album of the Year
- Producer of the Year
- Hustler of the Year
- King of the Province
- Best International Brand
- Best Local Brand
- Song of the Year
- Best Dance Crew
- Honorary Award
- Best Collaboration
- DJ of the Year
- Best Newcomer (Freshman)
- Mixtape of the Year
- Most Valuable Artist
- Video of the Year
- Best Graffiti Artist
- Best Male
- Best Female
- Lyricist of the Year
- Promoter of the Year
- Best Hip Hop Radio Show
- Milestone Award
- Best Digital Sales
The nominees will be announced on 11 November.