This is a clarion call to the popping community in Nigeria - brace up as Top 8 Street Dance Battle will hold her maiden contest in Nigeria come 26th February 2022.
If you are a popper and have got the moves and thrills, get your groove on to be part of the contestants of this year's event.
About Loud Base:
Loud Base is a powerhouse of promoting the four elements of Hip Hop in Africa. Our goal is to sustain the positive development of Hip Hop culture in Africa. Our mission is to re-birth Hip Hop in Africa by encouraging and empowering young practitioners of HipHop culture and bring strong awareness and exciting moments for lovers of Hip Hop to appreciate.
Loud Base was formed in Nigeria in 2018 with the purpose of committing African Hip Hop practitioners to value the home-based platforms that promote their Art. In 2019 Loud Base became actively involved in engaging, networking with and connecting professional Hip Hop practitioners around the world to help create a focus in Africa and implement viable and beneficial contents in and from Africa. The main purpose is to give young African Hip-Hop practitioners a good sense of achievement, inspiration and motivation, and to create opportunities for them to build successful careers and live productive, fulfilling lives.
We have done this by:
· Providing professional tutors, in Africa, in the diaspora and from around the world to engage in dance and music exchanges, facilitating workshops and competitions
· Facilitating opportunities for dancers and musicians from various countries and continents in the world to connect with and participate in the varied and diverse African Hip-hop scenes
· Creating an ‘African first’ Hip Hop Conference to connect grassroots and established practitioners and organisations across the continent and in the diaspora to come together and interchange ideas on how to develop Hip Hop in Africa.
After a year of planning, Loud Base successfully organised the first annual ‘Hip Hop Induction: African Hip Hop Festival’ from July to September 2020. This was no small feat. Having secured nearly all the necessary funding through sponsorships and partnerships, the Covid-19 global crisis hit; venues closed, international artists could not attend and we lost the majority of our funding. Showing our fight, spirit and the strength of our community, we persevered, moved the festival online and produced:
· The first ever End of Weak MC Challenge held for Nigerian lyricists. This competition brought Nigeria into a global community founded in New York City that has been running for 20 years, has chapters in 20+ countries on 5 continents, and has been co-signed by the likes of Lupe Fiasco, Immortal Technique and KRS One.
A global building session with Hip Hop practitioners and organisations throughout Africa, in the diaspora and around the world, networking, discussing and connecting to continue pushing African Hip Hop forward through the next decade and beyond.
Despite the adversity we faced, not only from Covid-19 but also from the pressures that led to the nationwide #EndSARS campaign, ‘Hip Hop Induction 2020 and 2021 was a huge success. We plan to continue this great work into 2022 and beyond strengthening and positioning our community positively.