South African Hip Hop Awards


The South African Hip Hop Awards are an annual hip hop award ceremony, that celebrates achievements within the South African hip hop culture, established in 2012. The awards are presented annually, and are broadcast live on SABC. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a televised ceremony.

Awards

As of the 4th SAHHAs, in 2015, there are a total of thirty-one categories awarded.

Top Eight awards

These are the top eight award categories of the SAHHAs.
Top categories in the South African Hip Hop Awards are as follows:
As per the committee guidelines, only citizens and permanent residents of South Africa are eligible for a nomination.

Trophy

Winners receive a statue called "The Pyramid". The statue shows printed Africa in the middle with two little statue artists climbing the pyramid and reaching for the stars.

Voting

Voting is based completely on judges’ scores in the following categories:
Voting depends on the judges' scores and open votes for the Top 5 categories:
Voting is completely based on online votes for the following category:
The winners of the following SAHHAs are not chosen by a panel of judges:
Nominations are made in accordance to an album release and image of a band or an individual.