Since 2008 when it berthed on the Naija entertainment scene,
Battle of the Year Nigeria (BOTY) has congregated the finest b-boys from all
over the country in what has variously been described as the fiercest and most
authentic breakdance competition in the country. And since then various winners
has emerged made impressive representations in the Africa qualifiers and indeed
the world finals held in different countries in Europe since 2008, bringing to
the forefront one the earliest elements of Hip-hop, B-boying.
The 2013 edition which is the fifth edition scheduled for
September 8th at the Indoor Sports Hall, University of Lagos is poised yet
again to stage another b-boy festival. It will showcase the best dance
crews across the country competing for the spot to represent Nigeria and Africa
at the 2013 International Battle of the year Break-dance Championship World
finals in Braunschweig, Germany on the 19th of October 2013. B boy crews
confirmed for show are; Dance Reloaded (Lagos), Floor works (Port-Harcourt),
furious fundamentals (Warri), Street Wizard (Lagos), Space Unlimited (Lagos),
Body Control (Lagos), X-Force (Lagos), and many more
Nigerian rapper and ex B boy, Bright Erighono a.k.a B-Elect,
Curtis Baiyee Betek a.k.a B boy Rock Fury from Cameroon and a B boy Champion
from France shall constitute the panel of judges. Deejay OZ and Deejay Funky
Jay will provide break beats to fuel the b-boy battle. Special guest
appearances from Cool Dj Jimmy Jatt, Mr. Raw, Mode 9, Illbliss, Dj Sose, Phyno,
B-Elect, Dj Snoop Damaja, Splash, Suspect, Mthrill and many more. Andre Blaze
will host the event. Rapmania Tha X will hype the show.
Commonly referred to as the ‘’World Cup of Break Dancing’’,
Battle of the Year is an annual international break dance battle series that
started in Germany. The event pulls annually a little over 8000 visitors across
the world. Battle of the Year is a production of House of Royalty Limited, an
event and media solutions company.
Battle of the Year Nigeria Break-dance Championship 2012 video
highlights:
Battle of the Year Nigeria Break-dance Championship 2008 - 2011
video highlights:
BOTY Nigeria social media links:
www.facebook.com/botynigeria
www.twitter.com/botynigeria
www.youtube.com/botynigeria
www.battleoftheyearnigeria.com
BOTY Nigeria 2013
...let the battle begin!!!
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