The Headies 2009

The fourth edition of the Hip Hop World Awards was hosted by Banky W. and Kemi Adetiba. It took place on May 16, 2009, at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, Nigeria. The awards were held outside of Lagos for the first time. 9ice won a total of three awards from six nominations.

The Headies 2009
Date	May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16)
Location	International Conference Centre, Abuja
Country	Nigeria
Hosted by	Banky W. and Kemi Adetiba
Most awards	9ice (3)
Most nominations	9ice (6)
Website	theheadies.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	HipTV

Winners and nominees

Best R&B/Pop Album	Best Rap Album
The Entertainer – D'banj The Unstoppable – 2 Face Idibia Etcetera – Etcetera Street Credibility – 9ice (Winner) Mr Capable – Banky W.	Talk About It – M.I (Winner) Paradigm Shift – Mode 9 Second Turning by the Right – Lord of Ajasa U Know My "P" – Naeto C
Song of the Year	Best Rap Single
"Fall in Love" – D'banj "Incase U Never Know" – 2Shotz (featuring Timaya) "Gongo Aso" – 9ice (Winner) "Good or Bad" – J. Martins (featuring Timaya and P-Square)	"Safe" – M.I (featuring Djinee) "Talking to You" – Mode 9 (featuring Banky W.) "Wa Wa Alright" – Kel "Kini Big Deal" – Naeto C (Winner)
Album of the Year	Best Reggae and Dancehall Album
The Entertainer – D'banj Street Credibility – 9ice (Winner) Paradigm Shift – Mode 9 Talk About It – M.I The Unstoppable – 2 Face Idibia	Gift and Grace – Timaya (Winner) Me Musiq and I – Blackface Ichiban – Chakka Da' Souljah My Shine – Black Solo
Best Vocal Performance (Male)	Best Vocal Performance (Female)
Darey – "Not the Girl" Banky W. – "Don't Break My Heart" (Winner) Etcetera – "Michelle" Wande Coal – "Taboo"	Omawumi – "In the Music" (Winner) Nikki Laoye – "Never Felt This Way" Waje – "Somewhere"
Best Street-Hop Artiste	Lyricist on the Roll
Lord of Ajasa – "Esa Lo Ba De" Da Grin – "Pon Pon Pon" Dj Zeez – "4 Ka Si Se" (Winner) YQ – "E Fi Mi Le"	Mode 9 – "Nine" (Winner) M.I – "Talk About It" Lord of Ajasa – "Esa Lo Ba De" Da Grin – "Pon Pon Pon"
Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year	Next Rated
M.I (Winner) Banky W. Naeto C Nikki Laoye	YQ – "E Fi Mi Sile" MP – "Pasa Pasa" Kel – "Wa Wa Alright" Djinee – "Lade" Omawumi – "In the Music" (Winner)
Best Collaboration	Best Music Video
"Street Credibility" – 9ice (featuring 2 Face Idibia) "Le Fenu So" – Lord Of Ajasa (featuring 9ice) "Good or Bad" – J. Martins (featuring Timaya and P-Square) (Winner) "E Fi Mi Sile" – YQ (featuring Da Grin) "Bush Meat" – Sound Sultan (featuring 2 Face Idibia and W4)	"Bo Si Gban Gba" – Alfonso Dormun "Roll It" – Jude Okoye (Winner) "Pere" – DJ Tee "Naija Boy" – Igho
Best Recording of the Year	Producer of the Year
"Street Credibility" – 9ice (featuring 2 Face Idibia) "Not the Girl" – Darey "For Mitchell" – Etecetra (Winner) "Can't Do Without You" – 2 Face Idibia (featuring Melissa Briggs)	Tee-Y Mix – "Ki Ni Big Deal" Don Jazzy – "Fall in Love" ID Cabasa – "Gongo Aso" (Winner) Terry G – "In Case You Never Know" Jesse Jagz – "Short Black Boy"
African Artiste of the Year	Hall of Fame
Buffalo – "Bubble You Bumz" Tinny – "I Dey Kolo" The Dogg – "Can You Feel It" Witness – "Zero"	Phillip Trimnell
Artiste of the Year
D'banj P-Square Timaya 9ice (Winner)