Strictly Hip Hop Magazine (Issue 1)

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REGULARS

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stunners

tattoos

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05 Real Talk Hang out with the ambs

11 SHH 2011 Upcoming Event

13 Style Stunners and Sneakers

16 Don’t get cocky too quickly For all of y’all to read

18 Trending whats hott...

19 Iam SHH Competition Finalist Photo !nalists.

FEATURES

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As you all should know by now, Strictly Hip Hop 2011 is back in FULL FORCE to

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pleasure!

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AREWEUNDERSTOOD

controversy that follows youth when it comes to elders and traditionalists having discussions about the way the

youth dress in this day and age.

ITUMELENG MAREDI

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SOOPA STARS - SHOWING OFF THEIR MULTIPLE TATTOOS

TATTOOSevil??? NO!!!

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HANGING

SHH Mag brings you an exclusive

As we spent time to get to know them

humble bunch they are.

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Soweto, eKasi – which refers to the hood. They started the crew in 2007 with more than 20 crew mates, and only 5

heights. They are Tshepo “Cobrah” Lebron, Sthembiso

former member).

They all came together with a persistent love for dancing,

through their work.

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-berland. You can tell from such an impressive list of names

dance, reinvent commercial dance moves to work with local trends and perform in a way that uniquely sets them apart from the pack.

With a history of making their debut performance coming in at 2nd place during the 2009 Masters of Rhythm dance

space of time.

They competed at the 2009 Strictly Hip Hop dance compe-tition and went home with the position of 1st place, making them the first crew to ever take a street dance

in 2010 as defending champs when they took the title yet

World War 3 and were also one of four local dance crews to dance for Ms Keri Hilson during her visit to SA.

These four young guys obviously have one dope CV on

can go from this point on – growing bigger, and better, and positively influencing the African dance scene.

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street cred and our achievements speak for themselves. In 2011 we took the MOR trophy, which just upped our reputation, standard and street credit even more, as we

Cobrah: Well the crew started in late 2007 and

Nicohlas joined the crew and that is how we

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-ing the Real You.

else.

dancing has been my 1st priority. Nicholas: I was a ruby player and loved wrestling, until I found out about the “Krumping” style of dance. I just fell in love with it.

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Well, when we started out, our original idea was just to be a dance crew that was recog-

thought the name would ever travel afar from Soweto to the rest of Gauteng, and possibly the rest of S.A. So no, we had no idea the hype around

YOU SPLIT IT ALL UP EQUALLY AMOUNGEST

that people think we got. As for the amount we did get, we put it to good use by sharing it amongst ourselves and used some of it to main-

-porters and friends that appreciate us and what we do on stage. We recip-rocate our love back to them, even take pics and thank them for the love

we can only show our gratitude by maintaining our performance level and not disappointing you guys. To those trying to make the cut; “patience is a virtue” and always believe in yourself and God, love your parents and respect them – especially your mother.

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MUSAION HALLUNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

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STUNNER

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Stunners were traditionally worn to protect the eyes from the sun’s UV rays,

BUT our new trends have recycled that. They are now worn to compliment the outfits

we wear as well as exaggerate our over-the-top personalities.

sneakers

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Baggy Pants: Stylish or Sorry?

Back 2 Basics

Baggy and skinny’s mixed.

“this practice began in prison where sagging pants was a code signifying that the man

wearing the sagging pants was willing to givethe services of sexual activity to

another man in prison”

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Cynthia is focused. She is quietly ambitious. She is a lover of dance and hip hop as a culture. She is a hard worker. She is a

graduate and she loves coca cola

Well, as a dancer back in the days, I entered dance competi-tions where winners were always either contemporary dancers

movement that will cater to the Hip Hop Culture.. Hence, the birth of STRICTLY Hip Hop!! We saw the need for young people to express themselves on proper stages instead of street corners and garages.. We wanted to give these hip hoppers an opportunity to showcase themselves to the greater public.. Just like the ballet and contemporary kids.

How does it feel being the only lady on the top of the pyramid

Haha, “feels like i gotta work twice as hard to be thought half as good as them.. luckily, this is not very difficult”!! I am quot-ing Kimora Lee. Ok, seriously now, it is all good. We each have different parts to do in the SHH Movement.. and I do my job

them!

You work with two other men in this movement, how do you go about incorporating your ideas and letting them known and

Well, my part of the tasks in this movement requires me to use

thing. And I am good at what I do, so, they do listen to me.. 89% of the time.. lol. And yea, there some conflicts here and there..but nothing that cant be fixed over some Chinese food later on !

Seeing what our youth have grown to become, what is your

might not make u wealthy in future, but it will set you apart. It will shape the way u view things, the way you communicate, the way you react to things and ultimately, it will shape your life. To the girls out there, you can only call yourself a “trea-sure” if you keep yourself rare...

Lawrence Umukoro. This guy is just off the hinges!! He is such a multi-talented man.. Some of the things he does are self taught, yet, you d think he acquired degrees up on degrees... he inspires me to keep on working on myself in all spheres of life

I have learned so many things.. the most important being: A positive attitude might not get you everything u want, but it can piss the hell out of your haters! And that will make your journey so much worth the effort

with CeeCee

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Chilling

Don’t Get CockyToo QuickHumble Yourself While You Step Your Hustle Game Up

“You may have come across a promising

performer with lots of potential at some point in your life – heard his music everywhere at one

point in time, even caught his interviews on all the top television and radio channels, then like a light switch that goes off, you never saw or heard from him again.”

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“ Nobody cares anymore if you have 5000 friends on your Facebook account. If

short of a million followers on Twitter,

bragging to everyone about how dope you are at what you do. The figures always

speak for themselves.”

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Naija

Naija goes International

Lady Gaga has officially gone Gaga

Must watch shows:

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