The 2020 South African Hip Hop Awards took place on December 12, 2020 and were the 9th edition of the

South African Hip Hop Awards The South African Hip Hop Awards (commonly abbreviated as SAHHA) are an annual hip hop award ceremony, that celebrates achievements within the South African hip hop culture, established in 2012. The awards are presented annually, and are broadca ...

. The ceremony celebrates achievements in entertainment and honors music. Themed "The New World Order", the theme idea came from the hard lockdown experience which resulted in people being confined at their homes, glued to their TV sets, computers and being on social media sites such as

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on their phones. It was held virtually due to the effects of the

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. The nominees were announced on 16 November 2020

Cassper Nyovest Refiloe Maele Phoolo (born 16 December 1990), professionally known as Cassper Nyovest, is a South African rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, record producer and amateur boxer. Born and raised in Mahikeng, North West, he is regarded as one of the ...

received the most nominations with 7, ahead of

Nasty C Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo (born 11 February 1997), known professionally as Nasty C, is a South African rapper, songwriter, and record producer. After releasing three mixtapes, one being "Undisputed" and two EPs, Ngcobo released his debu ...

and

PdotO Siphelele Mnyande, known professionally as PdotO, is a South African rapper and songwriter. Career He has collaborated with various artists such as L-Tido, Chad Da Don, Reason, J.Smallz and Bongani Fassie. On 14 July 2017, he released his deb ...

. The ceremony was hosted by actor and presenter Uncle Vinny.

Winners and nominees

The following is a list of winners and nominees. The winners are in Bold and were initially announced on 12 December 2020 at the ceremony.

References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.sahiphopawards.com 2020 music awards 2020 awards