Indian Rap Forum has kicked off its first annual music awards for Indian Underground Artists associated with IRF. They have announced the list of nominees and Brodha V from Machas with Attitude ruled the list with the maximum number of nominations in almost every category; The HK from M Brigade is just behind Brodha V. IRF will declare the results on 19th of November.
Here are the nominees!
MAIN AWARDS
A] Rappers:
1. Best Rap Album/Mixtape (An entire album/Mixtape)
a) The HK – Love-A-Holic
b) Brodha V – Death Punch
c) FBI – Inkounter
d) Smokey – The Cellotape
e) MC Dappear – Methodical Melodies
2. Record of The Year [Self Produced/Performed]
a) Brodha V – Aathma Raama
b) Abazz & MOH feat Deep Sync – Hindustan Meri Jaan
c) Srik – Losing My Focus
d) Rapper Bigdeal – Flashlights
e) Machas With Attitude – World’s Fastest Indians
f) Sin P – The One I trusted
3. Song of the Year
a) The HK – Can’t Stop me now
b) Brodha V – Emulate
c) Smokey – Return of the clown
d) Keepsake and Sly R – The Message
e) Srik – One Nation
f) G-Grip – Ki Haal
g) Kinga Rhymes – Yonkers
4. Best Rap Song by a Solo artist
a) G-Grip – Ki Haal
b) Brodha V – Aathma Raama
c) Subliminal – Can You Hear Me
d) Feral – Long Gone
e) The HK – Can’t Stop me now
f) Srik – Loosing my Focus
g) Smokey – Return of the Clown
5. Best Rap Song by a Crew
a) Cash Kardz and ROB C – Back to the roots
b) Rapkingz – Haar (I will stand again)
c) Machas With Attitude – Worlds Fastest Indians
d) Keepsake and Sly R – The Message
e) Rebel Pundits – The Goan Way
d) Harbour Gang – ICU
f) Mohali Brigade – I Run Mohali
6. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (Collabs of artists from diff. crews)
a) the HK feat yajur brar and Dr. Love – Left me broken
b) Smokey ft. Mo Boucher – Since I Was Born
c) Brodha V and Colin Terence – When We Party
d) A-Bazz & MOH feat Deep Sync – Hindustan Meri Jaan
e) N-Gritz feat Lovepreet Sandhu – Precious Moments
f) Sikander Feat Emenjay – Betrayed
g) Karnage feat Rinosh – Broken Wings
h) Keepsake and Sly R feat Big Smoke, O.M.I – Woh Raatien
7. Best Rap Artist (English)
a) Srik
b) Brodha V
c) Sumukh Mysore
d) Kinga Rhymes
e) Emcee Feral
f) Subliminal
e) Poetic Justis
f) Emcee Dappear
8. Best Rap Crew (English)
a) F.B.I
b) Xtremoz Undadawgs
c) Machas with Attitude
d) Souls of Sinisters
e) Rebel Pundits
9. Best Rap Artist (Desi)
a) MOH
b) G-Grip
c) the HK
d) Emenjay
e) MC Heam
f) Sikander Kahlon
g) N-Gritz
h) Adhi
10. Best Rap Crew (Desi)
a) Mohali Brigade
b) Rapkingz
c) Neo Fatal
11. Best R&B Song. (RnB/Soul/Free-form Fusion & Melodies)
[Also called the ‘Dare To Be Different’ Award]
a) The Emenjay : “I love her”
b) The Emenjay : “Lights off (Piano version)”
c) Keepsake : “Woh Raatein”
d) The HK & Yajur Brar : “Left me broken”
e) Avy Dhillon feat Hk and Tazzor Razz : “Bewafa”
f) Frank : “You and me (Part-II)”
g) Rebel Pundits : “Pal Pal”
B) Producers:
1. Best Instrumental Composition
2. Best Instrumental Arrangement
3. Best Producer (Composition,arrangement,vocal arrangement,final track)
4. Best Sound Mixing/Editing
C) Directors:
1. Best Music Video
a) Kinga Rhymes – Can I Ask
b) Rapperiya Balam – Charon Taraf Andhera
c) N-Gritz feat Lovepreet Sandhu – Precious Moments
d) A-Bazz and MOH – Shut it Down
e) Emcee Dappear – Look into your eyes
f) Mumbai’s Finest – Underdog
POPULAR AWARDS (Based upon ‘VOTING SYSTEM’)
1. Best Rap Artist
a) Brodha V
b) the HK
c) Smokey
d) Poetic Justis
e) Srik
f) Emcee Feral
g) Subliminal
h) Kinga Rhymes
i) Emcee Dappear
2. Best Rap Crew
a) Rebel Pundits
b) F.B.I
c) Machas With Attitude
d) Souls of Sinisters
e) Abazz and MOH
f) Xtremoz Undadawgs
g) Mohali Brigade
h) Rapkingz
3. Best Producer
a) The 6th Element
b) Sez
c) Rakshit
d) Brodha V
e) Raksolid
f) DJ Sin
g) A-Bazz and MOH
4) Best Music Video
a) N-Gritz feat Lovepreet Sandhu – Precious Moments
b) A-Bazz and MOH – Shut it down
c) Emcee Dappear – Look into your eyes
d) Mohali Brigade – I got the Money Money
e) Brodha V – Emulate
f) Kinga Rhymes – Can I ask
g) Mumbai’s Finest – Underdog
5) Best Song
a) A-Bazz and MOH – Hindustan Meri Jaan
b) Brodha V – Aathma Raama
c) the HK – Left Me Broken
d) Smokey – Return of the Clown
e) Cash Kardz and ROB C – Back to the Roots
f) Keepsake and Sly R – The Message
g) Srik – Loosing my Focus
h) G-Grip – Ki Haal
6) Best Rap Album/Mixtape
a) Brodha V – Death Punch
b) FBI – Inkounter
c) the HK – Love-A-Holic
d) Emcee Dappear – Methodical Melodies
e) Souls of Sinisters – The Last Resort
f) Smokey – Cellotape
SPECIAL AWARDS:
1. Best Debut Rap Act
a) Big G
b) Rapkingz
c) Shiyaz Abdul
d) Rawskull
e) Johnny Dee
f) Harbour Gang
2. Best Debut Producer
a) DJ Dark Duke
b) Sez
c) DJ Shubh
d) Deepraj Raorane
3. IRF’s Word of Respect
[Will Annouce its Winner Directly]
4. One Mic Audio Tournament Winner (Rapper/Producer)
5. EOTD Award
6. Best Indian Artist (International/NRI)
a) Rishi P
b) Mandeep Sethi
c) Ram K
d) Da Deliverer