This Saturday December 4, Popmaster Fabel of the Rocksteady Crew will be coming to the University of Illinois for:
DANCE CLASSES:
Fundamentals Of Popping!
Fundamentals Of LOCKING!
Fundamentals Of Uprocking…
EMAIL
UCbboyclub@yahoo.com for times and availability of the classes! They will be between 10AM and 3PM
Right now there is plenty of room, but email me to guarantee yourself a spot in the class and be sure to specify which class you would like to take.
LECTURE:
“The Great Hip Hop Swindle”
Saturday, December 4 @ 4:45PM
POPMASTER FABEL THIS SATURDAY
Natural History Building, room 228
1301 W. Green Street,
Urbana, IL 61801
(summary taken from TOOLSOFWAR newsletter)
In his lecture, "The Great Hip Hop Swindle," Jorge Pabon, Sr. Vice Pres. of the Rock Steady Crew, delves into the circumstances that have led to the fragmentation of Hip Hop culture as it stands today. He discusses the ways that Hip Hop was celebrated in the 70s through the 80s and compares this to media and industry dominated control of Hip Hop today. Not only does Fabel discuss the circumstances and situations that led Hip Hop to the state that it is in today, he also offers solutions for how people can revive the culture and attempt to restore it to it's original state. Fabel backs up his assertions with visuals and artifacts which he has collected or produced himself.
-Lecture points include: Hip Hop as a Revolutionary Movement. Hip Hop as a Cultural Melting Pot. Urban Culture. Art Forms Predating Hip Hop. The Early 80s
- The Beginning of the End. The Mid-80s - A Stripping of the Culture. The Media Swindle. The Late 80s/Early 90s: Picking up the Pieces. Non Hip Hop Artists Incorporating Hip Hop. Hip Hop Artists Clean Up the Mess Rap Industry Leaves Behind. Institutional Swindle. Exclusion. Devils Come in All Colors, Genders, Shapes and Sizes. Solutions.
