Wednesday, 25 February 2009

End of the Weak

END OF THE WEAK

MC CHALLENGE WORLD FINAL

FRIDAY 27TH February 2009

@ JAMM, Brixton, SW9 – London, UK

8.30pm – 4am /// £8 // £5 b4 10.30pm

This year JACK FLASH defends the title for the UK.

[Current EOW WORLD CHAMPION TITLE held by STIG OF THE DUMP]

[4 NATIONS COMPETING IN THE MC CHALLENGE]
JACK FLASH [UK] / DIRTY MAC [USA]
CHEFKET [Germany] / MIC ORNI [France]


Event features the US EOW host [3Kings: Vice Verses, Propayne & Big Zoo] live from NYC teaming with the UK’s Stig of The Dump & Kingpin to keep things truly international. Headlining acts include: Speakers Corner Quartet with: Life MC [Phi Life Cypher], Kyza & Reveal. A very special feature from reigning B.E.T Freestyle Fridays Champion: Kay-M [NYC] & rhyming partner Ill Answer. An All Star EOW UK Champion line up featuring: Stig Of The Dump [Current world champion] + Dr.Syntax, Dubbledge, M9ine, Reain, Sonny Jim & Arkaic alongside some very special international guest artist, including Berlin Champion: Furious. We are also honored to host the debut London showcase from the Birmingham based: “Louis Den Beat Cypher”, which consist of the UK's leading Hip Hop producers doing their thing live on stage with an assemble of MPCs and other musical gadgets. Entire room is kept moving with the irrepressible energies of the International EOW Host and EOW UK DJs Jazz T & Snuff + DJ Bulet [EOW Berlin]. This event will also feature some very special unannounced guest!! Visuals on the night provided by: R.H.A.S Journal + Live VJ: Silent Eclipse.

In Room 2 we are honored again to be joined by South London’s leading Bboy event “Throwdown”. DJ Credit One, DJ Herse, DJ Lumo & The EOW/Louisden DJs roll out the original breaks for Throwdowns 1-on-1 Bboy battles with a £100 prize on offer. Hosted by Charlee Blue and set to see world class ‘breakin’ be joined by what will be the healthiest EMCEE cypher seen since the days of Speakers Corner [which was held in the same venue and brought to you by the same people]. The night in both rooms will close with a dance session that everyone can get down with, Party classics mixed up with that raw edge Hip Hop that EOW is so widely loved for.

http://www.EODUB.com / http://www.myspace.com/endoftheweakuk

Posted by Anna Nathanson

Sunday, 15 February 2009

Breakin' Boundaries 09!

Cyanide presents..

BREAKIN' BOUNDARIES 2009

In Aid of Guy's & St Thomas's Charity
http://www.gsttcharity.org.uk/ Registered Charity No. 251983

Thursday 5th March 9pm til 3am

Tutu's (King's College London)
Macadam Building Surrey Street London WC2R 2NS

Train: Charing Cross (9 mins), Blackfriars (11 mins)Tube: Temple (1 mins)

TICKETS: £6 / £7 ON THE DOOR
Available from KCLSU / Breakin'KCL / London Bridge Training Sessions &
www.ticketweb.co.uk

ON SALE NOW!!!!

Breaks, Hip Hop & Funk, No Dress Code

Hosted by Swifty (Flooress Formz) & Kymberlee Jay (Funk Physics)

- Live Performance by FRANTIC FRANK (The Kraftsmen)

- 3 on 3 B-Boy Battles (8 Crews)

1.) Natural Selectionz (London)

2.) Soul Mavericks (London) (Defending Champs)

3.) Bad Taste Crew (Newcastle / Ireland)

4.) Floor Riderz (Manchester)

5.) Psycho Stylez (Scotland)

6.) 110 Warwards Lane(Birmingham)

7.) La Familia (London)

8.) One Motion (London)

- Seven 2 Smoke Battle with Special guest B-Boys (TBA)- Flowzaic Showcase- Live Graffiti Battle- Showcase by Poppin' John (Soulbotics Krew)- Some very special Exhibition battles (TBC)- Tuca E Mell Live Drummers from Brazil

Exhibition Battles:

- Bull (Psycho Styles) VS The Chief (A.K.A Virgil) (Rugged Solutions)
- Jelly (Bad Taste Crew) VS Thumba (Sticky Ruckus)

(Unfortunately due to the lack of time and nature of this event all battles are invite ONLY and there are no spaces left).

DJs: Renegade (Armory Massive/Extended Players)Credit One (Tuff Stuff Crew) Mushroom (Birmngham Breakfest)Shortie (Shortie Entertainment)

This event is supported by Breakin' KCL, ACS, Graffiti HQ, THTC, Urban Armory, Urban Species, Beat Cameleon, Pyrotechnic Radio & Dephect clothing.

There will also be Clothing & DVD stalls, giant projection screen, hot & cold food available and prize give aways on the night!!

Proceeds from this event will go to Guy's and St Thomas' Charity which awards grants to facilitate improvements to health services and a wide range of projects including small schemes which improve the patient's environment to major initiatives which involve the purchase of cutting-edge equipment to diagnose or treat illness. Grants for research are also awarded to King's College London, which is the university where the regular London Bridge Training sessions are held on the weekends.

Posted by Anna Nathanson