A full day of family friendly hip hop, including an All Styles and B-boy Battle, a Cap Design Contest, live graffiti exhibitions, DJ's, an Interactive Art Tent and vendors. This festival is presented by Verve Dance Studio to celebrate the unity and diversity found in the elements of Hip Hop.

General Admission $5
Battle/Contest Entry Additional $1
Sign ups at the door

BBOY/BGIRL BATTLE 2 vs 2 PRIZE $1500
ALL STYLES BATTLE 2 vs 2 PRIZE $500
New Era CAP DESIGN CONTEST (first 50 entries) PRIZE $250
**All winners will also receive a New Era Cap gift bag with their cash prize.

Judges:
ALL STYLES:
Afternoon - Mix'd Mafia from Montreal
Angyil McNeal from NYC
Pete Nasty - Slaughterhouse Crew - NJ

BBOY/GIRL:
Ekcite- Repstyles (Jersey City, NJ)
Fleau - Sweet Technique ( Montreal, CA)
Kid Glyde - Dynamic Rockers ( NYC, NY)

CAP DESIGN CONTEST is new this year. 50 artists will register and be given 2 hours along with supplies to design a New Era 5950 Cap. See separate event page here, https://www.facebook.com/events/938893556131844/

Approximate General Timeline for the event:
Please note that times can change based on the number of competitors in each battle.
12-3:30pm -- DJ's Milk, Cochise, Trevthorn, Dance and Art workshops, Graffiti Exhibition/Vendors
3:30-5:30 -- DJs Trevthorn, Sike, and Exx, All Styles Battle, Art Tent/Vendors/Graffiti Exhibition
5:30-6:15 -- Live music by The GROOVE DISTILLERS
6:15-9:15 -- B-BOY Battle!

SNEAKER DRIVE:
PLEASE go thru your closet before coming to the event and bring a pair of new or gently ued sneakers to donate to the Matt Urban Center for Buffalo's homeless population. Everyone who donates a pair of sneakers will receive a raffle ticket for cool prizes donated by local businesses.