Hip Hop Awards Kenya

Competition focuses on underground hip hop rather than the commercial acts that are usually picked to represent in the various Kenyan and African award shows
The awards hosts( RHYME FM) Kenya’s premiere 100% hip-hop station and a panel consisting reputable and experienced industry players( emcees, producers ,djs, ) .went through releases dating back 3yrs ,we sampled hip-hop play lists from players on the ground matatu ,mixtape djs, online archives ,plus direct submissions and came up with a list we thought deserved to be recognized for their contribution towards hip hop’s growth in the country. we also felt it was only fair we involved the hip-hop heads in the nomination process and to this cause a wild card category was set up ,this means under each and every group of nominees in the different categories. the streets will be allowed to vote in two wild cards(people thy believe ought to be added to the said group of nominees)The final two most voted in wild cards will automatically make it to the said category of nominees .On 12th sep t 2009. the nominees list from the board will be released. The process of voting in wild cards officially kicks off and will continue for one month till October 12th,2009. After tht the votes will be tallied and the final list of nominees will be unveiled on 12th nov,2009.The voting process will be conducted ONLINE on WWW.RHYMEFM.COM , social networking sites such as FACEBOOK ( THE GROUP “ HIP HOP AWARDS KENYA 2009”) .MYSPACE , RHYME FM’S affiliate entertainment sites ,direct email to vote@rhymefm.com. In addition there will be awareness shows taking place in different campuses, estates and fans will we be allowed to vote( courtesy our corporate sponsors.The theme for this years ceremony is ‘ DO IT RIGHT” not only are we celebrating people for doing it right but also using them as ambassadors to the different neighborhoods they represent on societal issues such as drugs, hiv/aids. ,unemployment and most importantly spreading the gospel of respect for arts as a source of employment ,youth empowerment, edutainment medium of voicing issues ,share experiences ,unity, peace.
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HIPHOP PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
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