THE UNIVERSAL FEDERATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF
HIP HOP CULTURE
199 LINCOLN AVE ROOM 303
BRONX, NEW YORK 10454
PHONE: (718) 402-4087 FAX: (718) 402-4088
E-MAIL Federation200@aol.com
We invite you to become a member of one of the most unique and innovative organizations in the world, The Universal Federation for the Preservation of Hip Hop Culture, Inc. devoted exclusively to promoting, strengthening and preserving Hip Hop culture throughout the world.
Established in New York City in 2003 as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, the mission of the Universal Federation for the Preservation of Hip Hop Culture is: To preserve Hip Hop culture and provide instruction on the ramifications, significance, social history, and placement of Hip Hop culture.
The Federation is the nation’s first nonprofit organization which includes the actual inventors of Hip Hop music and culture. Our members include Afrika Bambaataa, GrandMaster Caz, GrandMaster Melle Mel, Lovebug Starski, among others.
Our immediate goal is to create the National Center for the Study and Preservation of Hip Hop Culture. This multi-million dollar, state of the art Center, will be located in the Bronx—the birthplace of Hip Hop. The Center will house the archives of the chronological evolution of Hip Hop music through the preservation of documents, artifacts, musical compositions, collections, artist biographical information and other memorabilia. Simultaneously, an educational program will be developed to serve as an international place of study.
Why Become a Member?
If you believe in and share our mission, if you are seeking an avenue to meet and interact with others who share that mission, if you want to be a part of something bigger than yourself, then join us. You will be an important part of an historical movement to preserve the 30+-year of Hip Hop culture.
Who Can Become a Member?
All individuals, public and private organizations, businesses, corporations and foundations are eligible to become members of the Universal Federation for the Preservation of Hip Hop Culture provided they subscribe to the mission of the Center, meet any additional qualifications adopted from time to time by the organization’s board of directors, and pay an annual membership fee determined by the board of directors.
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All memberships are non-voting.
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Ah yeahhhhhhh...
"Zulu-Funk on Air" is once again gonna be on air on tonite from 11pm to 1 am on Radio Kanal K, tune in on www.kanalk.ch for the latest news, fattest beats and hottest rhymes plus special guest J:Loop!!!!!!
May the funk be with you
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PAT
Zulu Funk
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Switzerland
+41 / (0)32 / 365 42 22
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News
Chapter Magazine out now...
There's a new urban magazine hittin' the streets in Switzerland. Chapter Vol. 1 is out now and available at selected stores througout the country. The mag not only features articles on the usual suspects as 50 Cent, The Game and other top dogs, but also takes a deeper look at b-boy legend Ken Swift, outstanding musicians as Roy Ayers, top UK graffiti writer Shok1, the latest record reviews, some fashion and fat rides...check out www.chapter.ch for more info!!!!!
Super drummer J:Loop and world famous Break DJ Woodo are about to drop their first album "Together Forever We Are #1" this thursday. It's a nice collection of funky breaks, with special apperances by legendary drummer Swiss Chris of Lyricist Lounge and John Legend fame and Brooklyns own MC Freestyle formerly of the Arsonsists. Make sure to not miss the release party which is about to happen this thursday @ Sol Heure in Solothurn. For more info check www.soulvision.ch
I am asking for your support now in sending an instant email from the link below in protest of the the vulgarity, racist slurs, etc. that radio stations like Hot 97 broadcast. All of the background info is provided below the link. We have a strong coalition which includes Afrika Bambaataa, Rosa Clemente, Kuttin Kandi, Kevin Powell, Davey D, myself and many others who are activists, teachers, youth workers of all colors and nationalities.
You can click here - just enter your real name and email address and the letter (below) to Hot 97 and Emmis Executives will be sent automatically. http://hiphopliveshere.com/emailtemplate1.php
Brothers and Sisters, please lend your support to help clean up the airwaves - every email, phone call, fax and letter counts! Webmasters, feel free to post the link on your site if you support our drive.
If you don't want to include this, I as a fellow newsletter writer, completely understand!!! Include what you want, exclude what you don't want - the main mission is to generate as many emails and calls and faxs to the corporation, Emmis and radio station Hot 97 to make them realize that we want to hear all the different types of Hip Hop, including the more positive artists, not just the same 20 thug anthems all day.
Peace & blessings! Christie Z-Pabon
Spy Award
To be presented to Kamel & Wicket at the Rock Steady Crew 28th Anniversary July 28-31, 2005. B-boy Spy, from the Crazy Commanders Crew, dominated in the art breaking in the mid to late 1970’s. His understanding of the foundation allowed him to evolve and take moves from other b-boys and redesigned them to make them his own. At the same time was creating moves that would later be taken by others. But, many could never do it like Spy. Spy recognized as the creator of moves that serve as major components to what is the foundation of breaking, such as the Six-Step Footwork, the CC Rock, Swipes, the Baby Freeze, and his Latino flavor of top rocking. His arsenal of moves made it easy for his peers to refer to him as “The Man With A Thousand Moves”. According to Spy’s personal friend and peer, Trac 2 from Star Child La Rock. “Spy was a master illusionist”. With that being said, it is no wonder how Spy could do just about any move in both directions and make it seem as if each time he did them, they appeared to be different moves.
Spy’s partnership with the music showed that in order to rock the floor, you first had to let the music rock your soul. He was the absolute epitome of what a b-boy should be. His influence is such that it served as the blue print for what has become what a b-boy or b-girl must learn in order to become one. Spy’s influence was the very reason why b-boys such Crazy Legs and many others wanted to strive and become the best b-boy that they could be. Spy was an idol and a super hero to many b-boys and b-girls in this Hip Hop game before it ever became commercial. He was the first larger than life b-boy and is a true legend among his peers.
Hip-Hop journalist Jeff
Chang’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation offers a
breathtaking look at the rise of Hip-Hop culture, the emergence of the Hip-Hop
generation and a compelling alternative history of the last three decades.
From the gangs of the late 60s to the icons of the new millennium, from the
Ghetto Brothers and Universal Zulu Nation organizations to the Hip-Hop
activists, Can't Stop Won't Stop presents the Hip-Hop generation in all its
grime and glory with breadth, wit and style.
Featuring an introduction by the father of Hip-Hop, DJ Kool Herc, Can't Stop
Won't Stop is based on original interviews with DJs, dancers, rappers, graffiti
writers, activists, and gang members, with unforgettable portraits of many of
Hip-Hop's forebears, founders, and mavericks.www.cantstopwontstop.com (info
courtesy of Tools of War)
It's not official yet, but rumours say, that our boy JJ at Soulvision finally got to receive some material by Georgia Soul legend Joe "Magic Stick" Kluef, one of the most underrated drummers of all time. Only time will tell if the long lost material is still good enough to rework and release it. Keep checkin' www.soulvision.ch for updates!
Events
Saturday 30.04.05, Zénith, Montpellier F
Battle of the Year France
Judges: Poe One, Ken Swift, Hugues, Lamine, Karima, Head Judge: Crazy, DJs: Billy Brown, DefCut, Renegade
Saturday 30.04.05, Rhythm Factory, London
Breakin' Bread
Ghost, Kashmere, Verb T ... DJs Disorda, Timber, Skeg, Rob Life, Paul T
Stress
Friday 13.05.05, Remise, Wil
Brandhärd, Rapreflex
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Zulu Nation Chapter Holland is calling on the Hip Hop community. You can make the difference for 2005; Act now! Unfortunately the year 2004 ends with a disaster in Asia that will affect the lives of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, in 2005 and far beyond. Our hearts reach out to those hurt by the Indian Ocean tsunamis. Help survivors and their families by making monetary donations to UNICEF or the RED CROSS. Monetary financial contributions allow these organizations to support the greatest needs in the most efficient manner. Cash can be used to purchase items such as tents and blankets in the region, and eliminate the added costs involved in transporting goods. Cash also allows the purchase of culturally appropriate items in the country, and stimulates the devastated economy  UNICEF and the RED CROSS are represented worldwide. Please check "http://www.unicef.org" for all information and to explore links to your local UNICEF chapter. For online donations: www.supportunicef.org/site/donations Please check your search-engine to your local RED CROSS.
Let us not forget about all other people on this planet, who are also facing poverty, crime, war, injustice and life threatening circumstances. People in:
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Press Release
Black Noise Hip Hop Group
News
Contents
- Black Noise DVD "Hip Hop How To Vol 1" in stores now
- Black Noise new website www.blacknoise.co.za
- Black Noise recording new CD
- Emiles new book, My Hip Hop is African and Proud
- Cape Flats Uprising Records releases HTH 5 & 6 & Isaac Mutant
- African Battle Cry 2005 3rd Dec - 23rd Dec
- Black Noise years plan for 2005
- Contact Information
- Black Noise DVD "Hip Hop How To Vol 1" in stores now Check
www.bowline.co.za - Its the first of a set of 5. Vol #2 shot in Dec on
B-boy/girl history in South Africa and a "how to" do all the moves. Also
available on DVD from Black Noise is African Hip Hop Indaba 2003 & 2004
- Black Noise new website www.blacknoise.co.za For many year Black Noise
have been hosted by Making Music, but the group has set up its own site at
www.blacknoise.co.za. The new designer is currently updating the site with
lyrics, links, hip hop shop, members personal information, sponsors and
give-aways for members to the groups quaterly newsletter. Plans are also in
place for the creation of Da Juice as an internet magazine, so keep checking
the site for developments
- Black Noise recording new CD
Black Noise recording new CD for release early in 2005. the group will
release it independently as usual and plan to tour nationally promoting it.
Already Angelo has created interesting new dance beats, while Emile has
written a variety of tracks from the usual b-boy elektro to dancehall to
dance tracks to knowledge to rock to ... Black Noise supporters will not be
dissapointed by this one
- Emiles new book, My Hip Hop is African and Proud Book will be out at the
beginning of Dec 2004. It is a look at African Pride learnt from Hip Hop
through Emiles' 22 years of being involved in South African Hip Hop Scene.
It also contains poetry, short stories and articles Emile wrote over the
years about hip hop and other issues.
- Cape Flats Uprising Records (Emiles' underground record label) just
released Africasgateway Heal the Hood Compilation 5 Check
www.africasgateway.com for details of artists on this one Isaac Mutants new
CD Side Show Freak Vol 1 Isaac is the GOD of Afrikaans rhymes on the Cape
Flats. Uncompromising in what he rhymes about and how he delivers this one.
18 tracks that will change your view on what Afrikaans rhyme actually should
to sound like. A definite for your collection.
Heal the Hood Compilation 6
Tracks and freestyle battle from African Hip Hop Indaba 2003. Tracks by Sky
189, Mefic from Sweden, Frida Davul, Emile YX?, Ace, Def Boyz, Da Mates and
Krooked Tongues Crew
- African Battle Cry 2005 3rd Dec - 23rd Dec Focus as usual is on hip hop
development in the townships Ocean View, Mitchells Plain, Grassy Park,
Guguletu, Khyalitsha, Atlantis etc Finale at Podium Hall 23rd Dec - Hip Hop
Fancy Dress - Battles MC DJ B-boy/girl & Fashion Show - Prizes- Give-Aways
etc
- Black Noise years plan for 2005
Jan & Feb- First leg of the Southern African Hip Hop Development Tour
Main focus will be around dancing, while we will also cover all the other
elements of the Culture.
DJing, MCing/ Rapping, Writing/ Graffiti and
B-Boying/ Breakdancing
19th - 21st Mossel Bay
22nd - 25th Oudtshoorn
26th - 28th Port Elizabeth
29th - 31st East London
1st - 4th East London
5th - 7th Transkei
Black Noise Album release
What is Hip Hop Book release
March - 2nd leg of the Southern African Hip Hop Development Tour
Cape Festival Co-inside with launch of second DVD in “Hip Hop How To series
Mia and Sanna, “Swedish Hip Hop Dance Twins” Tour South Africa with Black
Noise
April 1st - 4th April World Hip Hop Summit in France
5th - 28th April Norwegian Tour
May - Freestyle Session, South Africa
3 Californian B-boys judge and battle at the event
June - National African Hip Hop Indaba 2005
Hip Hop developmental tour throughout South Africa
Week long stay in each town with workshops and battle at end of week
July - National African Hip Hop Indaba 2005
Hip Hop developmental tour throughout South Africa
3 day stay in each town
30th July - 7th August performance in Stockholm, Sweden by Black Noise
August - African Hip Hop Indaba 2005 Finals
26th August National MC “Rap” & DJ Champs at the DromedarisHall,GoodHope
Centre 27th August National B-boy/ B-Girl” Breakdance” Champs “Battle of the
Year”, South Africa in the Main Hall, Good Hope Centre 28th August National
Writing “Graffiti” Champs
Oct & Nov- Heal the Hood Third leg of the Southern African Hip Hop
Development Tour
December - African Battle Cry 2005 , 10 leg Western Cape Community tour
10 different venues from the previous year
- to promote hip hop culture and positive youth activities Finale is the end
of year celebration and acknowledgement of youth in the hip hop culture
23rd Dec 2004 - African Battle Cry Finale – Podium Hall or Good Hope
Centre
31st Dec New Year Hip Hop Jam
- Contact Information
Contact Person:- Emile Jansen
email:- emiley@mweb.co.za
or blacknoisesouthafrica@hotmail.com
Tel #:- + 27 21 706 0481
Cell :- + 27 (0) 82 3958125
P.O.Box 31184
Grassy Park 7888
Cape Town 8000
South Africa
www.blacknoise.co.za
Australian Hip Hop – Melbourne styles.
To trace Australia’s culture of Hip Hop back to its origins we need to travel back to the early 80's. In the beginning, Melbourne Hip Hop Culture was predominantly influenced by graffiti and b-boying (Breakdancing). The first real influences felt by B-Boys and B-Girls were from the video clips Malcolm McClaren’s Buffalo Gals and Herbie Hancock's Rockit.
The book Subway Art, by Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper was also a major early influence and was regarded almost as a bible or rather, an authoritative guideline to the art of Graffiti. At the time, across Australia, it was the most stolen book from both local Libraries and stores.
Early writers in Melbourne would religiously gather in the “Old City Square” on Saturdays where there was lots of open space and a council provided tagging wall. Many of the artists would then walk along the train lines to take photos of new work. The “Old City Square” had what was originally a small record shop named Central Station Records, which stocked the latest dance, electro and hip hop sounds available at the time.
Both B Boys and writers would also gather at the Marble, which was not a specifically significant building or place, but was so named for its marble floors. The Marble was a place where people would swap fat laces, and discuss developments in graffiti, b-boying and the other elements of Hip Hop culture.
In late 1984 the Rock Steady Crew toured Australia which heightened the influence of break dancing, Hip Hop and electro music in the general community, and strengthened the growing links within the Australian Hip Hop Community.
At this time, the national music television show Countdown hosted a national b-boying competition which was judged by the Rock Steady Crew and won by a Melbourne crew. This had the double effect of demonstrating that Australian Hip Hop was indeed a national movement, and that Melbourne was a place where people were the influence of Hip Hop was alive and strong. It also showed the rest of Australia that Melbourne’s b boys were highly skilled.
It was around this time that one of the strongest early influences arrived in Australia. The movie Beat Street gave birth to a new generation of B-boys and writers, and gave a further sense of direction to those already immersed in the subculture. It may also be said that through the influence of this movie, B boys and B girls initially started expanding into the less practised, and at this stage, less recognised arts or turntablism and rhyming.
Another early, though major influence, was the arrival in Australia of the Style Wars and Wildstyle documentaries. Although copies of these films were rare, they influenced the direction taken by the more hardcore adherents of Hip Hop. The influence of the documentaries gradually filtered through the larger Hip Hop community through newer developments in styles of dance and painting and a wider awareness of aspects of the culture in General.
Este espírito de unificação é irresistível e
ilimitadas são as facilidades oferecidas hoje. É
uma espécie de ´globalização do movimento
hip-hop nacional`, contudo devemos ter muito
cuidado com determinados padrões pregados em
prol de uma união demasiadamente utópica.
Devemos atentar ao fato que ´globalização` e ´unificação`
são sinônimos, e que na história da nossa macro-sociedade
esta busca apenas obteve êxito através da guerra.
Em nosso caso, esta guerra é desligada do plano
físico sendo promovida no metafísico, onde um
mundo faraônico é colocado em sua frente, lhe
trazendo um sentimento de inferioridade, e, ao
mesmo tempo, a necessidade de estar ali fazendo
parte dele, caso o contrário você não é ninguém.
Você não é um hip-hopper! 
