The third edition of the Hip Hop World Awards was hosted by comedian

Basketmouth Bright Okpocha (born 14 September 1978), better known by his stage name Basketmouth, is a Nigerian comedian and actor. He has organized popular stand-up comedy concerts like ''Basketmouth Uncensored'' across the globe. Basketmouth hosted a comedy ...

and

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actress Dakore Egbuson. It was held on 15 March 2008 at Planet One in Maryland, Lagos, Nigeria. Nigerian-French singer

Aṣa Bukola Elemide (born 17 September 1982),"There's 'Fi ...

won 3 awards, including Album of the Year for her eponymous debut studio album.

2face Idibia Innocent Ujah Idibia Order of the Niger, MON (; born 18 September 1975), known by his stage name 2Baba and formerly as 2Face Idibia, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, record producer and philanthropist known for his solo debut album, ''Face 2 Fa ...

received the most nominations with six.

Winners and nominees

Winners are emboldened.

References

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