The Headies Award for Lyricist on the Roll | |
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Awarded for | The rapper with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album in the year under review |
Country | Nigeria |
Presented by | Hip Hop World Magazine |
First awarded | 2006 |
Last awarded | 2019 |
Website | theheadies |
The Headies Award for Lyricist on the Roll is an award presented at The Headies, a ceremony that was established in 2006 and originally called the Hip Hop World Awards. It was first presented to Mode 9 in 2006, the category is one of six categories not open to public voting. [1]
Lyricist on the Roll | |||
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Year | Nominees | Result | |
2020 [2] | "Country" – Illbliss | Won | |
"Eunice" – A-Q | Nominated | ||
"Define Rap 2" – Blaqbonez | Nominated | ||
"Trinity" – M.I | Nominated | ||
"Get The Info" – Phenom | Nominated | ||
"Speak Life" – Phyno | Nominated | ||
2019 [3] | "Crown" – A-Q | Won | |
"Balance" – Ycee | Nominated | ||
"Implode" – Boogey | Nominated | ||
"Implode" – Paybac | Nominated | ||
"Crown" – Ghost | Nominated | ||
"Crown" – Tec | Nominated | ||
2018 [4] | "You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives" – M.I | Won | |
"Political Science" – A-Q | Nominated | ||
"Liquor Night" – Boogey | Nominated | ||
"Industry Nite" – Erigga | Nominated | ||
2016 [5] | "Chukwu Agozi Gogi" – Illbliss | Won | |
"Asamalekun" – Reminisce | Nominated | ||
"Jagaban" – Ycee | Nominated | ||
"No Matter What" – Mode 9 | Nominated | ||
"Agu Ji Ndi Men" – A-Q | Nominated | ||
"Show You Something" – Boogey | Nominated | ||
2015 [6] | "King Kong" – Vector | Won | |
"Bank Alert" – Illbliss | Nominated | ||
"Baba Hafusa" – Reminisce | Nominated | ||
"T.R" – G.O.D | Nominated | ||
2014 [7] | "God on the Mic" – Jesse Jagz | Won | |
"Kpansh" – Yung6ix | Nominated | ||
"Shots on Shots" – Ice Prince and Sarkodie | Nominated | ||
"Rap It Up" – Posly TD | Nominated | ||
2013 [8] | "Let It Go" – Mode 9 | Won | |
"Voice of the Streets" – Olamide | Nominated | ||
"Sanctum" – Boogey | Nominated | ||
"Man of the Year" – Phyno | Nominated | ||
2012 [9] [10] | "Angeli" – Vector | Won | |
"Too Much Money" – Iceberg Slim | Nominated | ||
"Shutdown" – Phyno | Nominated | ||
"Oh My Gosh" – Yung6ix | Nominated | ||
"Mo Street Gan" – Erigga | Nominated | ||
2011 [11] [12] | "Rhyme Tight" – Mode 9 | Won | |
"Oleku" – Ice Prince | Nominated | ||
"Boys Are Not Smiling" – Terry Tha Rapman | Nominated | ||
"Undisputed" – M.I | Nominated | ||
"Get Down" – Vector | |||
2010 | "Bad Man" – Mode 9 | Won | |
"Somebody Wants to Die" – M.I | Nominated | ||
"Sample (Remix)" – Pherowshuz | Nominated | ||
"Got to Love Me" – OD | Nominated | ||
2009 [13] [14] | "Nine" – Mode 9 | Won | |
"Talk About it" – M.I | Nominated | ||
"Esa Lo Ba De" – Lord of Ajasa | Nominated | ||
"Pon Pon Pon" – Da Grin | Nominated | ||
2008 [15] | "Contradiction" - Mode 9 | Won | |
"Crowd Mentality" - M.I | Nominated | ||
"Ruggedy Baba" – Ruggedman | Nominated | ||
"Only 4 Naija" – Terry tha Rapman | Nominated | ||
2007 [note 1] | "-" – Mode 9 | Won | |
2006 [note 2] | "-" – Mode 9 | Won |
Most wins
Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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Artist | Mode 9 | Vector | Jesse Jagz Illbliss M.I A-Q |
Total wins | 7 Wins | 2 Wins | 1 Win |
Most nominations
Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
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Artist | Mode 9 | M.I Abaga | Boogey A-Q | Vector Illbliss Phyno |
Total noms. | 8 noms. | 6 noms. | 4 noms. | 3 noms. |
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