The winners of the 10th annual Oz Hip Hop Awards have been revealed, with Melbourne MC Seth Sentry sitting atop the throne for 2012 after taking out Best Male MC and Best Album behind his long-awaited and mightily rewarded debut album This Was Tomorrow.
Included in this year’s list is a brand-new category, Head Of State, representing those who work from within the scene to grow Australian hip hop but may not fit under traditional artist-based categories, with 8 titles distributed across each state and territory.
WA’s Layla proudly represented the Syllabolix Crew by taking out the Best Female MC for the SIXTH time – wowzers! Manaz Ill won perhaps the most credential worthy award by fighting his way to be the Best Battle MC after impressive showdowns against the likes of Greely and Jay Legend, as well as battling abroad.
Other winners include Hilltop Hoods for Best Film Clip behind Rattling The Keys To The Kingdom, M-Phazes took out Best Producer, while Hau from Koolism and triple j’s Hip Hop Show was awarded Head of State for NSW.
Check out the full list of winners below.
Oz Hip Hop Awards 2012 Winners
Best Male MC – Seth Sentry
Best Female MC – Layla
Best Battle MC – Manaz Ill
Best Cover Art – April 77 Creative for Obesecity 2
Best Album – Seth Sentry – This Was Tomorrow
Best Verse – Maundz on Agent 86 taken from his “Zero” LP
Best Crew – Golden Era
Best Producer – M-Phazes
Best Track – Maundz “Maundzilla” taken from his “Zero” LP
Best DJ – ADFU
Best Beat – “Won’t Stop” by Mdusu from K21’s Civil Minded Civilian LP
Best Filmclip – Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom by the Hilltop Hoods. Produced by Unity Sound and Visual.
Best EP – Verbill Self Titled EP
Best Free Release – Golden Era
Best Graffiti Artist – DVATE
Best Posse Track – Letters and Numbers by Maundz featuring Crate Cartel
Head of State WA – Rob Shaker
Head of State QLD – Tommy Illfigga
Head of State NSW – Hau
Head of State VIC – Robert Hunter Cup Team
Head of State SA – K21
Head of State TAS – Tommy Twotoes
Head of State NT – Sietta
Head of State ACT – Roshambo
