The Korean Hip-hop Awards (KHA; Korean한국 힙합 어워즈) is an annual South Korean music awards ceremony. It was first held in 2017 and is hosted by the hip hop web magazines Hiphople and Hiphopplaya.[1] The winners are decided by 70% critic vote and 30% netizen vote from 2023[2] (50% critic vote and 50% netizen vote previously).[3]

Korean Hip-hop Awards
Awarded forExcellence in hip-hop and R&B
CountrySouth Korea
First awarded2017
Websitekoreanhiphopawards.com

Winners and nominees

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Artist of the Year

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Year Recipient Nominees
2024 Beenzino
2023 Jay Park
2022 Changmo
2021 Jay Park
2020 Yumdda
2019 The Quiett
2018 Jay Park
2017

New Artist of the Year

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Year Recipient Nominees
2024 ShyboiiTobii
  • Ghvstclub
  • Ksmartboi
  • Street Baby
  • Xwally
  • Tray B
2023 gonggonggoo009
  • NSW Yoon
  • Roh Yun-ha
  • Damini
  • Polodared
  • Fleeky Bang
2022 Since
2021 Homies
2020 Ash Island
2019 Haon
2018 DPR Live
2017 Justhis

Hip Hop Album of the Year

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Year Recipient Work Nominees
2024 Beenzino Nowitzki
  • Lobonabeat - Trapstar Lifestyle
  • Skyminhyuk - Liberation (해방)
  • AP Alchemy - AP Alchemy: Side A
  • E Sens - Piggy Bank (저금통)
  • Kid Milli - Beige
2023 Lil Moshpit AAA
  • 009 - UU (ㅠㅠ)
  • Nucksal & Cadejo - Sincerely Yours (당신께)
  • C Jamm - Ghenn (걘)
  • Lee Hyeon-jun - Lost in Translation (번역 중 손실)
  • Paloalto - Dirt
2022 Changmo Underground Rockstar
  • Los - Skandalouz
  • Unofficialboyy & Haifhaif - Net, Trap, Launcher, Capture (그물,덫,발사대기,포획)
  • ChoiLB - Independent Music (독립음악)
  • Kid Milli & Dress - Cliche
  • Fana - Fanatiic
2021 Bill Stax Detox
2020 C Jamm Keung (킁)
  • E Sens - The Stranger (이방인)
  • Changmo - Boyhood
  • XXX - Second Language
  • O'Domar - Field (밭)
  • Futuristic Swaver - BFOTY
2019 XXX Language
2018 Legit Goons Junk Drunk Love
2017 Nucksal The God of Small Things
(작은 것들의 신)
  • Beenzino - 12
  • Hwaji - Zissou
  • Justhis - 2 Many Homes 4 1 Kid
  • Takeone - Green Ideology (녹색이념)
  • B-Free - Free From Seoul

Hip Hop Track of the Year

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Year Recipient(s) Work Nominees
2024 E Sens "What the Hell"
  • Dynamic Duo, Lee Young-ji - "Smoke"
  • Lobonabeat - "Young Boy"
  • Beenzino - "Travel Again" (여행 Again)
  • Swings, Nochang, Black Nut, Damini - "No One Likes Us"
  • Kid Milli - "25"
2023 Zico "New Thing" (새삥)
  • Lobonabeat - "Birthday" (생일)
  • Lil Moshpit - "Yooooo"
  • Lee Hyeon-jun - "White Lighter"
  • Keith Ape - "Mull"
  • Paloalto - "Priceless"
2022 Changmo "Taiji" (태지)
  • Be'O - "Counting Stars"
  • Sokodomo - "Merry-Go-Round" (회전목마)
  • Ash Island - "Melody" (멜로디)
  • Unofficialboyy & Haifhaif - "Net, Trap, Launcher, Capture" (그물,덫,발사대기,포획)
  • Changmo - "Hyperstar"
2021 Mirani, Munchman, Khundi Panda, Mushvenom "VVS"
2020 Changmo "Meteor"
  • Yumdda - "Don't Call Me" (돈 Call Me)
  • Mushvenom - "Why Are You So Noisy" (왜 이리 시끄러운 것이냐)
  • Bewhy - "Gottasadae" (가라사대)
  • Changmo, Hash Swan, Ash Island, Kim Hyoeun - "Band"
  • C Jamm - "Poker Face" (포커페이스)
2019 Justhis, Kid Milli, Noel, Young B "IndiGO"
  • Mommy Son - "Mommy Jump" (소년점프)
  • XXX - "Sujak" (수작)
  • Giriboy, Kid Milli, Noel, Swings - "Flex"
  • pH-1, Kid Milli, Loopy - "Good Day"
  • Jvcki Wai - "Enchanted Propaganda"
2018 Woo Won-jae "We Are" (시차)
  • Jazzyfact - "Harujongil" (하루종일)
  • Dok2 & Jay Park - "Most Hated" (니가 싫어하는 노래)
  • Kim Ximya - "Career High"
  • Chaboom - "Lord of the Flies" (리빠똥)
  • TFO - "Cone" (원뿔)
2017 Bewhy "Forever"
  • Nucksal - "NFS" (팔지 않아)
  • Nafla - "Mercy"
  • Owen Ovadoz - "City"
  • Jay Park & Ugly Duck - "Ain't No Party Like an AOMG Party" (우리가 빠지면 PARTY가 아니지)
  • Beenzino - "Flexin"

R&B Album of the Year

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Year Recipient Work Nominees
2024 Jerd Bomm
  • Thama - Wooof
  • Sumin - Sichimi (시치미)
  • Youra - A Lot of Tentacles (꽤 많은 수의 촉수 돌기)
  • Zion T - Zip
  • Crush - Wonderego
2023 Rad Museum Rad
2022 Thama Don't Die Colors
2021 Samuel Seo Unity II
2020 Crush From Midnight to Sunrise
2019 Sumin Your Home
  • Colde - Wave
  • Naul - Sound Doctrine
  • Jclef - Flaw, Flaw
  • Hippy Was Gipsy - Language (언어)
  • Horim - Metrocity
2018 Hippy Was Gipsy Tree (나무)
  • Rico - White Light Panorama
  • Off On Off - Boy
  • Rad Museum - Scene
  • Xin Seha - 7F, the Void
  • Vinicius - Sai (사이)
2017 Jay Park Everything You Wanted
  • Dean - 130 mood: TRBL
  • Samuel Seo - Ego Expand
  • Hoody - On And On
  • Nahzam Sue - Till The Sun Goes Up
  • Crush - Interlude

R&B Track of the Year

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Year Recipient Work Nominees
2024 Dean "Die 4 You"
  • Rad Museum - "Call Me Back"
  • Sumin - "Closet" (옷장)
  • Jerd - "Like Rain, Like Music" (비처럼 음악처럼)
  • Jemini - "Attention"
  • Crush - "Ego" (미워)
2023 Crush "Rush Hour"
  • DPR Ian - "Ballroom Extravaganza"
  • Rad Museum - "Offline"
  • Jay Park - "Ganadara"
  • Big Naughty - "Beyond Love" (정이라고 하자)
  • Slom - "Anirago" (아니라고)
2022 Lee Hi "Only"
  • Thama - "Blessed"
  • Mind Combined - "Show Me"
  • Sumin & Slom - "The Gonlan Song" (곤란한 노래)
  • Youra - "Mimi"
  • Thama - "I'm Chill" (Chill이란 낱말의 존재이유)
2021 "Holo" (홀로)
  • Crush - "Ohio"
  • Chancellor - "Automatic Remix"
  • DeVita - "Evita!"
  • Bibi - "Kazino" (사장님 도박은 재미로 하셔야 합니다)
  • Samuel Seo - "Cycle" (굴레)
2020 Dean "Howlin' 404"
  • Samuel Seo - "Playaplayaplaya"
  • Colde - "Wa-r-r" (와르르♥)
  • Jclef - "Mama, See"
  • Dress & Sogumm - "I Wonder" (궁금해)
  • Sumin - "Shaker"
2019 "Instagram"
  • Sumin - "Your Home" (너네 집)
  • George - "Gohaegoback" (하려고해고백)
  • Jclef - "The Last 1 Hour Before We Fade" (지구 멸망 한 시간 전)
  • Horim - "Sug4r"
  • Soma - "Pollen Allergy" (꽃가루)
2018 Off On Off "Gold"
  • Jay Park - "Yacht (k)"
  • Samuel Seo - "Off You"
  • Hippy Was Gipsy - "Dot" (점)
  • Peejay - "Na B Ya" (나비야)
  • Rico - "Paradise"
2017 Dean "D (half moon)"
  • Jay Park - "All I Wanna Do"
  • Crush - "Woo Ah" (우아해)
  • Jeebanoff - "Sungbook-gu Kids" (삼선동 사거리)
  • Minje - "Do"
  • Hoody - "Need U"

Producer of the Year

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Year Recipient Nominees
2024 Fredi Casso
  • Nochang
  • Code Kunst
  • Hukky Shibaseki
  • Hecop
  • Hyeminsong
2023 250
  • Lil Moshpit
  • Slom
  • Jay Kidman
  • Toil
  • Fredi Casso
2022 Toil
2021 Code Kunst
  • GroovyRoom
  • Giriboy
  • Toil
  • Bronze
  • Goosebumps
2020 Giriboy
  • Frnk
  • Jay Kidman
  • Goosebumps
  • Dress
  • GXXD
2019
  • Code Kunst
  • Gray
  • Frnk
  • GroovyRoom
  • Woogie
2018 GroovyRoom
  • Code Kunst
  • Gray
  • Peejay
  • Jflow
  • Kim Park Chella
2017

Collaboration of the Year

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Year Recipients Work Nominees
2024 Oygli (feat. E Sens, Beenzino) "1 to 8 Remix"
  • Lobonabeat, Bill Stax, Oygli - "I Need"
  • Leellamarz, NSW Yoon, Street Baby (feat. Haon, Sik-K) - "Money Dance"
  • Blase, Black Nut, Jimmy Paige, Dok2, Smugglers - "Grrr"
  • Swings, Nochang, Black Nut, Damini - "No One Likes Us"
  • E Sens (feat. Dok2) - "No Boss'
2023 Balming Tiger (feat. RM) "Sexy Nukim" (섹시느낌)
  • Nucksal & Cadejo - "Sincerely Yours" (당신께)
  • Lil Moshpit (feat. Kid Milli, Sokodomo, Polodared) - "Yooooo"
  • Blase[A] - "Peace Out (Mega Mix)"
  • Justhis (feat. Kwaii, Don Malik, 009) - "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"
  • Justhis, R.Tee, Don Malik, Huh, Khan, Mckdaddy, Los - "My Way"
2022 Homies (feat. Uneducated Kid, Paul Blanco) "Siren Remix"
(사이렌 Remix)
  • Jay Park, pH-1, Woogie, YLN Foreign[B] - "DNA Remix"
  • Basick[C] - "08Basick Remix" (08베이식 REMIX)
  • Kitsyojii[D] - "Stand Up Remix" (일어나 Remix)
  • Toil[E] - "Forever You Remix" (너 포에버 Remix)
  • Heartcore - "Heartcore"
2021 Jvcki Wai, Coogie, Paloalto, The Quiett, Bassagong "Fadeaway"
2020 Yumdda, Deepflow, The Quiett, Paloalto, Simon Dominic[I] "I'mma Do"
(아마두)
2019 Justhis, Kid Milli, Noel, Young B "IndiGO"
  • Bassagong (feat. JTong) - "Tang-A" (탕아)
  • Drunken Tiger (feat. MC Meta, Dok2) - "A Tiger Named JK" (이름만 대면)
  • pH-1, Kid Milli, Loopy (feat. Paloalto) - "Good Day"
  • Sumin (feat. Xin Seha) - "Your Home" (너네 집)
  • Giriboy, Kid Milli, Noel, Swings - "Flex"
2018 Samuel Seo & Qim Isle "Mango"
  • GroovyRoom[K] - "Xindoshi"
  • Nucksal, Hanhae, Ryno, Jo Woo-chan - "1/N" (N분의 1)
  • Chaboom (featuring Paloalto, Swings and Deepflow) - "Equus" (에쿠스)
  • Somdef[L] - "Ring Ring Ring"
  • Hippy Was Gipsy (feat. Kim Oki) - "Fall" (지네)
2017 DPR Live, Sik-K, Punchnello, Owen, Flowsik "Eung Freestyle"
(응 프리스타일)

Underrated Album of the Year

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Year Recipient(s) Work Nominees
2021 QM Money Breath
(돈숨)
  • Jay Park & DJ Wegun - Everybody Sucks
  • JJK - The Angel Wakes Hell's Morning (지옥의 아침은 천사가 깨운다)
  • Homies - Ghetto Kids
  • Fisherman - The Dragon Warrior
  • Samuel Seo - Dial
2020 OLNL Cyber Lover
  • O'Domar - Field (밭)
  • Errday - Sara (살아)
  • Viann - The Baker
  • Chaboom - Sweets & Bitters
  • Lee Hyeon-jun - Main Stream
2019 Odee & Viann Open Monday
  • Jaedal - Period
  • Lee Suho - Entertain
  • Jjangyou - KOKI7
  • Mild Beats - Secondhand Smoking
  • Moldy - Internet Kid
2018 TFO BB (ㅂㅂ)
  • Donutman - Rainbow
  • Cream Villa - Creamtopia
  • Ku Won-chan & Fisherman - Format
  • Xin Seha - 7F, the Void
  • Sleeq & Don Malik - Fommy Hiltiger
2017 Sleeq Colossus
  • Yumdda - Breathe (살아숨셔)
  • Jayho - Lemans (르망)
  • Jeebanoff - So Fed Up
  • Sumin - Beat, And Go To Sleep
  • Legit Goons - Camp

Music Video of the Year

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Year Recipient Work Nominees
2024 DPR Ian "Don't Go Insane"
  • Lobonabeat, Bill Stax, Oygli - "I Need"
  • Swings, Nochang, Black Nut, Damini - "No One Likes Us"
  • Skyminhyuk - "Liberation" (해방)
  • Sik-K - "See You in Every Party"
  • Zion T - "Stranger" (모르는 사람)
2023 Balming Tiger "Sexy Nukim" (섹시느낌)
  • DPR Ian - Miito Movie (Part 1)
  • Lobonabeat - "Birthday" (생일)
  • Blase - "Pop It"
  • Jvcki Wai - "Go Back"
  • JTong - "Chosun Savage" (조선 세비지)
2022 Changmo "Taiji" (태지)
  • 250 - "Bang Bus"
  • DPR Live - "Summer Tights"
  • Jay Park, pH-1, Woogie, YLN Foreign - "DNA Remix"
  • Sokodomo - "MM"
  • Jerd - All My Persona Short Film
2021 H1ghr Music "The Purge"
2020 Balming Tiger "Armadillo"
2019 Mommy Son "Mommy Jump"
(소년점프)
  • Bassagong - "Rodeo" (로데오)
  • Giriboy, Kid Milli, Noel, Swings - "Flex"
  • Jaedal - "Tree"
  • Balming Tiger - "I'm Sick"
  • Sultan of the Disco - "Tong Bei Quan" (통배권)

Label of the Year

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Year Recipient Nominees
2024 AP Alchemy
  • KC
  • Skrr Gang Business
  • Amoeba Culture
  • Ambition Musik
  • At Area
2023 VMC
  • AOMG
  • New Wave Records
  • Daytona Entertainment
  • Yng & Rich Records
  • H1ghr Music
2022 Dejavu Group
  • AOMG
  • Daytona Entertainment
  • Ambition Musik
  • Yng & Rich Records
  • H1ghr Music
2021 H1ghr Music
2020 Ambition Musik
  • BANA
  • AOMG
  • H1ghr Music
  • Legit Goons
  • WYBH
2019 Indigo Music
  • AOMG
  • H1ghr Music
  • Mkitrain Records
  • Hi-Lite Records
  • WYBH

Notes

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  1. ^ feat. Don Mills, Ahn Byeong-woong, San E, Chillin Homie, Oygli, Big Naughty, Oceanfromtheblue, Trade L, Punchnello, A-Chess, Khakii, Polodared, Dive, Kimo L
  2. ^ with D.Ark, 365lit, Lil Boi, Lee Young-ji, Ourealgoat, Choo and Osun
  3. ^ featuring 365lit, Changmo, Crown J, Don Mills, Fana, Gaeko, Layone, Lil Boi, Myundo, Paul Blanco, San E, Swings, Skinny Brown, Verbal Jint and Yumdda
  4. ^ featuring Blase, Chamane, Mckdaddy, Dsel, Layone, Posadic, Kaogaii and Skyminhyuk
  5. ^ featuring Yumdda, Changmo, Northfacegawd and Don Mills
  6. ^ featuring 365lit, Zene the Zilla, Chamane, Paul Blanco, Damndef, Kim Hyoeun and Northfacegawd
  7. ^ with Jay Park, Lee Hi, Bibi, Jamie, Moon, Bumkey, Samuel Seo, Suran, Babylon, Hoody, Sumin, Mrshll, Ann One, Elo, Twlv, Oceanfromtheblue, Jiselle, Sole, Thama, Kvsh, Jinbo, Jerd, Soovi, B.E.D., Xydo, Owell Mood, None
  8. ^ featuring Basick, P-Type, Skull, Sikboy, Olltii, Minos, Brown Tigger and Jazzmal
  9. ^ featuring Woo Won-jae, Kim Hyoeun, Nucksal and Huckleberry P
  10. ^ Jay Park, Simon Dominic, Loco, Ugly Duck, Woo Won-jae, Sik-K, Woodie Gochild, Haon, Gaeko, Bewhy, Paloalto, G2, Reddy, Sway D, Owen, The Quiett, Changmo, Hash Swan, Kim Hyo-eun, Deepflow, Nucksal, Odee, Rocky L, EK, Los, Chaboom, Swings, Giriboy, NO:EL, Jvcki Wai, Justhis, Han Yo-han, Yunhway, Jhnovr, Coogie, Punchnello, Penomeco, Dbo, Hangzoo, Geegooin, Boi B, Ja Mezz, Dayday, Junoflo, Flowsik, Killagramz, Yumdda, Uneducated Kid, Myundo, Takeone, Gray
  11. ^ featuring Loopy, Masta Wu, Kim Hyoeun and Sik-K
  12. ^ featuring Verbal Jint, Paloalto, DPR Live and Car the Garden

References

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  1. ^ Kim, Jung-kyoon (February 22, 2017). "Korean hip-hop comes out from the underground : The explosion of the genre comes with its share of growing pains". Korea JoongAng Daily.
  2. ^ Park, Yun-jin (January 28, 2023). "박재범·블라세·지코 포함…'한국힙합어워즈', 올해의 아티스트 후보 발표" [Jay Park, Blase, Zico included... 'Korean Hip-hop Awards', announces Artist of the Year nominees]. Mydaily (in Korean).
  3. ^ "더 콰이엇 '한국 힙합 어워즈' 올해의 아티스트, 딘은 올해의 알앤비 트랙" [The Quiett "Korean Hip-hop Awards" Artist of the Year, Dean R&B Track of the Year]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). March 21, 2019. Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2021.