Hype Awards 2009 – Vote Now!

It’s that time of the year again! Make your voice heard and vote for your favourite Pioneer Unit artists at the 2009 Hype Awards. We have 13 nominations in 7 categories so get voting!…

Click here to vote for B. Sharpa by Ben Sharpa in the ‘Best Album’ Category

Click here to vote for Igqabhukil’ Inyongo by Driemanskap in the ‘Best Album’ Category

Click here to vote for Bread and Butter by Rattex in the ‘Best Album’ Category

Click here to vote for Driemanskap in the ‘Best Group’ Category

Click here to vote for Ben Sharpa in the ‘Best Lyricist’ Category

Click here to vote for Camagu by Driemanskap in ‘Best Song’ Category

Click to vote for Flêtse Maniere by Jaak in ‘Best Mixtape’ Category

Click here to vote for Camagu by Driemanskap in the ‘Best Video’ Category

Click here to vote for Streets by Rattex in the ‘Best Video’ Category

Click here to vote for Hegemony by Ben Sharpa in the ‘Best Video’ Category

Click here to vote for Rattex in the ‘Best Newcomer’ Category

Hipe and Planet Earth have been nominated in the ‘Best Producer’ category but there is no public voting for this category.

JUST IN: You can now also SMS your vote. SMS the following short codes to 41931…

‘AlbumDriemanskap’
‘AlbumBenSharpa’
‘AlbumRattex’
‘GroupDriemanskap’
‘LyricistSharpa’
‘MixtapeJaak’
‘NewcomerRattex’
‘SongCamagu’
‘VideoDriemanskap’
‘VideoBenSharpa’
‘VideoRattex’

Please note: all SMS are charged at R2

That’s how we rrrrrrrrrroll!!

Ben Sharpa at Hype Magazine Awards

(click for larger image).

Thanks to DJ Raiko for this photo of Ben ripping the mic at the first ever Hype Magazine Awards show.

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners – especially Pro Kid, DJ Kenzhero, Buttabing and Ready D.

Big up to Hype Magazine for undertaking this project. Best believe we’re gonna be scooping some prizes next year!!

PioneerUnit.com Finalist in SA Blog Awards 2008!

Wow! We just found out that that pioneerunit.com is a finalist in the SA Blog Awards under the Best SA Music Blog category!

Massive thanks to everyone who nominated us! We’d love to win the award but we still need your help…

To vote for us to win:
- Click on the SA Blog Awards icon above
or
- Go to the SA Blog Awards website and vote for us (We’re under Best SA Music Blog).

Voting closes on the 19th of March. Our sister company, Apartment Applied Visual Arts is also a finalist in the Best SA Design Blog category so go wild and vote for both of us!

That’s how we rrrrrrrrroll!!

Vote for Pioneer Unit in the 2008 SA Blog Awards

The SA Blog Awards showcase the very best of South African independent web publishing in various categories. Show your support for Pioneer Unit Records and vote for us in the Best SA Music Blog category (click the button above).

Check out the SA Blog Award website.

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