Anugerah Juara Lagu (AJL) is a competition held annually in
Malaysia where artists are competing with each other regardless of what genre
of music they’re singing. This
competition does not only honors singers but also the composers and the
lyricists of the song.
It has been decades that this competition is held (29 years
to be exact!). Imagine how many artists took part in this and the evolution of
music - from Ballad, Pop, Rock, Traditional, Indie, Hip Hop and more. All of
these genres had won before in AJL except Hip Hop.
However this year, the Hip Hop clan claimed their first ever
Juara Lagu trophies as CHAMPIONS! Congratulations
to Joe Flizzow and Sonaone for winning the AJL 29th Edition! and RM50,000 Yoooo!
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To be honest I was being skeptical with the results.
Note: I am always
skeptical. I did not watch the entire performances from the finalists last
night. I was half-asleep when they announced the results.
Then I woke up this morning trying to recall why Najwa and
Hafiz did not win anything? Does Shila Amzah deserve the runner-up? Did Joe and
Sonaone deserve the champion title? And the only thing that is undeniable was
when Dayang won the Best Vocal Award. She was amazing. She won the second
runner-up award too. You can say her comeback was worth it.
Najwa and Hafiz did not win anything because it was not
their rezeki. Najwa nailed it last
night with those cute little girl dancers that disguise themselves as “Lelaki”.
Yuna should be proud of her! And Hafiz was… just Hafiz.
Although I think Najwa or Hafiz should win instead of Shila Amzah but who knows, Shila might had worked super hard for this competition. She deserves it. It has always been her rezeki.
So… did Joe and his protégé, Sonaone deserve theirs? OH YEAH!
THEY DESERVE THIS AWARD! Hip Hop genre never wins in this competition but not
this year! Hip Hop artists in Malaysia had always been working hard to get
their music to be accepted by the mainstream community since the 1990s.
To focus on Joe Flizzow, the King of Hip Hop, the Jay-Z of
Malaysia (let me be your Beyoncé, kidding!), the person to actually generate
this genre till this day, the person that opens door to many Hip Hop artists in
Malaysia, the person that initially worked with his partner in Too Phat that is known to everyone (at
least people at my age) but I don’t know what happened, Malique is nowhere to
be seen.
Upon winning the champion title,
“Terima kasih semua dan ini untuk... ” Joe hesitated.
“Ini untuk Hip Hop”.
That hesitation Joe…
everyone knows the hesitation is for Malique.
Apa Khabar is for Malique too… kan?
Dear Malique, just say khabar baik already!
Anyways, below are the finalists for AJL 29th
Edition:
- Apa Khabar – Joe Flizzow and Sonaone (WINNER)
- Masih Aku Cinta – Shila Amzah (First Runner-Up)
- Di Pintu Syurga – Dayang Nurfaizah (Second Runner-Up, Best Vocal Award)
- Romancinta – Mojo (Best Performance Award)
- Gilalah – Stacy
- Percayalah – Indah Ruhaila
- Gadis Jolobu – Dato’ Hattan and Waris
- Matahari – Hafiz Suip
- Rentak Laguku – Bunkface and Amy Search
- Sesal Separuh Nyawa – Alyah
- Lelaki – Yuna
- Apa Khabar – Joe Flizzow and Sonaone
- Malaikat - Hazama
Ps. Dear Parents, how’s your honeymoon? Don’t you miss us?
#clingychildren
- Miss P -
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