The Headies 2012 Nominations List

As released by the screening committee on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Only music materials released into the Nigerian market between March 2011 and February 2012 are eligible for nomination for Hip-Hop World Awards 2012.







ALBUM OF THE YEAR



Best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges’ requirements of excellence (in every realms: songwriting, production, rendition and promotion) and acceptability (sales, popularity)



Everybody Loves Ice Prince – Ice Prince



The Invasion – P-Square



Superstar – Wizkid



Super C Season – Naeto C







ARTISTE OF THE YEAR



Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review Overall most successful artiste for the year under review.



P-Square



Wizkid



Ice Prince



Naeto C



D’Banj







SONG OF THE YEAR



Most popular song from an album in year under review. Decided by voting



Chop My Money – P-Square ft. Akon & May-D



Dami Duro – Davido



Oliver Twist – D’Banj



Gaga Crazy – Chuddy K



Kukere – Iyanya







RECORDING OF THE YEAR



Best single recording (on-air only or released) by artiste or group in year under review. Originality and production very essential



Stupid Song – Bez



Private Trips – Wande Coal



Ara – Brymo



I Love You – Praiz







PRODUCER OF THE YEAR



The individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed songs/album in the year under review. His CV for the year includes top-notch tracks and production credits no one can fault.



Cobhams – Stupid Song (Bez)



Tee-Y Mix – Super C Season (Naeto C)



Shizzy – Dami Duro (Davido)



Jay Sleek – Private Trips (Wande Coal)



Jesse Jags – E.L.I (Ice Prince)







BEST MUSIC VIDEO (AWARD GOES TO DIRECTOR)



Best conceptualised, best edited, best picture, best directed and most exciting video in year under review as voted by fans and decided by the jury.



5 & 6 (Naeto C) – Clarence Peters



Chop My Money Remix (P-Square) – Jude Okoye



Ara (Brymo) – Aje Filmworks



Kosorombe (Dipp ft. Da Grin) – Mex







BEST R ‘N’ B SINGLE



Best R&B single in year under review (by single individual or group)



Private Trips – Wande Coal



Stupid Song – Bez



Nawti – Olu Maintain



Soundtrack – May D



Love Me (3X) – Tiwa Savage







BEST POP SINGLE



Best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)



Dami Duro – Davido



Oliver Twist – D’Banj



Gaga Crazy – Chuddy K



Chop My Money – P-Square



Kukere – Iyanya







BEST R ‘N’ B/ POP ALBUM



Best R&B or pop album in year under review (by single individual or group)



Superstar – Wizkid



Super Sun – Bez



Versus – 9ice



The Invasion – P-Square







BEST RAP SINGLE



Best single released on-air recording of a rap song



Too Much Money – Iceberg Slim



Shutdown – Phyno



Angeli – Vector ft. 9ice



Oh My Gosh – Yung6ix



Young Erikina – Olamide







BEST RAP ALBUM



Best album by a rap artiste or group in year under review



E.L.I – Ice Prince



The Dreamer Project – Show Dem Camp



Rapsodi – Olamide



Super C Season – Naeto C







LYRICIST ON THE ROLL



Rap Artiste with best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album



Vector – Angeli



Yung6ix – Oh My Gosh



Iceberg Slim – Too Much Money



Phyno – Shutdown



Erigga – Mo Street Gan







BEST COLLABO



Best R&B, Pop or hip hop collaborative track (including cameos) in year under review



Chop My Money remix – P-Square ft. Akon & May-D



Angeli – Vector Ft. 9ice



Carolina – Sauce Kid Ft. Davido



Stupid Song – Bez Ft. Praiz



Orobo – Sound Sultan Ft. Excel & Flavour







BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)



Single male artiste with most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album



Wande Coal – Private trips



Banky W – Low Key



Praiz – I Love You



Brymo – Ara



Bez – Stupid Song







BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)



Single female act with most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album



Tiwa Savage – Love Me, Love, Love Me



Chidinma – Kedike



Ijeoma – Oloomi



Waje – Na The Way







AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR



Non Nigerian category



Sarkodie (Ghana) – Azonto



Camp Mulla (Kenya) – Feel No Pain



D-Black (Ghana) – Get On The Dancefloor



Zahara (South Africa) – Loliwe







BEST STREET HOP



The most popular street-hop single in year under review



Kako Bi Chicken – Reminisce



Gaga Crazy – Chuddy K



Akpako – Terry G



Roll – Rayce



Mo Street Gan – Erigga







NEXT RATED



Most promising upcoming officially unreleased act in the year under review



Davido



Eva Alordiah



Praiz



Flowssick







HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION OF THE YEAR



Best New artiste in the year under review



Wizkid



Ice Prince



Bez



Timi Dakolo



Olamide







HEADIES HALL OF FAME



Special recognition for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.



Femi Kuti



Source:tooxclusive.com

We Have Reasons For All Our Activities – Boko Haram

The Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Restore Order yesterday confiscated about eight rocket launchers among other dangerous weapons from the Jama’atu Ahlus Sunnati Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram sect in Borno.

Meanwhile, the Boko Haram sect had yesterday claimed responsibility for the attacks on police formations in Sokoto.
This was contained in an email statement sent to journalists in Maiduguri, Borno state capital.

In the statement signed by the sect’s spokesman, Abul Qaqa said ‘All praises goes to Almighty Allah. This is a very important message from the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad.

‘We wish to extend our profound gratitude to Almighty Allah for giving us the opportunity to fulfill the promise we made on launching spontaneous attacks in Sokoto.

‘We have reasons for all our activities and we only kill those who wronged us. We attacked Sokoto because many of our brethren have been incarcerated there. We are gladdened by the successes we recorded at the office of the AIG in Marina and the police divisional office at Unguwan Rogo as well as the police station at Arkila.

‘We wish to reiterate that our crusade is not for personal gain; it is meant to ensure the establishment of an Islamic state by liberating all Muslims from the excesses of the infidels.

We strongly believe that Almighty Allah will reward us with his famous paradise in the hereafter as  he rightly said in chapter 9 verse 111 of the Holy Qur’an.

‘We want to stress that in our struggle, we only kill government functionaries, security agents, Christians and anyone who pretends to be a Muslim but engage in assisting security agents to arrest us’.

‘We wish to strongly warn people to desist from collaborating with security agents. The fact is that we are the warriors of the Almighty and even the security forces are finding it difficult to contain our activities.

‘We are also aware of the activities of some women who have been recruited to spy on us. This is a final warning to all of them. By God, whenever we catch any woman spying on us, we would slaughter her like ram.

‘We are responsible for the attacks in Bauchi and at the residence of Namadi Sambo in Zaria as well as the one in Damaturu where we bombed a patrol vehicle.

‘We equally dealt a big blow on JTF operatives in Maiduguri who, out of frustration went back and killed innocent and defenceless citizens.

‘It is erroneous to say that we are killing Muslims. We do not kill innocent Muslims. The fact is the bottom line of our struggle is to set the Muslims free from enslavement. We only kill the unbelievers.

                                                                                          Source:http://news.naij.com