Nigeria's most glamorous music awards, The Headies in the early hours of today rolled out the nominees list for its 12th edition holding on the May 5, 2018.
One category that has caught the eye of many is the ones that cater for the rap genre.
Leading the rap pack across three categories in the 'Best Rap Single', 'Lyricist on the roll' and 'Best Rap Album', are M.I Abaga with 3 nominations and the quartet of A-Q, Erigga, Falz and Phyno bagging 2 respectively.
1. YOU RAPPERS SHOULD FIX UP YOUR LIVES – MI
2. SOMETHING LITE – FALZ FT YCEE
3. LINK UP - PHYNO FT. BURNA BOY, M.I.
4. UP TO YOU - SDC FT FUNBI
5. ME VERSUS ME - ICE PRINCE
In October 2017, Rapper M.I heated the rap scene when he released his 'You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives' single throwing shots at rappers and stating that South African rap has taken over. The single generated a lot of responses as emcees caught feelings and recorded their own versions.
This all played into the hands of the Choc City boss and he went on to shoot a video for the hit song. 'YRSFUYL' was easily one of the most played and debated ra songs in the year under review.
Off his '27' album, Falz teams up with Ycee to deliver one of the best rap collaborations of the year. 'Something lite' is a familiar slang across social media, which the rappers jumps on in a comical way weaving his amusing lyrics in addressing trendy societal issues. Something Lite was one of the standout tracks off his commercially successful album.
Track 7 off the sophomore project, Playmaker, sees the beast from the East, Phyno team up with two of the most talented acts on the scene in Burna Boy and M.I and they duly delivered a worldie. The flow is insane as the two rappers brought their A-game and Burna provided the perfect hook to deliver a major hit tune.
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