The Headies 2008

The Headies 2008
The Headies 2008
Date	15 March 2008
Location	Planet One, Maryland, Lagos
Country	Nigeria
Hosted by	Basketmouth and Dakore Egbuson
Most awards	Aṣa (3)
Most nominations	2 Face Idibia (6)
Website	theheadies.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	HipTV

The third edition of the Hip Hop World Awards was hosted by comedian Basketmouth and Nollywood actress Dakore Egbuson. It was held on 15 March 2008 at Planet One in Maryland, Lagos, Nigeria.^[1] Nigerian-French singer Aṣa won 3 awards, including Album of the Year for her eponymous debut studio album. 2face Idibia received the most nominations with six.^[2]^[3]

Winners and nominees

Winners are emboldened.

Album of the Year	Artiste of the Year
Game Over – P-Square Grass 2 Grace – 2 Face Idibia E Pluribus Unum – Mode 9 Asa – Aṣa (Winner) Independent – Faze	D'banj (Winner) 2face Idibia P-Square Olu Maintain
Song of the Year	Recording Artiste of the Year
"Do Me" – P-Square "See Me So" – 2Face Idibia "Kolomental" – Faze "Yahooze" – Olu Maintain (Winner) "Styllee"' – DJ Jimmy Jatt (featuring 2face, Elajoe & Mode 9)	"Bimbamke" – Aṣa (Winner) "Stylee" – DJ Jimmy Jatt "Greenland" – TY Bello "True Love" – 2Face Idibia "Need Someone" – Faze
Producer of the Year	Best Music Video
Cobhams Asuquo – "Bibanke" (Winner) Mosa – "Greenland" Puffy Tee – "Yahoozee" OJB Jezreel – See me So ID Cabasa – "Ruggedy Baba"	"Stylee" – DJ Tee (Winner) "Do Me" – Jude Okoye "Greenland" – TY Bello & Abbey "Fire on the Mountain" – COSA "Sasha" – Clarence Peters
Best Reggae/Dancehall Album	Best R&B/Pop Album
Uchie – African Rockstar True Story – Timaya (Winner) Fever – African China	Grass to Grace – 2Face Idibia (Winner) Independent – Faze Call my Name – Niyola Press on Part 2 – Indispensables Game Over – P-Square
Best Rap Album	Best Collabo
The Definition – DJ Jimmy Jatt E Pluribus Unum – Mode 9 Ruggedy Baba – Ruggedman (Winner) Tha Rapman Begins – Terry Tha Rapman First Lady – Sasha P	"Stylee" – Jimmy Jatt, Mode 9, 2Face Idibia & Elajoe (Winner) "Ruggedy Baba" – Ruggedman "Lorile" – X-Project "Yahoozey" – Olu Maintain "Booty Call" – Mo Hits All Stars
Best Rap Single	Best Vocal Performance (Male)
"Crowd Mentality" - M.I (Winner) "Mo" – Rooftop MC "Stylee" – DJ Jimmy Jatt, Mode 9, 2Face Idibia & Elajoe "U know my P" – Naeto C	2Face Idibia – "Stylee" Wande Coal – "Ololufe" Faze – "Someone like You" 9ice – "Ruggedy Baba" (Winner)
Best Vocal Performance (Female)	Next Rated
Jebele – Kween "Bibanke" – Aṣa (Winner) "Ekundayo" – TY Bello "Ijoba Orun" – Lara George	GT The Guitarman – "Dreamer" Wande Coal – "Ololufe" (Winner) Banky W – "Ebutte Metta" M.I – "Crowd Mentality" Cyrus da Virus – "Very Gbofty"
Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year	African Artiste of The Year
9ice (Winner) Aṣa TY Bello Olu Maintain Sasha P	Batman Samini – "Lambori" (Winner) FreshlyGround- "Pot Belly" Nameless – "Sinzia" HHP – "Music & Lights" Jozi – "What's with the Attitude"
Lyricist on the Roll	Hall of Fame
Terry tha Rapman – "Only 4 Naija" Mode 9 – "Contradiction" (Winner) M.I – "Crowd Mentalist" Ruggedman – "Ruggedy Baba"	Obi Asika Olisa Adibua

References

↑ Adekunle, Ayeni (26 January 2008). "Nigeria: Hip Hop World Awards 2008 is Here!". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
↑ "The Hip Hop World Awards". World Hip Hop Market. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
↑ "Glitz and Flaws of HHWA 2008". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

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[1] Adekunle, Ayeni (26 January 2008). "Nigeria: Hip Hop World Awards 2008 is Here!". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

[2] "The Hip Hop World Awards". World Hip Hop Market. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

[3] "Glitz and Flaws of HHWA 2008". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

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