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