BACK TO THE CITY 2013 - EXPANSION

Back To The City Festival has an ever-growing following, so it was only fitting to have an expansion from its current home outside Ritual Stores, Cnr. Bree and Henry Nxumalo Streets, Newtown, Johannesburg to Mary Fitzgerald Square.

New Additions:                                                                   
·         3 Stages                                                                                          
·         1 Surprise International Act                                                          
·         Basketball Court                                                                              
·         Street Fashion Show                                                                       
·         Game On: Fifa13 Challenge                                                        
·         10k Challenge: Upcoming rappers and producers                
·         Paid In Full- Rap Battles                                                              
·         A bigger beer garden                                                                                                           

Standard features:

   - 37 MCs

   - 12 DJs

   - 12 Graffiti Crews

   - 6 Dance Crews

   - Bmxers

   - Skaters

   - Beatboxers

   - A Trade Village

   - A Game Zone

   - A Chill Zone

THE CORNER - SA HIP HOP AWARDS

SAHHA NOMINATIONS

1ST EVER: SOUTH AFRICAN HIP HOP AWARDS

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

1ST ANNUAL SOUTH AFRICAN HIP HOP AWARDS

DATE: 21 November ‘12
VENUE: Alex Theatre, 36 Stiemens Street Braamfontein JHB
TIME:5pm
DAMAGE: R180 presold at Ritual Stores Cnr Bree & Henry Nxumalo, Newtown, R200
door

BACKGROUND

The South African Hip Hop Awards are an annual award ceremony, managed
by the Ritual Media Group (R.M.G) which also runs the Back To The City
Youth Festival, Ritual Stores and O.S.T lounge in Newtown.
The accolades will be given to active members within the South African Hip-Hop industry.
Winners receive a statuette that’s called a Pyramid, a representation of the highest
achievement in hip-hop. The event will be the first of its kind, scheduled to take place on
21ST November 2012 at the Alex Theater in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
The ceremony will be held every November for the next three consecutive years
and contenders will qualify 12month period, prior to the event. The entertainment aspect will
feature live performances by some of the nominees. These will be the South African
equivalent of the American B.E.T Hip Hop Awards and the Source Awards.

CATEGORIES

ALBUM OFTHE YEAR
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD
KING OF EASTERN CAPE
KING OF WESTERN CAPE
KNG OF MPUMALANGA
KING OF NORTHERN CAPE
KING OF NORTH WEST
KING OF FREE STATE
KING OF NATAL
KING OF LIMPOPO
KING OF GAUTENG
BEST INTERNATIONAL BRAND
BETS LOCAL BRAND
SONG OF THE YEAR
BEST DANCE CREW
HONORARY AWARDS
BEST COLLABO
DJ OF THE YEAR
BEST FRESHMAN( NEW COMER)
MIX-TAPE OF THE YEAR
MOST VALUABLE
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
BEST GRAFFITI CREW
BEST MALE
BEST FEMALE
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
BEST DVD

UPDATES

WEB: www.sahiphopawards.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/southafricanhiphopawards
TWITTER: @sa_hiphopawards #SAHHAs
MOBILE: 082 073 2109
EMAIL: southafricahiphopawards@gmail.com or leratolefafa@yahoo.com

SPRITE UNCONTAINABLE TALENT SEARCH

 

Rooftop Experiences herald the next round of the Sprite Uncontainable Talent Search

You can come and see the Uncontainable hip-hop talent of South Africa’s top 18 finalists in the run up to the Sprite Uncontainable Hip-Hop Festival first hand.

They are set to battle it out at the Sprite Uncontainable Roof Top Experiences in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg in the hopes of securing one of just six spots in the final round.

The top 18 finalists’ Uncontainable performances in dance, emceeing and graffiti are made up of the top six participants in each category. They were chosen from the pool of talent seen at the nationwide Sprite Mobile Studio Experience by the local panel of judges: Simba, Reason and Falko. In the Rooftop Experiences round it will be both these judges and the public who help decide who has the dopest talent in dance, emceeing and graffiti. From 14 July – 03 August, the public can visit www.spritehiphop.co.za to view and vote for their favourite talents.

The top 18 finalists will be narrowed down to just 6 finalists who will perform on stage at the Sprite Uncontainable Hip-Hop Festival on 1 September with American rapper Talib Kweli.

The Sprite Uncontainable Rooftop Experiences will take place in Durban at Moyo in Ushaka Marine World on 14 July; in Cape Town at the Loop on 20 July; and in Johannesburg at Shine Studios on 28 July. Featuring some of the dopest hip-hop talent out there, the Rooftop Experiences are not to be missed - R50 gets you through the door!

For more information on the Sprite Uncontainable Rooftop Experiences, please visit www.spritehiphop.co.za.

DANCE TO YOUR RHYTHM

This is an initiative where dancers from Eeesterust, Westbury, Ennerdale, Fordsburg, Eldorado Park, Noordgesig etc. will be recruited through an elimination process to eventually battle it out for a R10 000 grand prize at the finals Gauteng Carnival| 8 & 9 September| Mofolo Park Soweto.

For more updates:

LIKE: http://m.facebook/dance2yorhythm

FOLLOW: @dance2yorhythm

VISIT: www.dance2yorhythm.blogspot.com

MAIL: dance2yorhythm@gmail.com

Back To The City '12- Youth/Freedom Day Festival

Freedom day of autumn 2012 will bring in the sixth annual hip hop festival “Back to the City” taking place outside Ritual Stores Newtown, Johannesburg. 


Featuring artists representing the pinnacle of artistic expression from South Africa, this unique youth event has grown into the largest public display of both mainstream and underground hip hop in J-Sec, presenting a day of live music, street art, break-dancing, art installation, skateboarding, film, street soccer, street fashion, gaming, speakers and panel discussions.


From the daytime events to the nightly performances, this is one time that the inner city comes alive with true freedom of expression providing a destination for hip hop fans, artists and industry related individuals to converge and celebrate the experience of hip hop and youth culture.