Emtee joins the likes of AKA, Black Coffee, Cassper as #BETAward16 nominees.
|||Hip-hop artist Emtee‚ real name Mthembeni Ndevu, has been nominated in the BET Awards 2016 category for Viewer's Choice Best New International Act.
The 'Pearl Thusi' hitmaker, who bagged two SAMAs this past weekend, is the fourth South African to be nominated for the BET Awards 2016.
He joins the likes of AKA ( Kiernan Forbes), Cassper Nyovest ( Refiloe Phoolo) and Black Coffee( Nkosinathi Maphumulo), who will be flying the South African flag high in Los Angeles later this month.
BET confirmed Emtee's nomination on Twitter, and continued to congratulate the artist for this great milestone.
Congratulations to @EmteeSA for his #BETAwards16 Viewers Choice: Best New International Act Award nomination. Doing big things, we see you:)
— BET Awards 28 Jun (@BET_Africa) June 7, 2016
In February, Emtee scooped the awards for best remix for his single ‘Roll Up’, which featured AKA and Wiz Kid, Best Hip Hop album for ‘Avery’, Best Music Video for ‘Roll Up’ and the Listener’s Choice Award at the Metro FM Music Awards.
The rapper continued his dominance at local music awards shows, with two major wins at the SAMAs this past weekend, bagging Best Rap Album and the prestigious Record of the Year Award.
Cassper Nyovest took to social media to congratulate Emtee on the nomination, he posted on his Instagram post "South Africa let's go get that BET!!! Get behind your own and vote!!!!
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