Joleen Marara
ORGANISERS of the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards (RoilBAA) have rechristened the Outstanding Hip Hop award, The Calvin Mgcini Nhliziyo Hip Hop Award as part of honouring the late talented rapper.
The multi award winning rapper who loved calling himself ‘That Luveve Boy’ died in the early hours of Sunday in a hit and run accident, in a development that shocked the entire arts fraternity in the southern region.
“The multi award winning artist will forever be engraved in the RoilBAA DNA.
“We will honour him by naming the Outstanding Hip Hop award after him for this year. The award will now be called The Calvin Mgcini Nhliziyo Hip Hop Award,” reads a statement by Roil Baa.
The organisers added that they were working on a tribute for Cal-Vin.
The Roil Baa awards for this year have been slated for November 28.
“We take this moment as we did in life to thank you Calvin Mgcini Nhliziyo , for putting Bulawayo and Zimbabwe arts on the world map, thank you for all the music , thank you for lighting up our stages and thank you for inspiring and seeing beyond yourself by affording others a platform. Intaba enkulu idilikile but you will forever be in our hearts. Heaven has gained an angel. Rest In Peace King Kong”.
Cal-Vin who broke records as a youthful young rapper when he featured renowned South African rapper Casper Nyovest.
Cal-Vin had been nominated for this year’s however the organisers said , his name will be retired from the nominees list.
Cal-Vin bagged several awards from RoilBAA, the Zim Hip Hop Awards and Zimbabwe Music Awards.
