Hip Hop Event Elementz Launches London 26th April 2012 – Media Coverage

New club night Elementz launches at The Rhythm Factory, 16 – 18 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1EW on Thursday 26th April 2012 from 8pm – 3am

The event will celebrate the classic 4 elements of hip hop, MC’s, DJ Turntablism, Bboys / BGirls and Graffiti to full effect. In the true traditions of hip hop culture, we are showcasing a mix of established names from the scene with new upcoming talent

The full line up on our first night is as follows:

ROOM 1

DJ SETS FROM
DJ Sarah Love (resident), DJ 279 (Choice FM), DJ Mr Thing (Scratch Perverts) DJ Snips (Livin Proof)

LIVE PERFORMANCES BY
Caxton Press, Genesis Elijah, Naba Napalm, Ether L Banks

HOSTED BY
Mystro

ROOM 2

Live graffiti provided by FDC, Open Mic Session, bboy / bgirl battle with £100 cash prize hosted by DJ Snuff (End of the Weak / Speaker’s Corner) and DJ Johny Garcia

The night will be filmed exclusively by The Hip Hop Chronicle covering all aspects of the night for later broadcast

We appreciate the extensive coverage and support we’ve already had from the media from both the UK and United States for this event, including The 9 Elements, The Hip Hop Diaries, 808 Crate, Broken Culture, Data Transmission, Guestlist, Hip Hop Life and Times, Hip Hop Kings, Hip Hop Mafia, Kix Magazine, Music She Wrote, Urban Vault and many more. Thanks also to all the artists and djs themselves who have been helping spread word around for what should be an absolutely massive night

These events will only take place every 3 months, so if you’re in London or the surrounding area and you’re into hip hop, you don’t want to miss this.

Also thanks to Oakland’s legendary Souls of Mischief who gave us a drop for the night as part of the video promotion for the launch night

Admission is £8.00 on the door throughout the night. This is an 18 and over event and the venue’s dress code policy is casual, just no tracksuits folks !

You can also buy tickets in advance via TICKET WEB for £7.00 HERE

Nearest tube is Aldgate East, Buses 25 205 254 N106 N253

For more information call The Rhythm Factory on 0207 375 3774, email info.elementzuk@gmail.com, check the Facebook page www.facebook.com/elementzuk For those with twitter, connect with @ElementzUK or of course check in with the regular site www.elementzuk.wordpress.com and check the various pages which feature the different performing artists and djs.

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Elementz Team

BBoy / BGirl Battle Competition at Elementz London 26th April 2012

The first ever Elementz night launches at The Rhythm Factory, 16 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1EW on Thursday 26th April from 8pm – 3am

A new quarterly event celebrating the true essence of hip hop with the classic 4 elements – MCs, Turntablism, Bboys & BGirls and Graff represented to full effect.

Room 2 is hosted by DJ Snuff, renowned for the End of the Weak and Speaker’s Corner events and producer with Caxton Press, assisted by DJ Johny Garcia.

Here there will be on open mic session, live graff and the bboy / bgirl battle which will offer a £100 cash prize to the winner on the night

Included in those taking part will be Vanilla Killa, Jam Fu and sMash

Admission on the night is £8, although some tickets are available in advance via TicketWeb for £7

Any bboys, bgirls, street dancers in the area who are aged 18 and over are welcome to come down and compete. Dress code is casual, though the venue has a “no tracksuits policy”, otherwise, wide open. The entire event will also be covered exclusively by the UK’s leading online platform The Hip Hop Chronicle for future broadcast.

Nearest tube is Aldgate East – check the flyers below for details of the full line up for both rooms, transport links, times and entry details

You can also check into the Facebook page www.facebook.com/elementzuk or if you need more information email info.elementzuk@gmail.com or send a message over Twitter to @ElementzUK

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B-Boy / B-Girl Competition To Perform at Elementz 26th April in London

ElementzUK presents “The Elementz Of Hip Hop – B-Boy & B-Girl Competition”

Elementz UK are looking for the next big B-Boy / B-Girl acts for a battle competition at the launch of our new Elementz club night which takes place at Rhythm Factory in Whitechapel Road, London on Thursday 26th April.

This is a new quarterly event representing the traditional 4 elements of hip hop to full effect.

At the launch party there will be dj sets from Sarah Love (resident), DJ 279 (Choice FM), DJ Mr Thing (Scratch Pervert / DMC Finalist) and DJ Snips (Livin Proof). There will also be live performances by Caxton Press, Genesis Elijah, Naba Napalm, Ether L Banks, all hosted by Mystro.

A full section of the night is also being given over to live graffiti, open mic, and a b-boy / b-girl battle with a cash prize on offer. This is being hosted by End of the Weak / Speakers Corner’s DJ Snuff assisted by DJ Johny Garcia.

The UK ‘s leading online Hip Hop Magazine – The Hip Hop Chronicle – will be filming the event exclusively for future broadcast and will include footage of live performances and interviews with all of those involved on the night.

We are looking for 7 more successful entrants to take part in the battle competition on the night and get the opportunity to win the cash prize, be featured by The Hip Hop Chronicle and be crowned Elementz Champion at the club’s first event.

Its easy to enter:

All you need to do is the following :

1) Send either an existing video link, or the link to a newly recorded short video of you performing

You can do that in 3 ways

a) Upload it onto our Facebook page www.facebook.com/elementzUK (You will have to “like” the page first in order to do so).

b) Tweet us the link to @ElementzUK

c) Email us the link to info.elementzuk@gmail.com

Only one video is accepted per entrant, so make it your best! All video submissions will be highlighted on our Facebook page.
When done, also email us your name and contact number to info.elementzuk@gmail.com

2) You will then receive confirmation from us that we have received your entry and are part of the competition.

3) The 10 entrants with the most “likes” on their own Youtube or Vimeo video will be shortlisted – so make sure you have your people drop by and register their “vote”! For those using an older existing video, we will take a note of your number of likes at the time of submission, so only “votes” registered after submission will be counted.

The 7 successful entrants from that shortlist will be decided upon by our judging panel based purely on the skills on display.

Entrants must be 18 years or older (UK Only)

Entry into the competition is free and all votes will be counted on Thursday 19th April. The winners will be notified via email on Saturday 21st April

Good luck!

ELEMENTZ – REPRESENTING THE 4 ELEMENTS OF HIP HOP – THURSDAY 26TH APRIL 2012 AT THE RHYTHM FACTORY, 16 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, LONDON E1 1EW

All information at www.elementzuk.wordpress.com and www.facebook.com/elementzuk

Video Footage of B-Boys, DJs & MCs appearing at Elementz on April 26th at Rhythm Factory London

We have just uploaded some new film footage of 2 of the b-boys who will be performing at the launch of Elementz at The Rhythm Factory on 26th April. Jam Fu and Vanilla Killa

Among those taking part in the dance – off competition which offers a £100 prize for the winner, Jam Fu and B-Girl sMash both work with London’s Scope Hip Hop Dance Theatre Company, an organization who have appeared at London’s Big Dance in 2010, worked with Jonzi D at Open Art Surgery in 2010 & 2011, performed at Athens’ 3rd International Street Theatre Festival and took it overseas again in Juanuary last year to Cyprus.

Both will be battling with others who will be announced shortly. You can check out the footage on the site’s “ELEMENTZ B-BOYZ n GIRLZ” page. Click HERE

Meanwhile, you can watch various videos of DJ Sarah Love, DJ 279, DJ Mr Thing, DJ Snips, DJ Snuff, Caxton Press, Genesis Elijah, Mystro & Ether L Banks, all also performing on the 26th April, on the site’s DJs pages CLICK HERE & MCs pages CLICK HERE More will be uploaded over the coming weeks

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