Urbanjam a first of its kind event in Nagaland, focusing solely on Hip Hop and its sub cultures was held at State Academy Hall, Kohima on November 12.
Organized by Naga Homeboiz and managed by Richa productions, the event was headlined by some of the top acts from the Naga Hip-Hop scene.
As mentioned in a press note the event was started off with open deck scratches by DJ Tskillz while the welcome speech was delivered by event founder Martin Longkumer stating immense pleasure for the support to a packed audience and also highlighting future plans to make the platform bigger.
AK Trigga a duo group from Kohima did the opening act performing a medley of cover, remixes and originals. There were dance performance by Stacks Ivories and The Hop Crew. Artist line-up included M-Dox and Moko Koza who moved the crowd with their tongue twister rhymes and witty flow.
The slick and savvy rapper Macnivil introduced new age nagamese bars for the first time to the audience. Big Dane a mind-boggling emcee also dropped rhymes in Hindi. The event also introduced live rap battle and beatbox cypher happening for the first time in Nagaland.
The release stated that the event was a gala affair and a treat for the Hip-Hop enthusiasts and the local music community that made the show a success and a fun filled event.
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