Emtee, Fifi Cooper big winners at Metro FM Awards
Emtee won best remix for ‘Roll Up’, Best Hip Hop album, Best Music Video and the Listener’s choice award.
JOHANNEBSURG - Social media is still abuzz after rappers Mthembeni 'Emtee' Ndevu and Refilwe 'Fifi Copper' Mooketsi each bagged more than two awards at the 15th annual Metro FM Music Awards ceremony last night in Durban.
Ndevu won Best Remix for his single _Roll Up, _in which he features Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and Ayodeji 'Wiz Kid' Balogun. He also won Best Hip Hop album for Avery, Best Music Video for _Roll Up _and the Listener's choice award.
The _Roll Up _hit-maker also walked away with R400,000 and Mooketsi with R300,000 for each award they won.
While the female Motswako rapper won Best Newcomer, Best Produced Album and Best Female Album for her _20Fifi _album .
The most anticipated award of the evening, Song of the Year, went to Nathi for Nomvula.
Congratulations from fans have been pouring in on Twitter:
Last night it was the best night for fifi copper . Emte and cici #mma15
— #teamNOMA #IdolsSA (@MoyahaKarabo) February 28, 2016
#MMA15 @METROFMSA the only thing on my mind is Fifi copper well done Sister That's living proof that SA music is the best Yeah 😎
— Zanele Maonga (@zeenation16) February 27, 2016
"@LeeBellaRossa: If it aint Emtee its Fifi Copper 👏👏 #MMA2015" mamlambo effect
— Lquesol (@Just_LT97) February 27, 2016
Fifi Copper is the ONLY female rapper i recognize!!!
— The Denialist (@cbudacious) February 27, 2016
Emtee pulled a Barry Roux on South Africa's Hip Hop, while the other two midgets are still busy with their beef. #MMA15
- IG: AdvBarryRoux (@Barry_Roux) February 28, 2016
After hearing about the money, old school artist greeting Emtee backstage like... #MMA15 pic.twitter.com/wONlYJUtLe
— Timothy Maurice (@timothymaurice) February 27, 2016
Emtee kodwa "@METROFMSA: I just won best music video! @emteesa #MMA15 #TwitterMirror pic.twitter.com/qJUT8pdS2k"
— Zizipho. (@ziziphosundu) February 27, 2016
THE WINNERS ARE:
SONG OF THE YEAR
Nathi - Nomvula
BEST MALE ALBUM
Cassper Nyovest - Refiloe
BEST AFRICAN POP ALBUM
Nathi - Buyelekhaya
BEST COMPILATION ALBUM
999 music - Summer Ya Di Summer
BEST DANCE ALBUM
Prince Kaybee - Better Days
BEST FEMALE ALBUM
Fifi Cooper - 20Fifi
BEST DUO OR GROUP ALBUM
DBN Nyts - Believe
BEST HIT SINGLE
AKA ft Burnaboy, Khuli Chana, Yanga - Baddest
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Emtee - Roll Up
BEST HIP HOP ALBUM
Emtee - Avery
BEST URBAN JAZZ ALBUM
Nomfundo Xaluva - From now on
BEST KWAITO ALBUM
DJ Bongz - Game Changer
BEST NEW ARTIST
Fifi Cooper - 20FiFi
BEST R&B SINGLE
Cici - Runaway
BEST REMIX
Emtee - Roll Up Re-Up
BEST URBAN GOSPEL ALBUM
Worship House - True Worship 2015 (Live)
BEST COLLABORATION
AKA ft Burna Boy, Khuli Chana & Yanga - Baddest
BEST PRODUCED ALBUM
Fifi Cooper - 20FiFi
BEST STYLED ALBUM
Cici - Runaway
LISTENER'S CHOICE AWARD
Emtee
ONE AFRICA AWARD
Burna Boy
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Arthur Mafokate