It was not all bliss for hip hop artist Briss Mbada who could not hide his disappointment at the just ended Zim Hip Hop Awards 5th edition held at 1+1 Longchen Plaza in Harare.
Written by Plot Mhako
The Harare Hucci hitmaker who was nominated for best Male Hip Hop award nearly brought business to a halt after he failed to land the award which was clinched by high-flying Cal-vin from Bulawayo after also scooping song of the year and best album award.
In a protest reminiscent of the 2014 edition’s PeeKay and former Big Brother housemate Hakim’s near violent onstage tiff over the later’s sentiments that Tehn Diamond was supposed to win the award instead of Pee Kay.
Security had a difficult time restraining the sleek looking Mbada who charged fearlessly towards the podium where Cal-vin appeared unmoved and business continued as usual as he delivered an emotional speech much to the applause of the cheerful audience.
The melee continued even after Briss Mbada was shoved out of the venue by bouncers with his entourage hurling insults at both the winner and the organisers.
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After a few minutes, the furious artist left. He was seen back outside the venue when the awards ended, now bit calm.
Zimbuzz caught up with the Briss Mbada and this is what he had to say:
“I have the hottest album at the moment and I am the hip hop artist of the moment, I did what I did because I wasn’t ok with people whose music is not in the streets to be honoured with the best male,” he said.
“The way I reacted is the right way to have my concerns and grievances addressed. Right now my next move is to prove to people that I am the best artist in Africa.”
However, Cal-vin said he did not know who Briss Mbada was when the incident happened and had only seen his name for the first time on the nominees list.
The Luveve boy is riding high on the success of his single Z’Khupan which also features a remix which he did with SA’s Cassper Nyovest.
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Such controversy is not synonymous with Zimbabwean awards only, remember In 2009 Kanye West jumped on stage to interrupt Taylor Swift’ MTV VMA award acceptance speech and suggested that Beyonce deserved the award.
Fast forward 2015 in Zimbabwe a similar incident took place at the Zim Hip Hop Awards.
Nonetheless, the occurrence did not kill the spirit of the awards and the organisers must be commended for setting high standards this year.
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