The Journey to the Center of the Cypher breakin’/poppin’ battle event was a tremendous success! Universal Zulu Nation’s Indiana Chapter helped to raise a surprising amount of donations for the Congo World Relief Fund! Here’s how it went:
Many thanks to everyone that was involved to help make this such a success!
NEW LOCATION! TOMAHAWK ZULUS & WRECKLORDS CLOTHING present a 5 vs. 5 breakin’ battle & 1 vs. 1 poppin’ battle preceded by 2 breakin’ workshops by MIGHTY ZULU KINGZ Flex Abyladeez & B-Boy Squirt!!
Saturday, May 19th 6pm-10pm at Come2Go (C2G) 323 W. Baker St. in Fort Wayne, IN. All proceeds go to the Congo’s World Relief Fund.
Flex Abyladeez of Mighty Zulu Kingz breakin workshop 5-19-12 4pm-5pm at Come2Go (C2G) 323 W. Baker St. in Fort Wayne, IN.
B-boy Squirt of Mighty Zulu Kingz breakin workshop 5-19-12 5pm-6pm at Come2Go (C2G) 323 W. Baker St. in Fort Wayne, IN.
Come and witness the five elements of hip hop culture (graffiti, deejaying, breaking, emceeing, and knowledge) in action! $5 cover. All proceeds go to The Walter and Connie Payton Foundation! (www.payton34.com)
6-7PM…FREE! ALL AGES!
PRODUCERS! BEATMAKERS! HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO SHOW AND PROVE YOUR SKILLZ AND COLLECT CA$H FOR IT!
Universal Zulu Nation Indiana Chapter (Tomahawk Zulus)
presents The UNIVERSAL BEATDOWN Beat Battle Series!
Phase 1: Saturday, March 10th at Fed Ups Sports Bar in Indianapolis
Phase 2: Thursday, April 5th at Calhoun Street CS3 in Fort Wayne
Phase 3: Friday, May 18th at Wander Inn Tavern in Mishawaka
RULES:
[Tomahawk Zulus presents Universal Beatdown Beat Battle Series is a single elimination hip hop producer/beatmaker competition.]
1. All contestants must submit original beats.
2. There will be a sign-up sheet near the entrance of each venue at which the battles take place.
3. Beats must be submitted to the DJ in the following formats: iPod/mp3 player, data disc (CD/DVD), flash drive, or (less preferably) music CD. SUBMISSIONS MUST BE IN MP3 OR WAV FORMAT. (No ogg, m4a, wma, or flac, please!)
4. Contestants will go head-to-head for 3-4 rounds; single elimination.
5. The winner will be picked based on the judges scores (on a scale of 1-10) and crowd response.
6. The judges will base their decision on various factors, including but not limited to originality, style, and sound quality/clarity of the submitted production.
7. Contestants will have their track heard by the judges and crowd for 45 seconds to 1 minute during each round.
8. All contestants must be prepared to submit at least 5 tracks.
9. For early registration for any of the 3 beat battles (Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Mishawaka) contact Raafiq at 765-729-3222 and be prepared to submit your name, age, location, and contact information.
10. The winner will receive a $300 cash prize upon successful completion of the contest.
This event was a major success! Thanks to Fellowship Missionary Church in Fort Wayne and everyone that stepped up to support the cause! Over 200 pairs of shoes were collected for the Fort Wayne Community Schools Clothing Bank!
