Well well well! Seems music in Africa is dominated by two west African countries: Ghana and Nigeria.
The Channel O music Video Awards nominations are out.
Ghana got five(5) nominations. Sarkodie, R2bees and Shatta Wale battling with other African acts for honors.
Africa's best finest rapper and king of rap in Ghana, Sarkodie got nominations for illuminati hit song.
Most gifted video and gifted male artiste.
Easy for him huh! Think again. Africa's man of the moment Davido is leading the list with fove nominations. The 'Aye' hit maker will lock horns with Sarkodie for the most gifted vodeo of the year as well as gifted male artiste of the year.
Lets talk about the two videos!
Illumonati is classic hip hop tune and a well matched video to top it all. It can easily give Sarkodie the nod however, it has so much special effects that kill the originality of the entire concept.
'Aye' video on the other hand is the African Anthem of the moment. Authentic Afro beats, local setting, true African concept and very original in nature than illuminati.
So on the basis of originality, concept and setting, 'aye' stands taller than 'illuminati'. Tiwa Savage ft Don Jazzy 'eminado' also made it to that category and could be the surprise of the night.
Now, Gifted male. Hmmm, it will be a tough one but it is going to be a cool chop for the 'omlowo baba'; Davido.
He has alreadi won BET African Act, MAMAs African Artiste of the year and there is nothing stopping him on that night too.
Shatta Wale finally goes beyond Ghana!
Bull Dog should be congrated for how far he has branded the self acclaimed'dancehall king'. After recently being honored at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards as the best African Artiste, Shatta Wale is up again for another international award; gifted reggae/dancehall category for his banger 'everybody likes my thing'. He faces stif competion from Patoranking ft Tiwa Savage 'girlie o rmx' and previous winner Jese Jagz. Will Jesse Jagz prove his dominace or everybody really likes Shatta's thing? Only time will tell.
Chances of Shatta Wale? Hmmm, pretty slim if you ask me. Girlie o rmx is the reggae/dancehall tune of the moment. Making it to MTV Base African Chart number 4. Shatta Wale can still cause a 'scare' afterall 'everybody likes his thing'!
R2Bees also received
two nominations for their song Slow Down
which features Nigerian artiste Wizkid. They
were nominated in the Most Gifted Duo, Group
Or Featuring, and Most Gifted West.
Unfortunately no Ghanaian female artiste made the list.
Check the full list of nominations below:
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
Aka – 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
