{"id":3526,"date":"2012-03-01T22:31:44","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T22:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanhiphop.com\/?p=3526"},"modified":"2012-03-01T22:31:44","modified_gmt":"2012-03-01T22:31:44","slug":"gabao-hip-hop-awards-2012-the-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanhiphop.com\/gabao-hip-hop-awards-2012-the-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabao Hip Hop Awards 2012: the winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another anniversary this year (the other one being <a href=\"\/fifteenyears\/\">15 years Africanhiphop.com<\/a>): our friends from\u00a0Afrik&#8217;Aktion in Libreville, Gabon celebrate the tenth edition of their Gabao Festival. The annual gathering with a heavy focus on hip hop from Gabon, the Central African region and international guests has grown from a small event to one of the annual highlights for the youth of Libreville and Port-Gentil.<\/p>\n<p>The first in a series of anniversary events has been the all-new Gabao Hip Hop Awards which were presented on 25 February (update: check out the pics below, courtesy of Afrik&#8217;Aktion). The festival itself will take place from 5 to 8 July and we&#8217;ll announce the full program on Africanhiphop.com.<\/p>\n<p>The winners for 2012, as voted for by the public via SMS:<\/p>\n<p>Best Artist: Tina (47,41%)<br \/>\nBest Video: Baponga &#8211; Go Easy (62,56%)<br \/>\nDiscovery of the year: POG &#8211; Styll Awax (58,41%)<br \/>\nBest Radio DJ: Flo&#8217;o &#8211; Urban Fm (64,67%)<br \/>\nBest TV presenter: Lionel Sympa &#8211; T\u00e9l\u00e9 Africa (84,8%)<br \/>\nBest Beatmaker: Massassi (jury decision)<br \/>\nBest Dj: DJ Fleo (jury decision)<\/p>\n<p>[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lER32E1hPcU[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p>[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xyE1X7bwr88[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Awards<\/strong><br \/>\nGeorges Kamgoua &#8216;for opening up his Kage studio to rappers during a time that nobody wanted to work with them&#8217;<br \/>\nV2A4 for paving the way for, and inspiring many youngsters<br \/>\nR\u00e9gis Massimba for the Bhat Power Show<br \/>\nEric Benquet for investing more than anyone else in hip hop through his Eben Entertainment<br \/>\nAFJ Productions, for numerous services provided to event organizers<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3526 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/africanhiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/MR-GEORGES-KAMGOUA-STUDIO-KAGE-XXL-AFJ-PRODUCTIONS1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/africanhiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/MR-GEORGES-KAMGOUA-STUDIO-KAGE-XXL-AFJ-PRODUCTIONS1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africanhiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/MR-GEORGES-KAMGOUA-STUDIO-KAGE-XXL-AFJ-PRODUCTIONS1-150x150.jpg 150w, 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