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Last night we went down to the 02 Academy Islington to witness how 10 years of pioneering the Grime scene from Jammer and those involved deeply in the genre has had an astounding impact on the scene. The turn out was proof of this, with people who had travelled from far and wide to witness the battle. There were some heated rounds, particularly between Kozzie and Jae Kae and Lady Lykez and Sox!
Check out some images below or go here for the full album. Make sure you grab a copy of of LOTM7 here.
Freedom is a funny old thing - as the media representation of "graffiti"partly illustrates. Generally either denigrated, maligned,
ignored or shunned, there are instances when "graffiti" enters the
mainstream media as an example of reinforcing, supporting or embedding certain agendas – a communication paradox in some ways – in this instance a way of running a story on the current Pope from the
press outlet that also bring us the Daily Mail, the Metro and the Evening
Standard (click here for a link to The Independent article). Having now contributed to some of the hype in which the stock value of this poster has presumably increased, the Papacy should probably next order some perspex.
Although the presenter's style in this recent BBC4 production drew some criticism, this hour long documentary is still arguably worth watching. Click on the link below to take you to the iPlayer site:
Thanks to all that travelled, participated, helped out, judged, dropped
sounds, snapped, videoed, taught, learnt, passed through and rocked out to the sights, sounds and smells that
made up the 2015 Battle of Waterloo last Saturday. Artists, visitors, dancers,
parents, children and organisers. Good vibes, wicked sounds and sick styles
made the event a mad success. The kids workshop devoured more paint than we could supply!! Crazy pieces got painted and the block party vibe
got lifted high with people shackin’ out, making a proper party. Big up DJ
Philly and DJ Thor for their sets. Mad props. Had it poppin’ off!!
Total scores from the four judges were tight but clear.
Congratulations to SLAM – smashed it with a wicked concept, bad character,
tight fill, sick letterstyle and mad background. Diet and Debug, respectively
second and third, by a very few points – a close run thing. Care, Core,
Jay Kaes & Robes also came very near. Props to everyone that painted and
put up hard styles. The standard was incredibly strong. BIG UP! You all helped make it the
event that it was.
If you made it down we hope you had a good time and enjoyed
yourselves. If you missed it (or even if you didn’t) then there is some footage
and photos now surfacing on the internet. A couple of videos that we’ve already been
sent are linked below:
Thanks also to Itch FM, Molotow & Flame, Sprayground,
Mamas Jerk, Yelp and Crooks & Castles, for your assistance with this
project. The support is much appreciated.
