Will He Win Again? Khaligraph Jones Lands Yet Another Major Nomination in Respected Awards

What a year it has been for rapper Khaligraph Jones. The Kayole MC has been landing deals left right and center for the better part of this year after really blowing up.Jones won the Best Rap Act of the Year during the fifth edition of the Annual African Muzik Magazine Awards 2018 (Afrimma) held at House of Blues in Dallas, Texas in October.Khaligraph beat ten other entries, including South Africa’s hip-hop artistes  Casper Nyovest and Nasty C, to win the Best Rap Act.The rapper has been nominated in the 2018 Soundcity MVP awards scheduled to take place at the Eko Convention Centre on January 5, 2019.The event honours excellent individuals and personalities in the areas of sports, entrepreneurship, creative arts, fashion, digital influence and socio-political development as it ties into entertainment.Jones this time round is going against M.I ABAGA, NASTY C, AKA among others.Here’s the full listBEST MALE MVP

• BURNA BOY
• NASTY C
• MR EAZI
• OLAMIDE
• A.K.A
• SHATTA WALE
• HARMONIZE
• DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
• DAVIDO
• WIZKID

BEST FEMALE MVP

• BUSISWA
• SIMI
• NINIOLA
• TIWA SAVAGE
• YEMI ALADE
• SHEKHINAH
• EFYA
• BECCA
• LADY ZAMAR
• MAUA SAMA

BEST HIP HOP

• M.I ABAGA
• KHALIGRAPH JONES
• NASTY C
• AKA
• KWESI ARTHUR
• PHYNO
• SARKODIE
• KWESTA
• FALZ
• MEDIKAL

BEST POP

• KIZZ DANIEl
• FALLY IPUPA
• TIWA SAVAGE
• YEMI ALADE
• DAVIDO
• DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
• MAYORKUN
• WIZKID
• KUAMI EUGENE
• MR EAZI

BEST COLLABORATION

• MAKHE – DJ MAPHORISA, DJ SIMBA FT MOONCHILD SANELLY
• SOCO – STARBOY FT WIZKID, TERRI, SPOTLESS & CEEZA MILLI
• JIBEBE – DIAMOND PLATNUMZ, MBOSSO, LAVA LAVA
• KATIKA – NAVY KENZO FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
• ISSA GOAL – NAIRA MARLEY, OLAMIDE, LIL KESH
• SPIRIT – KWESTA FT WALE
• FAKE LOVE – WIZKID AND DUNCAN MIGHTY
• CLUB CONTROLLER – PRINCE KAYBEE FT LASOULMATES
• SAID – NASTYC & RUNTOWN
• AMAKA – 2FACE IDIBIA FT. PERUZZI

DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• DAVIDO
• TIWA SAVAGE
• MR EAZI
• BURNA BOY
• CASSPER NYOVEST
• VANESSA MDEE
• FALZ
• WIZKID
• DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
• YEMI ALADE

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• GRINGO – SHATTA WALE
• MIDNIGHT DRUM – A PASS, ROUGE, FIK FAMEICA
• SHORT N’ SWEET – SAUTI SOL
• YE – BURNA BOY
• FEVER – WIZKID
• SURRENDA – ADEKUNLE GOLD
• SCIENCE STUDENT – OLAMIDE
• KING – NASTY C FT A$AP FERG
• HEAL THE WORLD – PATORANKING
• KSAZOBALIT – CASSPER NYOVEST

BEST GROUP OR DUO

• DISTRUCTION BOIZ
• SAUTI SOL
• NAVY KENZO
• MICASA
• MAFIKIZOLO
• SHOW DEM CAMP
• R2BEES
• TOOFAN
• GOLD FISH
• REGGIE N’ BOLLIE

SONG OF THE YEAR

• YE – BURNA BOY
• SHORT & SWEET – SAUTI SOL FT NYASHINKI
• AFRICAN BEAUTY – DIAMOND PLATNUMZ FT. OMARION
• SOCO – STARBOY FT WIZKID, TERRI, SPOTLESS & CEEZA MILLI
• KATIKA – NAVY KENZO FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
• MAKHE – DJ MAPHORISA, DJ SIMBA FT MOONCHILD SANELLY
• SKELETON MOVES – MASTER KG
• ASSURANCE – DAVIDO
• AMAKA – TUFACE IDIBIA
• KWANGWARU – HARMONIZE FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ

BEST NEW ARTISTE

• KIDI
• SHO MADJOZI
• ODUNSI
• PERUZZI
• TENIOLA
• KIDA KUDZ
• SHANE EAGLE
• KING PROMISE
• KWESI ARTHUR
• MBOSSO

VIEWERS CHOICE

• YE – BURNA BOY
• DROGBA – AFRO B
• SOMISO – WANDE COAL
• SCIENCE STUDENT – OLAMIDE
• FEVER – WIZKID
• SOCO – STARBOY FT WIZKID, TERRI, SPOTLESS & CEEZA MILLI
• KUPE DANCE – A STAR
• MAGUN (RMX) – NINIOLA FT. BUSISWA
• AVAILABLE – PATORANKING
• TIWA’S VIBE – TIWA SAVAGE

LISTENERS CHOICE

• CLUB CONTROLLER – PRINCE KAYBEE FT LASOULMATES
• KATIKA – NAVY KENZO FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
• SOCO – STARBOY
• YE – BURNA BOY
• WETIN WE GAIN – VICTOR AD
• KWANGQARU – HARMONIZE FT DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
• FAKE LOVE – WIZKID & DUNCAN MIGHTY
• CONFUSION – KUAMI EUGENE
• CCTV – KING PROMISE FT. MUGEEZ, SARKODIE
• ASKAMAYA – TENI

AFRICAN PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

• KILLERTUNES
• JULZ
• SARS
• NAHREEL
• NORTHBOI
• DJ TIRA
• PHANTOM
• SPEROACHBEATZ
• FRESH VDM
• KEL P

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• BURNA BOY
• DAVIDO
• SARKODIE
• YEMI ALADE
• A.K.A
• TIWA SAVAGE
• WIZKID
• DIAMOD PLATNUMZ
• NASTY C
• OLAMIDE

AFRICAN DJ OF THE YEAR

• BLACK COFFEE
• DJ SPINALL
• DJ MIC SMITH
• DJ KAYWISE
• DJ XCLUSIVE
• DJ NEPTUNE
• PRINCE KAYBE
• DJ ARAFAT
• DJ MAPHORISA
• DJ VYRUSKY