Fighting club

Many probably naively think that “living Perm” is a positive festival that sows peace, friendship and unity among Russian cities. No matter how! In fact, all this is just entourage. So far, the beautiful people will enjoy music and literature, real hip-hovers will clash on the “living Perm” to find out which of the cities has more reason to be called the “capital of hip-hop culture”.The Battle of Three Capitals is a unique project that will finally have to dot I in the confrontation of Moscow, Peter and Perm has not been connected to them not so long ago.

Of course, it will not be possible to immediately find out which city is the “most-most” in all areas. If the battle were global, from any of the above -mentioned "capitals" of a stone on a stone would not be left. The Battle of Three Capitals concerns only street culture. The serious Hip-Hop Battle expects Permyakov on June 12, in the square in front of the theater theater. Collectibles of three cities will compete in four nominations: graffiti, Breikdance, Freestyle and Scretch. Such a street concentrate of the entire “living Perm”: painting, dancing, music and plastic, compressed in the format of one event.

About the background of this format was told by the producer of “Battle” Mikhail Ogra:

-Hip-hop culture as a phenomenon is predetermined by the socio-economic situation that developed in America in the early 70s of the twentieth century. Rivalry and competition are the main driving forces of all the main directions of hip-hop culture. In the 1970s, the legendary Africa of Bambaat decided to unite all the emerging elements of street culture and called them a simple and sonorous word-hip-hop. It was he who directed the energy of the youth gangs of youth gangs and groups in a peaceful channel-and instead of fights with weapons in the city, a wave of Breikdance Battle, freestyle-sorceres and clarification of relations with the help of paint cans and vinyl turntables rolled.

Photo: Mikhail Ogra

Of course, the organizers of the “Living Perm” do not amuse themselves with hopes with the help of a street culture festival once and for all to save the city from youth crime (although they are persistent to get rid of Perm from drunken crowds). In any case, the “battle” will only benefit the city.

The mechanics of the "Battle" is as follows. In some directions, it will be the classic battles system Single Elimination (from the quarterfinals to the final-against each other, the strongest then passes to the next circle), and somewhere the individual skill of everyone will be evaluated, regardless of what oppsal opposites contrast him.

Unofficial bookmakers are already starting to accept bets on the winner of the Battle. But Mikhail Ogra advises “establishing horses”: despite the fact that in the past few years Peter regularly sets the pace in the Russian hip-hop culture, and Moscow, and Perm has something to go against the favorite:

Videozazov of St. Petersburg freestylers in Moscow and Perm rivals.

Videozazov of Moscow freestylers in St. Petersburg and Perm.

Perm Freestyler Romale challenges Moscow and St. Petersburg opponents.

Participants in the Battle of Moscow and St. Petersburg are alreadyknown , and the selection of Permians will be organized immediately before the festival and will be held on June 10 on the parade ground in front of the former VKIU building (from the Kama side). Perm selection-the event is not purely technical, from it they will also make a show-“hip-hop deployment ”.

Among other things, to warm up forces, on the eve of the Battle, two master classes will take place. One-according to Breakdance-will hold a judge from Peter Disco-T (Funk Fanatix Crew/Top9). The second - according to graffiti - leads, also St. Petersburg, the master Trun (Funk Fanatix Crew/Tad Crew). By the way, on the place alone near the VKIU, coloring the city will not end. The Perm curator of Battle, Andrei Vaskin, promised that several more sites in the city would be given “under the hot hand” of the masters of spray-art. What is the secret so far, but the fact that after the action Permians will wake up in the updated city, there is no doubt.

Photo: Mikhail Ogra

Finally, those who did not need a “battle” in the selection. These are, of course, the eminent judges of the coming "batch". For example, one of the three arbitrators of B-Boys Battle will be already mentioned Disco-T-a member of the world champion team in Breakdance TOP9 (Peter). The multiple champions of Russia are also coming from St. Petersburg - the Funk Fanatix Crew team, ready to show the class in Breikdance and Graffiti.

Finally, the most interesting. At the Battle of Three Capitals, the general public will appear to be a somewhat forgotten monster of the domestic teenage raP - dezl. The company will be very famous among his St. Petersburg rapper Kovim. And the participation of the Perm rapper of Syava is implied a priori: what about it without him on such a large -scale party?