2021 is shaping up to be a major year for Jay Park and his music labels, AOMG and H1GHR Music.
The South Korean hip hop superstar was named Artist of the Year for the third time at the 2021 Korean Hip-Hop Awards (KHA) held virtually this year on February 27. He won the award back-to-back in 2017 and 2018.
Artists signed under AOMG and H1GHR Music also snagged major awards, including R&B Track of the Year for Lee Hi’s “Holo,” Producer of the Year for Code Kunst, Music Video of the Year for H1GHR Music artists’ “The Purge,” and Label of the Year for H1GHR Music.
Here’s the full list of winners:
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- Artist of the Year – Jay Park
- New Artist of the Year – Homies
- Hip Hop Album of the Year – Detox by Bill Stax
- Hip Hop Track of the Year – “VVS” by Mirani, Munchman, Khundi Panda, and Mushvenom feat. Justhis (Prod. GroovyRoom)
- R&B Album of the Year – Unity II by Samuel Seo
- R&B Track of the Year – “Holo” by Lee Hi
- Producer of the Year – Code Kunst
- Collaboration of the Year – “Fadeaway” by Jvcki Wai, Coogie, Paloalto, The Quiett, and Bassagong
- Underrated Album of the Year – Money Breath by QM
- Music Video of the Year – “The Purge” by Jay Park, pH-1, BIG Naughty, Woodie Gochild, HAON, TRADE L, and Sik-K
- Label of the Year – H1GHR Music
H1GHR Music is an international hip hop and R&B record label founded by Jay Park and Cha Cha Malone in 2017, while AOMG is Park’s more locally focused hip hop and R&B record label and artist management he founded in 2013. Artists under both labels have been nominated and won in the past editions of KHA.
The annual Korean Hip-Hop Awards was first held in 2017 by Korean hip hop web magazines Hiphople and Hiphopplaya.
Watch the full awards show here:
