April 8, 1999:

Battle Royale Freestyle Competition - and - "The Gathering". Contestants arrive at 8:30. Starts at 9:00. $3 to get in. $10 to participate. 1st prize = $100, 2nd prize = $50.

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APRIL 10, 1999:

Ken Swift B-Boy Master Class- The original Ken Swift of the Rock Steady Crew ( from such films as Flashdance, Wild Style, Beat Street, and Style Wars) is teaching a bboying class at Kumquat Dance Center 624 South 4th Street- 2nd floor. 1:30-4:00 P.M. Price: $15

Results: Best fifteen dollars I ever spent. It was a very small class and Ken Swift taught the essential old school basics to breaking, plus he showed he has new school style and can still rock it. I actually got to meet him and he gave me some great tips on my breakin. He was the coolest. I couldn't believe I got to meet such an important mentor to me in such an intimate environment.

 APRIL 19-24, 1999:

Hip Hop Week at Univ of Penn:

19th - Gettin' Wyld 4 Da Night - Showing of the movie "Wild Style" - 7p.m. 3550 Market St. / 2nd floor.

20th - Players Ball (Hip-Hop Game Day) - 7 p.m. - DuBoise College House / 3900 Walnut St.

21st - Underground Rap Concert Benefit for the Foundation - Mountain Bros, Supreme Da Regulator, Mista Keys, Seeds of Evolution, Slant, Kode Craquer Clique, Rawkus Avenue, Tommy Law & Titan Raw, Unorthodox

22nd - Doin' it in the Park - The Last Gathering - Grafitti art exhibit, breakdance show, and open mic session. 8 p.m. / 39th & Locust (superblock). ****I arrived late and no one was there. I later found out that even though several professors were sponsoring the event, the school closed it down because it involved grafitti****

23rd - T.O.U.C.H.H. center for hip hop opening. 4 p.m. / 3550 Market St. / 2nd floor. ****They were real friendly people, and their center seems to be doing an important and positive thing. The grafitti artist "DAN 1" gave an amazing presentation on grafitti culture in Philadelphia. The centers mission statement: "The Hip Hop Center(TOUCHH) at the University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1998 to establish an archive and repository on the Hip Hop revolution and the Hip Hop nation. To date, no such repository exists in the United States and thus we see this Center as providing an important role in archiving and documenting the Hip Hop revolution locally and nationally..."****

24th - DJ Battle Live!!! - 1 p.m. / 39th & Locust (superblock)

May 23, 1999:

The Roots are giving a free concert at Drexel (for drexel students only) At Buckley Feild from 10:00 - ?.

The Roots were the shit. It was an amazing show. Rahzel was insane.