Congratulations Kenya's P-Unit, biggest Channel O winners!!
1 December 2013
East Africa’s most popular Hiphop group P-Unit scooped two awards at last night’s Channel O Africa Music Video Awards.
Nominated for their best selling hit ‘You Guy’ featuring Collo, the trio won on both categories; Most Gifted African East Video and Most Gifted Ragga/Dancehall Video.
P-Unit emerged the only Kenyan artists awarded at Channel O and the ONLY 'double category' winners at the event; Channel O VMA's 2013.
Other Kenyan nominees included STL, Xtatic, Sauti Sol and Victoria Kimani who represented Kenya in this year’s awards.
P-Unit will also be shooting a video in South Africa for their new single L.O.V.E that dropped on Friday.
See full list of nominees and winners.
MOST GIFTED AFRICAN (EAST) VIDEO
#1 AY/MARCO CHALI – Party Zone
#2 P-UNIT FT COLLO: You Guy (Dat Dendai) [WINNER!!]
#3 RADIO & WEASEL – Can’t Let You Go
#4 SAUTI SOL – Money Lover
#5 NAVIO – Kata
MOST GIFTED RAGGA/DANCEHALL VIDEO
#1 BUFFALO SOULJAH – Basawine
#2 KAAKIE – Too Much
#3 JESSE JAGZ – Murder Dem
#4 P-UNIT FT COLLO – You Guy (Dat Dendai) [WINNER!!]
#4 RADIO AND WEASEL – Can’t Let You Go
MOST GIFTED R&B VIDEO
#1 BANKY W – Yes/No [WINNER!!]
#2 ANSELMO RALPH – Curticao
#3 DANNY K – Brown Eyes
#4 CHASE – Lonely
#5 VICTORIA KIMANI/M.I – Oya
MOST GIFTED KWAITO VIDEO
#1 L’VOVO DERRANGO FT PROFESSOR – Palesa
#2 PROFESSOR FT OSIKIDO & CHARACTER – Finger Prints [WINNER!!]
#3 EES – Woza December
#4 KABELO – Impilo
#5 DJ TIRA FT BIG NUZ & JOOCY – Summer Time
MOST GIFTED AFRICAN (WEST) VIDEO
#1 D’PRINCE – Goody Bag
#2 ICE PRINCE – Aboki
#3 R2BEES – Life (WALAAHI)
#4 DBLACK FT JOEY B – Vera
#5 CHIDINMA FT ILLBLISS & SUSPECT – Emi Ni Baller
#6 P-SQUARE – Alingo [WINNER!!]
MOST GIFTED HIP HOP VIDEO
#1 AKA – Jealousy [WINNER!!]
#2 JAYSO & SARKODIE – Pizza & Burger
#3 REASON – Do It Like I Can
#4 IFANI FT BLAKSUGA – Chocolate Vanilla
#5 EL/M.aNIFEST – Hallelujah
MOST GIFTED AFRICAN (SOUTH) VIDEO
#1 DAMA DO BLING – My Eish
#2 OSKIDO – Tsa Mandebele [WINNER!!]
#3 BLACK COFFEE FT ZAKES – Take it All Off
#4 PAUL G FT FABULOUS – Get Control
#5 DJ DIMPLEZ ft L-TIDO & ANATii – We Ain’t Leaving
#6 KHULI CHANA – Hazzadazmove
MOST GIFTED DANCE VIDEO
#1 KCEE – Limpopo
#2 MAFIKIZOLO – Khona [WINNER!!]
#3 FUSE ODG FT WYCLEF JEAN – Antenna (Remix)
#4 DJ MALVADO FT PETTY – Jamaica
#5 DJ GANYANI FT FB – Xigubu
MOST GIFTED AFRO POP VIDEO
#1 THE SOIL FT ZAKWE – Linkomo [WINNER!!]
#2 SAUTI SOL – Money Lover
#3 2FACE IDIBIA – Ihe Ne Me
#4 THE MUFFINZ – Umsebenzi Wendoda
#5 DAVIDO – Gobe
MOST GIFTED DUO/GROUP/FEATURING VIDEO
#1 TEAR GAS – Wake Up
#2 XTATIC/AKA & PRIDDY UGLY -Hit Em Up
#3 MI CASA – Can’t Get Enough
#4 EME – Baddest Boy
#5 NAETO C FT D’BANJ – Tony Montana (Bad Pass) Remix
#6 ZONEFAM – Contolola [WINNER!!]
MOST GIFTED NEWCOMER VIDEO
#1 MONEOA – Is’bhanxa
#2 LOLA RAE – Watch My Ting Go
#3 KHAYA MTHETHWA – Move [WINNER!!]
#4 VICTORIA KIMANI – Mtoto
#5 BURNA BOY – Tonight
MOST GIFTED FEMALE VIDEO
#1 ZONKE – Feelings [WINNER!!]
#2 LIZHA JAMES FT ANSELMO RALPH – Vais Rochar
#3 STL – Stella Stella Stella
#4 TIWA SAVAGE ft DON JAZZY – Without My Heart
#5 TOYA DELAZY – Heart
MOST GIFTED MALE VIDEO
#1 DONALD – Over The Moon
#2 Zeus FT AKA & TUMI – #DatsWasup [WINNER!!]
#3 WIZKID – Azonto
#4 AY/MARCO CHALI – Party Zone
#5 IYANYA – Flavour
MOST GIFTED VIDEO OF THE YEAR
#1 XTATIC/AKA & PRIDDY UGLY – Hit Em Up
#2 ZEUS FT AKA & TUMI – #DatsWasup
#3 WIZKID – Azonto [WINNER!!]
#4 STL – Stella Stella Stella
#5 AKA – Jealousy
#6 REASON – Do It Like I Can
#7 MAFIKIZOLO – Khona
#8 FUSE ODG FT WYCLEF JEAN – Antenna
#9 ICE PRINCE – Aboki
#10 R2BEES – Life (Walaahi)
#11 P-SQUARE – Alingo
#12 PAUL G FT FABULOUS – Get Control
Congratulations to P-Unit and all the other Kenyans who had been nominated. Thank you for rising the Kenyan flag up high!
Additional reporting by Niaje
Nominated for their best selling hit ‘You Guy’ featuring Collo, the trio won on both categories; Most Gifted African East Video and Most Gifted Ragga/Dancehall Video.
P-Unit emerged the only Kenyan artists awarded at Channel O and the ONLY 'double category' winners at the event; Channel O VMA's 2013.
Other Kenyan nominees included STL, Xtatic, Sauti Sol and Victoria Kimani who represented Kenya in this year’s awards.
P-Unit will also be shooting a video in South Africa for their new single L.O.V.E that dropped on Friday.
See full list of nominees and winners.
MOST GIFTED AFRICAN (EAST) VIDEO
#1 AY/MARCO CHALI – Party Zone
#2 P-UNIT FT COLLO: You Guy (Dat Dendai) [WINNER!!]
#3 RADIO & WEASEL – Can’t Let You Go
#4 SAUTI SOL – Money Lover
#5 NAVIO – Kata
MOST GIFTED RAGGA/DANCEHALL VIDEO
#1 BUFFALO SOULJAH – Basawine
#2 KAAKIE – Too Much
#3 JESSE JAGZ – Murder Dem
#4 P-UNIT FT COLLO – You Guy (Dat Dendai) [WINNER!!]
#4 RADIO AND WEASEL – Can’t Let You Go
MOST GIFTED R&B VIDEO
#1 BANKY W – Yes/No [WINNER!!]
#2 ANSELMO RALPH – Curticao
#3 DANNY K – Brown Eyes
#4 CHASE – Lonely
#5 VICTORIA KIMANI/M.I – Oya
MOST GIFTED KWAITO VIDEO
#1 L’VOVO DERRANGO FT PROFESSOR – Palesa
#2 PROFESSOR FT OSIKIDO & CHARACTER – Finger Prints [WINNER!!]
#3 EES – Woza December
#4 KABELO – Impilo
#5 DJ TIRA FT BIG NUZ & JOOCY – Summer Time
MOST GIFTED AFRICAN (WEST) VIDEO
#1 D’PRINCE – Goody Bag
#2 ICE PRINCE – Aboki
#3 R2BEES – Life (WALAAHI)
#4 DBLACK FT JOEY B – Vera
#5 CHIDINMA FT ILLBLISS & SUSPECT – Emi Ni Baller
#6 P-SQUARE – Alingo [WINNER!!]
MOST GIFTED HIP HOP VIDEO
#1 AKA – Jealousy [WINNER!!]
#2 JAYSO & SARKODIE – Pizza & Burger
#3 REASON – Do It Like I Can
#4 IFANI FT BLAKSUGA – Chocolate Vanilla
#5 EL/M.aNIFEST – Hallelujah
MOST GIFTED AFRICAN (SOUTH) VIDEO
#1 DAMA DO BLING – My Eish
#2 OSKIDO – Tsa Mandebele [WINNER!!]
#3 BLACK COFFEE FT ZAKES – Take it All Off
#4 PAUL G FT FABULOUS – Get Control
#5 DJ DIMPLEZ ft L-TIDO & ANATii – We Ain’t Leaving
#6 KHULI CHANA – Hazzadazmove
MOST GIFTED DANCE VIDEO
#1 KCEE – Limpopo
#2 MAFIKIZOLO – Khona [WINNER!!]
#3 FUSE ODG FT WYCLEF JEAN – Antenna (Remix)
#4 DJ MALVADO FT PETTY – Jamaica
#5 DJ GANYANI FT FB – Xigubu
MOST GIFTED AFRO POP VIDEO
#1 THE SOIL FT ZAKWE – Linkomo [WINNER!!]
#2 SAUTI SOL – Money Lover
#3 2FACE IDIBIA – Ihe Ne Me
#4 THE MUFFINZ – Umsebenzi Wendoda
#5 DAVIDO – Gobe
MOST GIFTED DUO/GROUP/FEATURING VIDEO
#1 TEAR GAS – Wake Up
#2 XTATIC/AKA & PRIDDY UGLY -Hit Em Up
#3 MI CASA – Can’t Get Enough
#4 EME – Baddest Boy
#5 NAETO C FT D’BANJ – Tony Montana (Bad Pass) Remix
#6 ZONEFAM – Contolola [WINNER!!]
MOST GIFTED NEWCOMER VIDEO
#1 MONEOA – Is’bhanxa
#2 LOLA RAE – Watch My Ting Go
#3 KHAYA MTHETHWA – Move [WINNER!!]
#4 VICTORIA KIMANI – Mtoto
#5 BURNA BOY – Tonight
MOST GIFTED FEMALE VIDEO
#1 ZONKE – Feelings [WINNER!!]
#2 LIZHA JAMES FT ANSELMO RALPH – Vais Rochar
#3 STL – Stella Stella Stella
#4 TIWA SAVAGE ft DON JAZZY – Without My Heart
#5 TOYA DELAZY – Heart
MOST GIFTED MALE VIDEO
#1 DONALD – Over The Moon
#2 Zeus FT AKA & TUMI – #DatsWasup [WINNER!!]
#3 WIZKID – Azonto
#4 AY/MARCO CHALI – Party Zone
#5 IYANYA – Flavour
MOST GIFTED VIDEO OF THE YEAR
#1 XTATIC/AKA & PRIDDY UGLY – Hit Em Up
#2 ZEUS FT AKA & TUMI – #DatsWasup
#3 WIZKID – Azonto [WINNER!!]
#4 STL – Stella Stella Stella
#5 AKA – Jealousy
#6 REASON – Do It Like I Can
#7 MAFIKIZOLO – Khona
#8 FUSE ODG FT WYCLEF JEAN – Antenna
#9 ICE PRINCE – Aboki
#10 R2BEES – Life (Walaahi)
#11 P-SQUARE – Alingo
#12 PAUL G FT FABULOUS – Get Control
Congratulations to P-Unit and all the other Kenyans who had been nominated. Thank you for rising the Kenyan flag up high!
Additional reporting by Niaje
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