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Hip hop isn't something I listen to much so I didn't really have any expectation when I rocked up to last Saturday's NSW finals at Manning Bar. I dragged along a few friends, including one who had come up from Melbourne for the week. The plan was to check it out and if it was crap we'd go elsewhere.
At first it seemed like like we'd be making a quick exit as there wasn't much of a crowd, and people were sitting around drinking beer and talking amongst themselves and not really paying attention to what was happening on stage. Well that was my first impression anyway.
Good thing we did because the quality and confidence of the DJs just kept on getting better from heat to heat. There were some wicked basslines, crazy turntable tricks and an awesome display of technical ability and musical creativity. These guys had major skills.
The crowd soon warmed up and with the addition of the break dancing display from the Beat Boys, prize giveaways, and some cool beat box performances by Rivals & Heywire (star wars death march beatbox stylez ftw!). I was mighty impressed. As it turned out I ended up staying through the entire competition and left just after the last entrant had his six minutes of mixing time.
Pictures here.
For anybody interested in hip hop, turntablism or simply out for a good time I highly recommend checking out the Melbourne final on Aug 12. |
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