AKA Awards and Nominations
AKA was fatally shot on February 10, 2023, in a well-known restaurant on Florida Road in Durban.
Rapper AKA shot dead in drive-by shooting on Durban’s Florida Road
Per multiple reports, he was shot when standing on the sidewalk when gunfire broke out shortly after 10:00 p.m., according to an eye witness there.
We take a look at the collection of multiple awards and nominations of the famous South African Rapper.
He boasts as one of the most awarded and nominated rappers in the African entertainment industry.
| Year | Award Ceremony | Prize | Recipient/Nominated work | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18th South African Music Awards | Best Male Artist | Altar Ego | Won | |
| 2013 | Channel O Africa Music Video Awards | Most Gifted Hip Hop | Himself | Nominated | |
| 2014 | African Muzik Magazine Awards | Best Male, Southern Africa[40] | Nominated | ||
| Best Rap Act[40] | Nominated | ||||
| MTV Africa Music Awards | Best Hip Hop | Nominated | |||
| Channel O Africa Music Video Awards | Most Gifted Hip Hop | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | African Muzik Magazine Awards | Best Male Southern Africa | Won | ||
| Best Collaboration | Won | ||||
| MTV Africa Music Awards | Best Collaboration | Won | |||
| 21st South African Music Awards | Best Male Artist | Levels | Won | ||
| Kora Awards | Best African Hip Hop | Nominated | |||
| BET Awards | Best International Act (Africa) | Nominated | |||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best African Act | Nominated | |||
| M.O.B.O. Awards | Best International Act (Africa) | ||||
| 4th South African Hip Hop Awards | Best Collaboration | AKA – Baddest (featuring Burna Boy, Khuli Chana and Yanga) | Nominated | ||
| Anatii – The Saga (featuring AKA) | Won | ||||
| Most Valuable Artist |
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Won | |||
| Most Digital Sales | Won | ||||
| Song of the Year | Anatii – The Saga (featuring AKA) | Won | |||
| AKA – Baddest | Won | ||||
| Video of the Year | AKA – All Eyes on Me | Nominated | |||
| Anatii – The Saga (featuring AKA) | Won | ||||
| Da L.E.S – P.A.I.D (featuring AKA and Burna Boy) | Nominated | ||||
| AKA – Sim Dope | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | 15th Metro FM Music Awards | Best Collaboration | AKA – Baddest (featuring Burna Boy, Khuli Chana and Yanga) | Won | |
| Best Hit Single | Won | ||||
| Best Remix | AKA – Baddest Remix (featuring Fifi Cooper, Rouge, Moozlie and Gigi Lamayne) | Nominated | |||
| 22nd South African Music Awards | Best Collaboration | AKA – All Eyes on Me (featuring Redsan, Burna Boy and Stonebwoy) | Nominated | ||
| Best Remix. | AKA – Baddest (featuring Fifi Cooper, Rouge, Moozlie and Gigi Lamayne) | Nominated | |||
| BET Awards 2016 | Best International Act | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | BET Awards 2017 | Best International Act | Himself | Nominated | |
| 2019 | 2019 Kids’ Choice Awards | Favourite South African Star | Himself | Won | |
| BET Awards 2019 | Himself | Nominated | |||
| Namibia Annual Music Awards 2019 | Pan African Artist of the Year | Won | |||
| 2020 | 26th South African Music Awards | Music Video of the Year | AKA – Jika ft YangaChief | Won | |
| 2021 | MTV Africa Music Awards 2021 | Best Lockdown Performance | Himself |
