The 2013 Zambia Music Awards Breakdown

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South Africans weren’t the only peoples celebrating their artists at the weekend; Zambia held its inaugural Zambia Music Awards. Many other awards shows have been in place prior to this one but this one promised to be the biggest and best aiming to honour and represent Zambian music in the best way possible recognising artists in a total of 31 different categories.

Happily, we can report that Hip Hop is clearly running things in Zambia with a total of 9 awards going to Hip Hop artists.

A major achievement & talking point being that the artist Slap D absolutely cleaned house taking home 6 awards.

Best Gospel Album: Mizu - Pompi
Best Male Gospel Artist: Pompi

Pompi earned recognition as the best that Zambian Gospel has to offer meaning Hip Hop has clearly cemented its place in the heart of the Zambian music fan. Pompi’s album has been hailed far and  wide for its excellence not just as a Gospel or Hip Hop album but for its musicality alone.

Purchase Pompi - Mizu on iTunes | @ThePompi

Best Collaboration: Vigabenga - Ruffkid/SlapD/Zone Fam 

Ruff Kid, Zone Fam & Slap Dee shared the spoils for the best collaboration of the past year. Just one of the categories that showed the weight of Hip Hop & its popularity.

@ZoneFam @RuffKidMusic @SlapDee

Best Male Album Contemporary: True Story – Slap D
Best Male Artist Contemporary: Slap D
Best Hip Hop / Rap Song: Kuichaila – Slap D
Best Hip Hop/ Rap Album: True Story – Slap D
Song of the Year: Kuichaila – Slap D 

Well, to put it simply, its been an excellent year for Slap D. Nothing more can be said.

Purchase Slap Dee – True Story on iTunes | @SlapDee

Album of the Year: Legendary - Macky 2

Macky 2 has cemented his place in Zambian Hip Hop setting a high standard with his visuals & taking a moment to give back by starting an NGO to give back to his people.

@Macky2umupondo

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  • http://twitter.com/theholstar Heavy Obstreperous

    It’s about time man, all the times grinding for Hip Hop in Zambia has not gone un-noticed and was not in vain.

    • http://rolodecks.net/ twoSeats

      agreed

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  • TheMedard Thought…..

    Slap Dee got 5 awards not 6.

    • http://rolodecks.net twoSeats

      Please refer to http://www.zambianmusicawards.com/awards.php

      Our assumption is that you are not counting the collaboration; we have. In the same fashion that we would consider any producers that worked on Slap Dee’s album as being double award winners. Still 5 & not 6?

      For your convenience:
      ZMA 6 Best Collaboration – Vigabenga by Ruffkid/Slap D/Zone Fam
      ZMA 9 Best Male Album Contemporary – True Story by Slap D
      ZMA 11 Best Male Artist Contemporary – Slap D
      ZMA 16 Best Hip Hop / Rap Song – Kuichaila by Slap D
      ZMA 17 Best Hip Hop/ Rap Album – True Story by Slap D
      ZMA 18 Song of the Year – Kuichaila by Slap D

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