MTN Uganda Hip Hop Awards 2022: All the winners

Sponsored by the telecom giant, the awards recognise and celebrate individuals and groups who have elevated the art form, and the industry in general, over the past year.

As part of the initiative to unearth new talent, the organisers introduced a new live segment, the MTN Pulse Cypher Challenge where five contestants battled for freestyling supremacy, with the winner taking home Ush2 million (about $530) while those coming second and third walked away with $399 and $266, respectively.

Allan Wathika, aka Triggah, was named the winner of the challenge with Ibrahim Balunywa, alias Ebrahim Soul’o, and Anena Missy Ochola, alias King Missy, coming first and second runner-up respectively. MTN also offered a consolation prize of $172 to the other two contestants each as well as 20GB data bundles to all the top five contestants. Additionally, they were offered an opportunity to work together on a collaboration project for free by Swangz Avenue, a leading production powerhouse in Uganda.

Here’s the full list of winners:

Album of the Year 

• Kraccbone – Ego

Male Artist of the Year 

• Navio – ‘30 seconds to Hollywood’

Female Artist of the Year 

• Stone Age UG – ‘Kimala Nekigwa’

Rookie of the Year 

• Zedmonk Ssabatontomi – ‘Work Si Myaka’

Inspirational Song of the Year 

• AJ Stylz ft. Spyda MC – ‘Nkowola’

Song of the Year

• The Mith ft. Herbert Ssesamba – ‘I Give Her Love’

Collaboration Song of the Year

• Lagum the Rapper ft. Bangi – ‘Catching Flights’

Rap Fusion of the Year

• Keinoh – ‘Dior’

Video of the year

• Keinoh – ‘Drip’

Best Producer

• 207

African Artist of the Year 

• Khaligraph Jones

Eastern Uganda Artist of the Year

• AJ Stylz – ‘Put in the Work’

Northern Uganda Artist of the Year

• Judas Rapknowledge da Akbar – ‘Heart Of Hannibal Barca’

Western Uganda Artist of the Year

• Crazie Wispa – ‘Mwebale /Thank you’

Central Uganda Artist of the Year

• Felista di Superstar

Lyricist of the Year 

• Lyrical G – ‘Sikyasaaga (The L-Matic)’

Hip Hop Deejay of the Year

• DJ Victor 256

Mixtape of the Year Personality of the Year

• Kavali King – ‘16 Track Tape’

Sweet Sixteen

• 207 – ‘Abajega’

Media Personality

• Calvin the Entertainer

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Steve Jean

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