The 2nd Headies Awards, commonly known as the 2007 Hip Hop World Awards, were held on 17 March 2007, at the Muson Center. It was hosted by D'banj and Tana Adelana. Paul Play was nominated for six awards and ended up winning four.
Winners and nominees Winners are emboldened.
Best Music Video Best Special Effects "Temptation" – P-Square "Olori Oko" – Infinity "Kade" – Muma Gee "Cry" – Mode 9 Escalade" – Darey "Soul E Baba" – Soul E "Why Me" – D'banj "No Be God" – Gino "Soul E Baba" – Soul E "Cry" – Mode 9 Best Reggae/Dancehall Album Best Pop Album Versatile – Baba Dee Let It Go – Spy Da Man Little Patience – Majek Fashek Conscious News – Righteousman Reflex – Azadus Ghetto Philosophy – Streetmonks After the Storm – Weird MC RunDown Funk U Up – D'banj Naija is Blessed – Soul E Free Soldier – Tony Tetuila Mr Funky – Jazzman Olofin Right and Wrong – Mr Raw |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best R&B Album ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Song of the Year |- | valign="top" | Hitsville – Paul Play From Me to You – Darey No Drama – OJB Jezreel Overture – Obiwon Expressions – Styl Plus | valign="top" | "Why Me" – D'banj "Angel of My Life" – Paul Play "Obodo" – Mr Raw "Imagine That" – Styl Plus "Baby Konga" – Lawal Olumo "For Instance" – 2Face Idibia "Olori Oko" – Infinity "Shake Something" – Jazzman Olofin |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Outstanding African act ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Rap Album |- | valign="top" | VIP Bollie Prae | valign="top" | Free at Last – FreeStyle B.O.U.Q.U.I – Bouqui Son of the Soil – Ikechukwu Onunaku |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Hip Hop Collabo ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Rap Single |- | valign="top" | "Make Dem Talk" – 2Shotz and 9ice "Obodo" – Mr Raw "Eko Ile" – Jazzman Olofin "Street Life" – Question Mark All Stars "Bragging Rights" – Freestyle "Rock the Party" – Tony Tetuila "Sip Easy" – Freestyle | valign="top" | "Cry" – Mode 9 "Ruggedy Baba" – Ruggedman "Tha Definition" – Blaise |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Album of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Artist of the Year |- | valign="top" | Hitsville'' -Paul Play Free at Last – FreeStyle After Da Storm – Weird MC | valign="top" | D'banj Mode 9 P-Square Weird MC Paul Play |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Recording of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Jaiye Abodunrin Next Rated |- | valign="top" | "Cry" – Mode 9 "Onyinye"'' – Obiwon "Forever" – Paul Play "Searching" – OJB Jezreel "Streetlife" – Question Mark All Stars "Chinwe Ike" – Resonannce Naeto C Overdose Lawal Olumo Kage C-Mion Gino Blaise Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year Best Vocal Performance (Male) Soul E FreeStyle Mr Raw Ikechukwu Onunaku Obiwon Darey Bouqui "Forever" and "Angel of My Life" – Paul Play "Onyinye" – Obiwon "Lala" – Silver "Searching" – OJB Jezreel "Soul E Baba" – Soul E Producer of the Year Hall of Fame Cobhams Asuquo – "Cry", "Street", "Dare" Paul Play – "Hitville", "Let Them Say" OJB Jezreel – "No Drama", "For Instance" Don Jazzy – "Why Me", "Tongolo" Eddy Lawani Ben Murray-Bruce
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