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Beastie Boys

Awesome; I Fuckin’ Shot That!

On October 9, 2004, The Beastie Boys handed out 50 cameras to audience members at their sold-out performance in New York’s Madison Square Garden. These 50 different passionate perspectives, shot from the point-of view of the audience, take the viewers deep inside the world of a live Beastie Boys show, capturing the experience of a live musical performance like no film ever has done.

Cameron Fails To Respond To Bizzle Invitation

Cameron Fails To Respond To Bizzle Invitation

Following a scathing attack on hip hop and rap culture by Cameron in The Mail On Sunday, and a fierce debate on Newsnight, the Tory leader has been invited to Lethal Bizzle’s next London show. The influential ‘grime’ artist, performing tomorrow at Scala, King’s Cross, has entered a vicious war of words with Cameron over the last few days, after the Tory leader claimed that Lethal’s lyrics encouraged knife violence.

Festival of Youth Arts

The Importance Of Being Independent

Bringing warmth to the cockles of the unsigned and admirers of London's Youth music scene, this is a night showcasing new music with industry debate. More than 50 music artists with industry professionals will converge within London ICA, to celebrate today's youth music scene and chart its future.

Mic Check 1, 2 - 2nd June, The Albany, Deptford

Mic Check 1, 2 – 2nd June, The Albany, Deptford

Apples & Snakes, England's leading poetry organisation established in 1982 commemorate the evolution of poetry to lyricism and RAP by celebrating hip-hop as a cross strand of performance poetry in its own right. Apples & Snakes’ provide a platform for poetry that is popular, relevant, cross-cultural and accessible and stretch the boundaries of poetry in education and performance.

Festival of Youth Arts

Festival of Youth Arts

FYA is a charitable organisation that supports and promotes young creative people in London by giving them opportunity to perform to the public at various artistic venues across the capital as well as promoting networking and creative collaboration between young people.   All creative areas are covered.

The Prince Of Hip Hop Documentary

The Prince Of Hip Hop Documentary

Do you like documentaries? Do you like real people? If so you’ll like this original new film… ‘The Prince of Hip Hop’ is based on the true story of the unlikely odyssey of Stanley Harris - a reformed pickpocket from the Bronx, turned Jehovah's Witness Minister… who claims he's the creator of Hip Hop…!