.....The Next is about utilising young peoples interests as a proceses for engaging them in an exploration of the world around them. At the core of the project is the desire to develop a way of engaging young people in education processes that reflect where young people are at....Wussup Peoples........Well here it is finally - the new interim home page before the new new home page.....confused? Same......just go with it....or as the crunk n b group Cherish would say just 'lean wit it, rock wit it'. The aim of the new homepage is to keep everyone on point about the new things happening in hip hop, interesting hip hop related info, what's going on in Aotearoa Hip hop and anything in between. Also we want to incorporate a global perspective by introducing a new hip hop artist/ participant from somewhere around the world working for change in their area. Just got back from Auckland where I meet up with Fleshmaze at their B Boy/B Girl night on Thursday nites at Youthtown....Awesome atmosphere...if your into B Boying hop down there, as well as checking out Big Friday down in Otara Rec Centre with Allan Va'a of 274 Youth Core....good vibes and lots of basketball heads. So for those that are into Basketball - that's the spot. Big Ups to all that attended AUT Maori Youth Expo, what a fun event. Next year looks to be blazin....Awesome I hope you enjoy all the lil pieces of information. Any comments/suggestions/moans/rants or whatever HOLLA Peace |
Hip Hop WorldwideThis section is to profile a dope hip hop artist/s from some around the world. DAM 3
(Click on the picture above to take you straight to the website)
DAM is a group of three Palestinians from Lod,which is a mixed town 20 km away from Jerusalem, inside Israel. The three, Tamed Nafar, his brother Suhell and Mahmoud Jreri were the first Palestinian hip-hop group ever. They formed in 99 and have become the leading group of the Palestinian and Arab hip-hop movement in the Middle East. Their name stands for Da Arabian MCs, but in Arabic, dam can mean immortal or blood, which is the sameword in Hebrew, too. With “Ihda” (Dedication), their third record, they’re reaching beyond the region and releasing their first internationally distributed album. The lyrics of DAM are influenced by the continuing Israeli - Palestinian conflict as well as by the Palestinian struggle for freedom and equality. DAM also draw their influence from such issues as terrorism, drugs and womens's rights. Musically they take their inspiration fromboth Hip Hop artists (Nas, 2Pac, Mos Def, IAM, NTM,Saian Supa Crew, MBS etc) and Arabic music (Marcel Khalifa, Kazem Saher, George Wassouf, Majda al Romi etc).
Click on the green words for more information about the Israeli - Palestinian conflict: GEC News or check out Bitter Lemons
Interesting things on the net....(not very dial up friendly sorry peeps) This is for all ya'll up and coming DJ's and all you ol skool heads to check out. Just click on the names below to take you through to their youtube vids..... Click on DJ Sarahs name to check out the dopest 8 year lil female rocking the one's and two's (turntables) DJ Ryusei is 5 years old....................AMAZING!!! FUNNY!!
Honestly click on the pix and have a laugh The CompetitionUntil November 2007, Baobabconnections runs the Why MDGs? competition, open to all new and old Baobabconnections members around the world. Our goal is to get you volved with and informed on the Millennium Development Goals Check it out the competition info here
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Aotearoa: Hip Hop happeningsThis section is to give a run down of whats going on in the Aotearoa hip hop scene, the happening trends and not so happening trends as according to ME. |
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There's currently a trend moving around Aotearoa of trying to gain true information of the dance Bboying and also of the other related dances of Locking, all the dances under the Popping umbrella and Rocking. Click on the highlighted to check out our Bboy section in the resource and also check out freestylesession forums Event to attend here in Aotearoa next month is Battle Cry 26th and 27th of October 2007. Click on the word Battle Cry to take you through to the site for more information.... Battlle Cry. You can also check out the the battle cry NZ hip hop forums HHNZ |
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It might be just me but there seems to be a lack of DJ battles - they were so prominent in the 90's here in Aotearoa. Is it a lack of organizers or the introduction of all the new DJ equipment....interesting.... However, it seems there could be some interest sparking up....keep your eyes here |
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Aotearoa has heaps of up and coming MC's putting out their own work on their own albums a d mixtapes. It's awesome that there's so much independent work going on......check out myspace and type in NZ rap groups For any fledgling MC/Writer/Poet Dear NZ: Are you passionate about current issues facing New Zealand? Do you have an opinion/want your opinion to be heard? Are you aged between 15-30 years old? We are calling for young New Zealanders to write a letter about these current New Zealand issues looking for some honest letters about: * Social Justice The selected submissions will be published in a book titled 'Dear New Zealand'. Letters should be between 1,000 to 2,000 words in length. All contributing writers will be profiled within the book. Heres the site Dub City MC Battle Going to be held in Wellington in mid Nov. Times, place and date will be updated closer to the time. Check out topic on HHNZ |
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Like the B boy scene there is also the trend of finding the orgins and foundations of the writing culture and bringing the funk to your letter fonts. On the other hand there is a trend of being totally anti this movement.....there is much he raruraru (amiss) in this area. Also big news Ironlak - an Australian made paint is being distributed through NZ and is really cheap...awesome check out the Ironlak website |
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KrumpingTommy the Clown is currently taking workshops and working with some of the young people around NZ
New MusicScribe's got his new song 'My Shit' out at the moment and it's the talk of the town. Go check out 'My Shit'- You Tube Clip Breaking Wrekwordz go their new album MONSTER ALBUM in stores SEPT 10 as well as a national tour in October
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Interview: B Girl T Flowcheck this this website for more info on Taya 1. What crew/s are you down with, where are you situated and what do ya do?I’m representing Flowmo crew from Finland; our crew has been together 5 years now. I started Newstyle hiphop when it actually came to Finland in1992, then met some B boys later 1997 and started seriously B-girling. My main thing in Finland is teaching classes for younger kids. I teach both Newstyle and B boying/B girling. I have many classes, but I still practise a lot with my crew and other bboy/bgrils from Finland. There is lot of people who inspire me. My biggest inspiration has been like Mr.Wiggles, Ken Swift, Crazy Legs, Asia one, Ivan, Maurizio, Storm and later Abstract, Flearock, Beta, Jskills ,Kamel. .huuuh there is alot ...and of course my crew always surprises me and B boy Ata and Ima from Finland and the B boys in Ghostcrew from Sweden. I also get inspiration of my students and younger dancers over here. Just from this dance, travelling, meeting dancers etc..really gives me energy to do what I do in my life. My first teacher was one old skool B boy from Finland. He told me how important is to learn basics, a clean Sixstep and Indian step, he told me lot of B boy history, although I knew much already. I was dancing hip hop many years before and after I saw Beatstreet I wanted to learn B-boying. Now all my inspirations and life itself helped me to get here. I’ve been living hard times and dance helped to go on and of course travelling, that I’ve seen and experienced a lot in past years Also passion to do what I do, and peoples support to me to believe in myself. I’ve always been a very shy girl with low self-esteem and Im always so nervous...:) now it’s better because I can control it somehow. Learning to trust myself more has helped. But yeah I wanna thank u my crew and my teachers who believed. I feel there is this trend thing in B boying. Some years ago when it came out there was bigger stage-competition and that whole business. People started focusing only these crowd pleaser things, like big moves just handhopping whatever. I never understood it, I know myself and my crew have big moves but we are not like the big stage people...for me I love footwork and little tricks, so for me I feel I’ve been honest to myself. But now it turned again...for example in Korea, when they came out, they did crazy big moves, but now everybody wanna look like "real B boys" so...I feel there is trends and its going back to roots again more, but Im open-minded, I try to respect all people who wanna dance and do it own way. Without this culture...I dunno where I would be. Before dancing I got into music, so the whole passion for this culture is so...its hard to say in words, its love of my life, sounds cliché’s, but what can I say...lol Dancing also helps me in real life, it helps when Im sad, depressed or happy, it helps my emotion world. I feel it has saved me many times :)
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