| The Headies Award for Lyricist on the Roll | |
| Awarded For: | The rapper with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album in the year under review |
| Presenter: | Hip Hop World Magazine |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Year2: | 2019 |
The Headies Award for Lyricist on the Roll is an award presented at The Headies, a ceremony that was established in 2006 and originally called the Hip Hop World Awards. It was first presented to Mode 9 in 2006, the category is one of six categories not open to public voting.[1]
| Lyricist on the Roll | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Nominees | Result | |
| 2020[2] | "Country" – Illbliss | ||
| "Eunice" – A-Q | |||
| "Define Rap 2" – Blaqbonez | |||
| "Trinity" – M.I | |||
| "Get The Info" – Phenom | |||
| "Speak Life" – Phyno | |||
| 2019[3] | "Crown" – A-Q | ||
| "Balance" – Ycee | |||
| "Implode" – Boogey | |||
| "Implode" – Paybac | |||
| "Crown" – Ghost | |||
| "Crown" – Tec | |||
| 2018[4] | "You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives" – M.I | ||
| "Political Science" – A-Q | |||
| "Liquor Night" – Boogey | |||
| "Industry Nite" – Erigga | |||
| 2016[5] | "Chukwu Agozi Gogi" – Illbliss | ||
| "Asamalekun" – Reminisce | |||
| "Jagaban" – Ycee | |||
| "No Matter What" – Mode 9 | |||
| "Agu Ji Ndi Men" – A-Q | |||
| "Show You Something" – Boogey | |||
| 2015[6] | "King Kong" – Vector | ||
| "Bank Alert" – Illbliss | |||
| "Baba Hafusa" – Reminisce | |||
| "T.R" – G.O.D | |||
| 2014[7] | "God on the Mic" – Jesse Jagz | ||
| "Kpansh" – Yung6ix | |||
| "Shots on Shots" – Ice Prince and Sarkodie | |||
| "Rap It Up" – Posly TD | |||
| 2013[8] | "Let It Go" – Mode 9 | ||
| "Voice of the Streets" – Olamide | |||
| "Sanctum" – Boogey | |||
| "Man of the Year" – Phyno | |||
| 2012[9] [10] | "Angeli" – Vector | ||
| "Too Much Money" – Iceberg Slim | |||
| "Shutdown" – Phyno | |||
| "Oh My Gosh" – Yung6ix | |||
| "Mo Street Gan" – Erigga | |||
| 2011[11] [12] | "Rhyme Tight" – Mode 9 | ||
| "Oleku" – Ice Prince | |||
| "Boys Are Not Smiling" – Terry Tha Rapman | |||
| "Undisputed" – M.I | |||
| "Get Down" – Vector | |||
| 2010 | "Bad Man" – Mode 9 | ||
| "Somebody Wants to Die" – M.I | |||
| "Sample (Remix)" – Pherowshuz | |||
| "Got to Love Me" – OD | |||
| 2009[13] [14] | "Nine" – Mode 9 | ||
| "Talk About it" – M.I | |||
| "Esa Lo Ba De" – Lord of Ajasa | |||
| "Pon Pon Pon" – Da Grin | |||
| 2008[15] | "Contradiction" - Mode 9 | ||
| "Crowd Mentality" - M.I | |||
| "Ruggedy Baba" – Ruggedman | |||
| "Only 4 Naija" – Terry tha Rapman | |||
| 2007 | "-" – Mode 9 | ||
| 2006 | "-" – Mode 9 | ||
Most wins
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Mode 9 | Vector | Jesse Jagz Illbliss M.I A-Q | |
| Total wins | 7 Wins | 2 Wins | 1 Win |
Most nominations
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Mode 9 | M.I Abaga | Boogey A-Q | Vector Illbliss Phyno | |
| Total noms. | 8 noms. | 6 noms. | 4 noms. | 3 noms. |