SOUTH AFRICAN HIP HOP AWARDS KING OF FREE STATE NOMINEES

With every successful year in the wold of Hip Hop follows the now prestigious awards to honour hard work delivered by artists, brands, promoters, producers, radio DJs, etc. and these are The South African Hip Hop Awards.

Established in 2012 by a small group of individuals passionate about the progressive Hip Hop Movement, the first ever awards took place without any prominent sponsors but due to unity in the industry and the thirst for recognition, they were a success.

The awards have produced countless winners of the 4 year period of their existence, with names like AKA, Cassper Nyovest, Spacemunna, the late Senyaka, Big Bux, Gigi Lamyne, Ms Cosmo, Ganja Beats, SA Miller, etc. being part of that list on the first year. This year marks the 5th successive year of the SAHHAs and judging by the nominees' list, it is going to be on fire come 14th December 2016 at Goldreef City.

We at CircleIn/05CircleIn, have decided to focus on the King Of Free State nominee list which features 3 names of individuals deemed to be Kings in their own right, with only one to be crowned as the front-runner in the development and progress of the Hip Hop Movement in the Free State province.

Here are the nominees: http://www.sahiphopawards.com/

Thabo Tsasane a.k.a "Tsas-Man" -

photo credit: Dezz Mano

• - Radio presenter of a Hip Hop show on The Rock FM 90.9 (Welkom) since 2012. The founder and CEO of StreetWize Entertainment now OneTime Entertainment and the front man of the StreetWize Hip Hop Sessions which started back in 2012/13.
• The man who developed and ran a Hip Hop Chart called "Lejweleputswa Top 5 Unsigned Artist Chart" which came to pass in 2014, after tours across the 18 towns and uncovering scores of talent within the Lejweleputswa region. 
• This nomination marks Tsas-Man's 4th since the 2013 SAHHAs followed by nominations in 2014, 2015 and now in 2016, of which he was crowned the King Of Free State in 2014 for his contribution to the Movement in the 2013/14 musical year.
• Tsas-Man #MrOneTime, continues to change the game and setting artists on the right path with his radio Hip Hop Show called "The Sub-Way OverHead 90.9" every Saturday from 20:00 - 22:00 on the community radio station.

Facebook: Thabo Tsasane

Twitter: @DaddyT

e-mail: tsasaneta@gmail.com

Eddie Maphike a.k.a "Psyconik" -

photo credit: Facebook/Psyconik/photos

• - Deemed "Leader of the underground", Psyconik has been part of the Hip Hop Movement since the mid 90s. The man at the reigns of the 057 underground and street Hip Hop movement "Da Dip" is no stranger to hard work and dedication.
• His tireless effort to bring change in the Hip Hop game have finally paid off and yet he continues to improve on the standard and quality of music cats bring to the streets. An MCee and battlecat in his own right has produced singles and EPs as a studio artist and continues to drop knowledge from time to time.
• Through his artistry, he has gone the whole nine yards to prove his worth in the ring and now has dedicated his time and efforts to stretching the reach of Hip Hop music by coaching and developing youngins to stay creative and expending their vocabulary.
• Psyconik had the previledge of being part of the first ever South African Hip Hop Awards King Of Free State nominee list in 2012 and through his contributions in the 2015/16 year finds himself yet again on the list of Kings.

Facebook: Psyconik Oke FS

Page: Facebook/The Dip

 Nyakallo Leine a.k.a "Ba2cada" -

photo credit: Facebook/NyakalloLeine/page

• - Nyakallo, no stranger to the entertainment sphere, has put in major work in the development of Hip Hop within the Free State province and South Africa as a whole using his platform on his Drive-Time radio show "Reya kubeletsa" on Lesedi FM (SABC).
• His main focus was on the development of Sesotho Rap artists and to give them similar opportunities Rappers in the Mainstream had. Through effort and perseverance, Ba2cada started the "Tshepe Movement" which had the likes of J-cob, Kommanda Obbs, Maths ntja ya dikepeng and many more. 
• The Movement went on to grow into one of the biggest movements in South Africa giving rise to a force to be reckoned with. Highlighting at the MACUFE Festival in the past couple of years, the "Tshepe Movement" keeps growing bigger each time.
• The man has provided countless opportunities to aspiring artists to display their talents on stage next to SA's big names like Kwesta and Nasty C, just to name a few, at his club "Topaz Lounge" in Bloemfontein.
• This year, Ba2cada comes in as a first-timer onto the list of nominees for the King Of Free State title run.

Facebook: Nyakallo Leine

Page: Facebook/NyakalloBa2cadaLeine

Rally up to support all the nominees on the day, as the awards will be held on the 14th of December 2016 at Goldreef City, Johannesburg, ZA. http://www.sahiphopawards.com/

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