Founded by the Hip Hop World Magazine in 2006, the scheme was, until two years ago, held annually in the West African country. The 2022 edition, held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, US, marked the first time the awards were hosted outside Nigeria. Last year’s edition also took place in the US, with awards presented in more than 30 categories.
In a press statement made public last week, organisers explained that the decision to take the awards abroad was to honour Afrobeats’ global explosion in recent years. “As…
