October 2

4th 2010

featuring S**T Kingz

Auckland, New Zealand

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Wow we’re at issue 3 already? Hello fellow humans, how have you been? That’s awesome, so great to hear. How have i been you ask? Well i have been stupidly busy these past few weeks preparing for a show called ‘Hip Hop Nation.’

Hip Hop Nation is an annual show I worked on with my partner in crime, Miss Parris Goebel. Earlier in the year we travelled up and down the country to audition for our 2010 cast. We squeezed the list down to 13 dancers who we felt would really compliment the concept of our show, which was actually concieved in a shoe store in LA last August. From there, we worked and re worked the idea over trying to figure out the nuts and bolts of the show. Finally, the cast assembled in Auckland for 2 weeks of intense rehearsal. We would start at 10am and finish anytime after Midnight for 14 days straight. Putting a show together in 2 weeks is anything but easy, sore ligaments, minimum hours of sleep, sore ligaments, frying of brains, sore ligaments, however it was definately one of my highlights of the year. Getting to know and share the stage with 12 other amazing dancers was an awesome experience. A huge shout out to Parris for a phenomenal job on the choreography, for every one who came, you’ll know exactly what im talking about. Also shout outs to I.D dance crew for tearing the stage up with us, Jesse Elliot from Nameless Dance Crew for giving us a sick set to kill, The Tick Tock rascals Ruthy and Samyah, Limit Break Dance Crew, Infinite Stylez, Kaz and Andre ‘The Human jukebox’ And one last shout out to the beautiful cast Reimy Jones, Shalom Leliua, Samantha Cahill, Wai (wei) Jones, Courtney Hale, Sophie Evans, Samara Lingman, Eru Clarke, Tapiua Metuakore, Parris Goebel, Richard Arthur Sikuea and Kaealytus, who is the most amazing 12 year old dancer I’ve ever seen. Sorry excuse my nostalgic trip down memory lane. Apart from that I hope you enjoy this issue, we have the usual culpruts unloading their brains onto our pages, some more photography from Kate, and an interview with NZ rapper Deach, one third of the rap team Smashproof. If i don’t see you no more in this world, i’ll meet you in the next one and don’t be late. Happy reading to you all. Thomas Octane

Welcome to The Peoples Voice! This is an area for you to submit any questions you may have, and our lovely editor Tommy Rotten will do his best to answer them!

Email your questions to thecrownjewelsmag@gmail.com. Get writing!

Hello everyone at the Crown Jewels Magazine. You guys are awesome. It is great to read how hip hop is growing worldwide. I loved reading your piece Muhktar, great to see you are doing big things in Vegas. - Amelia H. - London, ENG

I’m loving all the different pieces in the magazine, stories and photography. Where can i see more Podgy Panda material?- Paul L. - Brisbane, AUS

Hey Paul, you can check out more Podgy Panda goodness at www.podgypanda.com. Thanks! Tom

Hey Rudi i really liked your piece about SA. Lol about the lions and tigers. But you guys did awesome at Dance to Las Vegas this year. The Crown Jewels is a great magazine, can’t wait for the next issue! - Nicole R. Cape Town, SA

Deja you girls are amazing! Always love watching you fierce lasies rip up the stage. Go Pania! - Natalie S. Sydney, AUS

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HIP HOP NOW

We approach that ever intense time of the year yet again. The lands become barron, life once bubbly and full of vibrancy now stands still in silence... waiting. Hibernation into our reflection filled cocoons has begun. It is the annual pilgrimage to the land of the free, where danc-ers pit themselves in an awesome battle of strength, skill, endur-ance, creativity, flair and showmanship. It is of course, the World Hip Hop Championships. NZ has found great success in it’s entries into this competi-tion with our crews hauling in 5 top 3 placings in the last 4 years, including two Gold medals. These names are etched into world stages and forged in history after just 2 short minutes, however the masses will never see anything more then 120 seconds of glory, no no my dear friends, there is alot more to it then that. Today I want to share with you an unbroadcasted tale from a fighting veteran, let us call it, The War of the Worlds. Now for anyone who’s ever been to the Hip Hop interna-tional competition, oh what an experience you’ve had. 7 days of meeting new dancers, watching some amazing crews, proving yourself on the stage. Without a doubt worlds is an experience you will remember for the rest of your life, once you get there that is. Fundraising the money for your journey is a war in itself. Flights for 8 dancers, acommodation, food, travel, not to mention any managers or supporters also in your group, your running up a bill anywhere near $40 000. This is where the battle strategies come into place. You sell out your fundraising concert, you sell a few t shirts here and there, you get some funding from a local government. Your there!

WAR OF THE

WORLDS

But wait... what if? Your concert flops, you lose money on hiring the venue, your passports are expired, the funding you were relying on falls through.. Now what? In all fairness, the lat-ter hasn’t happened to many crews, however it is a reality and paints a painful picture of the struggle involved. 4 fundraising concerts later, you have scraped enough to fuel your troops on their voyage. You’ve spent 3 months fundraising to get there, you now have 3 weeks to start working on your glorious 2 minutes that will put your name in lights. 3 weeks? 21 days? ok it could be worse, but hell it could be better? Time to knuckle down, good bye social life, family and free time. I’ve got a competition to win. 12 hours with no leg room to LA, 3 more hours to Vegas. Bright lights, the ka ching of slot machines ringing in your ear, the constant movement of human feet, welcome to the city that never sleeps. You’ll now either spend every waking mo-ment you have practising, or let the glittering lights take you away into the night. The true mark of a champion is made in this moment. You’ve now finally made it to the competition venue.Hi im Thomas.Hi im Thomas.Hi im Thomas.Hi im Thomas.Where are you from?Where are you from?Where are you from?Where are you from?

Oh where is everyone? We’re sup-posed to be practising. It’s so loud here, let’s just walk around and make friends. Autographs? Photo’s? Ok fine... The first 3 days fly by, here it comes, your 2 minutes is approaching, breathe deep, don’t look down. ..Woah that was fast, are we done already? Wait wait, can we do it again i messed up my..... The winners are announced, your names is called! All those hours of training and sweating have paid off, your standing on top of the world with your head high, you have accomplished your mission. The war has been won.But.. What happens when your name doesn’t get called? your still sitting down. Do i cry? Am i allowed to? Was it my fault? Naaah the judges are..... So now you sit and think.. was that worth it? 8 months of training, compet-

ing, fundraising, selling, hustling, per-forming... all for 2 minutes and a shot at a ‘maybe?’ 12 hours away from home, your still thinking about it. Home for 2 weeks, your still thinking about it.Home for 2 months, you can’t shake it.. Now you sit and wait.. and watch.. a year passes. The war cry’s sound again, the noise starts to die down and the colour fades yet again, something is calling you back. Do you fight again knowing the odds are doing their best to weigh you down, or is the call of glory enough to blind it.

Why not let the new soldiers fight this war? This semi-biographical/ semi-imag-inative story was me simply letting my thoughts fall out through my fingers in some hope of letting you as a reader know the processes involved. Alot of younger kids and crews aspire to one day dance at Worlds, win a gold medal and makea name for themselves. Definately a valiant goal and I would never knock anyone wanting to make their dream come true, all I’m saying is that Worlds is not the be all and end all when it comes to hip hop.

You see Worlds IS a war.

You fight.You slug.You put yourself on the front line of battle.

All for what again? You may return victorious, or you may not. Alot of it is up to you, notice how i say ALOT of it. How can a creative art be studied, pulled apart and examined to fit a cri-teria? Not only that, but how can a cre-ative art be picked apart differently every year? Questions that can’t be answered, but also questions i don’t need answers for.

Ofcourse, to alot of people,zzzz this whole story will appear completely

hypocritical. seing as i’ve won and lost this war. If anything it makes me more qualified to write about it then anyone. I’m not trying to dog the competition, because I owe alot to that competi-tion personally. It made our group and opened up opportunities we could have never imagined. I just want people to be open minded about what goes on and understand the physical and emotional cards that are played. If you want your war, go and fight it. There are plenty of soldiers here who will support you. If your looking for something else, think of all the hard work needed to make this all happen? Why not take that energy, effort, time and money and why not invest into something productive? Why not fly to LA and take part in the monster’s of Hip Hop Summer intensives? Fly to New york or Sydney or Europe and

train with some of the best dancers in the world? Fly to Africa and teach someone less fortunate? The opportunities are endless. Seem-ingly, so are the Wars. The plan of attack is really in your hands.“Wars come and go, but my soldiers stay eternal”Tupac Shakur

Hey everybody! It’s been a while! Hope that the past few weeks have been productive, inspirational, amazing and blessed for you all! :) We’re on a one month holiday here in SA right now, due to the world cup of course. The vibe is absolutely crazy over here and everyone is real supportive towards each other, that brings me to my next subject! I don’t know if I’m the only one, but I am EXTREMELY hyped about Hip Hop world champs in July! It is coming closer and closer and I can tell that this is going to be another amazing year filled with the mind-blowing art of Hip Hop dance! I am fortunate enough to be going back this year. My crew, Untamed, has qualified again and we are real excited to go back! So, as I told you all in the previous issue, we had our national competition in May. Here is a little update on the final results in the respective categories:Junior Division:

1.Nueve (2010 SA Champs ) 6.022.Gummies 5.253.Fizz Pop 5.084.Shock Wave 5.07

Varsity Division:1.Untamed (2010 SA Champs ) 7.152.Perplexed 6.353.Freeze Frame 6.094.I.D Dance Crew 5.435.Armaggedons 5.386.L.I.L 5.367.Frash Impact 5.138.PE ' Finest 4.95

SOUTH AFRICAN

HIPHOPby Rudi Smit

Adult Division:1.Clinch Crew (2010 SA Champs) 7.592.A.T.O 7.573.Version 1 7.424.lllmatic Crew 6.865.Hybrid 6.756.African HipHop Dance Studio 6.567.A.I 6.548.Reptilez 6.21 We are all really excited to go back and spend time with everyone from all the different countries, meet new people, make new friends and just DANCE! It’s going to be a mad event! On the other hand, the SA Hip Hop Cup competition will be happening July 10th, and everyone is getting prepared to represent with their crews in the nu skool battles division, the popping

battles, bboy battles, krump battles etc. Nationals was a great inspiration to all who attended and participated and we are sure to see some sick performances at the SA cup from crews such as Hybrid, Twisted and many more! The SA Hip Hop industry has really grown in the last few months and we are all happy to be apart of this growth! A noted Hip Hop company that is cur-rently adding to this growth, Renovatio Dance Company (runned by Marcus Mabie, Eulie Mabie and Lu Jacobs), will be showcasing a Hip Hop production at the Artscape Theatre, called “Walking In The Footsteps Of Legends”, July 30-31. The description reads as follows:This urban dance production takes the audience on an unbelievable journey through time – depicting hip-hop

legends, style and fashion of the past, present and future. A show that will captivate the imagination and have audi-ences wanting more. This is sure to be an amazing produc-tion that will give many a full insight into the culture, lifestyle and art form of Hip Hop! Well, that’s all from me for now! Stay tuned for more exciting news in the next issue! :) Much love.Rudi

What started out ominously when the group from Philip-pines landed in Changi’s Budget Terminal instead of the much heralded Changi Airport Terminal, turned out to be just a minor glitch in the three-days Singapore Dance Study Tour. Managing and Artistic Director of House of Dance, Mirella G. Clarette was disappointed that the group did not get to experience what has made Singapore’s Changi Airport so famous. “Most of them here are first time visitors to Singapore and they are missing out on the best first impression that anyone can ever have of Singapore!” she lamented. “Now that we are here, they must go to Orchard Road instead,” she heartily laughed.

Unity throUgh DanceAn exchange of passion and styles

by Gerald K.

FROM

STUDIO WU,

SINGAPORE

Indeed, the setback did not damp-ened the experience that brought thirty dancers from Philippines on a Singapore Dance Study Tour (SDST). Co-organised by Philippines House and Dance and hosted in Singapore by Studio Wu, the SDST was an opportunity for the dancers to hone their skills and repertoire beyond their comfort zone. The intensive three-days study tour exposed the students in MTV, Lyrical Jazz, Hip Hop, as well as House and Waacking by Studio Wu’s instructors. Clarette was “heartened to see young hiphop danc-ers struggling to keep up in the jazz classes.” She added that “this will spur them to explore further beyond what they are used to and hopefully develop them into well-rounded dancers.” The group of thirty from Philippines, whose ages range from twelve to 53, attended Jazz and Hip Hop classes by Studio Wu’s instructors Sheila Cheong, Chua Choon Hui and Willy Ong and were treated to House and Waacking by old school funk

specialist, Michael Sim. Sheila Cheong who guided the participants in Lyrical Jazz was impressed with the dedication and eagerness to learn shown by the participants. She said that “the hunger in dance will feed the soul to nurture and grow the person beyond just being a dancer.”

Chua Choon Hui added that during the short three days of intensive work-shop she has established a close relation-ship with her visiting students and look forward to an opportunity to share more in Philippines in a healthy exchange of ideas. Besides the dance participants, House of Dance also brought along two

of their faculty members Jesse Gotangco aka BBoy Reflex and Phil Pamintuan who shared with Singaporean dancers in their B-boying and Krumping workshops respectively. tudio Wu’s Centre Manager, Andy Lee noted that such exchange is necessary among the regional partners to propel

everyone to greater heights. He said, “This project (SDST) is the first of many that Studio Wu is embarking to open up the in-roads and eventually enhance the region as another dance hub besides the already established dance centers such as New York and Osaka.” Lee added that he look forward to more of such regional exchanges and platform for the dance community.

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Look towards the young to shape our days to come.

As one generation draws to an end, the next carries the

legacy on.Through hard work, perseverance

and discipline, todays youth become tomorrow’s leaders.

The future is now

Look towards the young to shape our days to come.

As one generation draws to an end, the next carries the

legacy on.Through hard work, perseverance

and discipline, todays youth become tomorrow’s leaders.

The future is now

by Parris Goebel

The Palace Dance studios presented Hip Hop Nation 2010 at Telstra Events Centre, Manakau on Saturday June 4th. I was expecting a highly polished and slick performance from this cast and I wasn’t disappointed. Principal choreographer and dancer Parris Goebal has a reputation for delivering high energy super tight performances and the majority of the production was just that.

The cast of mainly females were representative of both the Palace Dance Studio and other major dance crews and were all experienced dancers who exuded confidence and skill. The production was a narra-tive about a “magical book “ that when opened could transport you into amazing places. These places provided the cast with a theme for the various dance items. In the opening scene at “ Riverside High” we were in intro-duced to each cast member through a spotlighted solo that captured who they were as a Hip Hop dancer and gave insight to their different personalities. As the story unfolded each “student” or “teacher” had pos-session of the magical book that transported them into a different scene. The story was played out

on overhead projection between scenes, which made for a seamless production. The first scene” Egyptian Factory ‘ was ancient Egypt with the ladies playing the part of nubile Slaves with a well cast Eru Carke as the slave driver. The choreography was clever and the scene was very well staged. Then in ”Forbidden Love” we were transported into the realms of vampires and told the story of a forbidden love .The dancers gave an excellent depiction of these vampirish creatures . I must make mention here of the contemporary duet performed by Courtney and Tapiua.

HIP HOP NATIOn 2010 REVIEW

By Jacqui Cesan

This was beautifully crafted and a lovely contrast to all the “dark” energy. In The ‘Tokyo Tantrum’ we found our-selves on the streets of Tokyo. I particu-larly loved the costuming in this scene. I must make comment of the dancers from Sorority crew who played the part of a rival group of friends.They were stunning and certainly more than held their own with the older more experience dancers. Dressed in black and white as a contrast to the high colour of the other group they exuded both strength and femininity. In “Call Of Duty” ( a visit to an army camp )the GI Joes compris-ing the male cast and Identity Dance crew gave one of the standout per-formances of the show Choreographed by Jesse Elliot (who is certainly a choreographer to watch) this was tight in every sense of the word. “Funk City took us back to the eight-ies and the B-boy and funk culture . While this was a another slick perfor-mance it was a bit old school meets nu school for me and the choreography

didn’t always maintain the integrity of the era. In “To The Moon and back “Reimy Jones gave the standout solo perfor-mance of the night in with her robotic dance to the virtuoso beat boxing of

Andre Harris . This girl is a crazily great dancer ! The one scene that was a disappoint-ment was the final one. It seemed a little flat . There was no real resolution to the story and the audience seemed unclear

as to whether this was in fact the end. I also question the placement of the 50 years on segment. Maybe that should have been after the finale. While the whole cast were great. the four guys( all of whom individually are

great dancers) somehow got a little lost in this very “femme”” performance. Each of the four guys had moments of brilliance that were some of the show highlights for me . Of all the very clever intro dances, Toms solo to Sway was inspiring, Eru was captivating as the Slave Driver and was also my fa-vourite “actor” in the film segments, Tapiua ‘s tender duet in the vampire scene showed this young man has talent beyond just Hip Hop and of course Richie’s amazing iso work just gets better and better, But this was es-sentially a show dominated by a group of fierce young

women, who collectively were a force to be reckoned with. I did wonder though why despite the talent of all the girls we seemed to consistently have the same performers centre front in each scene

However all in all this was an entertaining show, well lit and costumed and clearly enjoyed by the large audience. Parris should continue to develop this show as it has great potential. While the dance numbers were fabulous they need to address the storyline which was a little thin ( Does the book decide where you go or does the reader .–this wasn’t clear) and the quality of the video did not come close to the high quality of the performances.

I would also make the decision not to have the guest per-formers who although great were hard pressed to match the performance level of the cast. Parris Goebel, The Palace and the cast must be commended though for delivering such a powerful performance in two weeks . This is a show that deserves to be seen again !.

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Surviving in a world which is dominated by the opposite sex is always difficult. Although it is an effective way to stand out, people put themselves at risk of being treated unequally. Only few people dare to dive into this sort of scenario and only the brave sustain. All professions face at least a taste of this, but one in particular seems to stand out the most to us hip hop heads. Have you ever heard someone say “but she’s a girl”? Since the beginning of time, girls have been stereotyped to not be as strong as the boys and have been told that they need to act feminine. But what happens to the girls that want to get their hands dirty? What about those girls that don’t mind bruises on their knees and scrapes on their elbows? What about those girls who are unafraid to battle? What about the girls that wear baggy clothes and a spin cap? Yep, that’s right, I’m talking about Bgirls. The break dance scene, especially in New Zealand, is male dominated, but that doesn’t stop the few brave Bgirls from top rocking their way to the top. Here, for you, is a hand-made guide on how to be a Bgirl in a Bboy world. I have one of New Zealand’s top Bgirls, Amelia ‘Milsey’ Lynch here to help you out with your six steps! Step one: Find your local jam spots. “You can go to watch or you can go to learn and practice,” says Bgirl Milsey. Bgirl Milsey saw break dancers practicing at the dorms for her school in Seattle and said what’s that? It was right then and there that she decided she wanted to practice and become a break dancer. She found out it was a weekly jam and knew it would be a good spot for her to go to learn. She had a friend who was a beginner as well, which made it easier because they could practice together. “It’s kind of a key thing,” says Bgirl Milsey, “because it’s really tough to sustain it on your own when you first start”.

How to be a B-girl

in a B-boy worldBy Elana Kluner

Step two: Go to a break dance class “The thing that’s great about taking class is you get to not only learn the moves but the names of the move and the his-tory about it,” says Bgirl Milsey Teachers are usually quite experienced and will know their history. If you take class, you will be taught from someone who really knows what they are talking about. They will correct you when your technique is wrong and they will teach you the proper way to do things. “You know if you need a tip on how to make your windmill faster, they will tell you,” says Bgirl Milsey. Step three: Train, Train, Train. Everyone knows the phrase practice makes perfect, so there is not much explanation needed here. But training for males and females should be differ-ent. Men are physically and biologically built stronger then females, with their strength being top heavy rather then bottom heavy. Since break dancing requires a great deal of strength in your arms, girls need to make up for this with how they train. “Press ups and sits ups are a good way to condition,” says Bgirl Milsey. “Especially for girls, when you are on the floor make sure you are using your legs to carry your weight rather then your arms”. See girls, those curves do more then make the boys drool, they

help you to gain extra power in your moves as well. Step four: Watch break dance videosThere are so many videos out there, but what is really important for girls in the

Bboy world is to watch some top Bgirls for inspiration. A great video to check out is the recently released film, Bgirl, which stars Lady Jules, a well-known and respected Bgirl in the hip hop scene. Bgirl Milsey and yours truly were also a part of this film and got to experience being on set with the best Boys in America. This film portrays Bgirls as being just as good as the boys. “As a Bgirl, you need to have that mentality,” says Bgirl Milsey. “You need to believe that you are on the same level, if not better then the boys.” Watching videos is a good way to boost your confidence and know that there are other girls out there in the same world as you, rooting you on and supporting you. above: Amelia

Some Bgirls to look up on YouTube are; Bgirl Jess, Bgirl Narumi, Bgirl Shies Chan, Bgirl Jeskillz, Bgirl Sophia, Bgirl Shorty, Bgirl Peppa and Asia one. Step five: Join a crewThe best way to feel like you are part of something is to be a part of something. Once you have developed your skills, you should be ready to join a crew. “A crew is more then just a crew, it’s like a family,” says Bgirl Milsey of Loko Mo-tion Crew. “Because the break dancing scene is smaller, crews are more tight knit. We’ve got each others backs to matter what.” Crews spend so much time together, training and battling, it is no doubt that they are like your second family. Being one of the only girls in a crew, the boys tend to have your back and look out for you. Being in a crew makes being a Bgirl in a Bboy world just

that much easier. Step six: Battle… and win!It is easy to shy down when you feel you aren’t ready or you are different then everyone else. “Most girls wait until they are ready before they battle but it is something you need to get into from day one.” says Bgirl Milsey. “It was one of the happiest days of my life when me and Bgirl Lauren won our first battle against two Bboys. It’s so cool when you battle the guys and win. It’s totally worth it.” Battling is the way to gaining respect and the right to call yourself a Bgirl. You represent your name and your crew, but most of all you are representing for all Bgirls worldwide. As a Bgirl, you are inspiring a lot of other girls to get started and involved with the scene, so making the effort to get out there and battle is crucial.

So now that you have completed your six steps, it is up to you to make the next move. I wish you good luck and look forward to seeing Bgirl (insert your name here) rocking out on YouTube. You now have the tools to survive in a Bboy world and who knows, maybe you will start a chain reaction and the script will flip to the scene being dominated by Bgirls someday. But this goes for boys as well; don’t be afraid to be involved in a female dominated scene. Just take these steps as a guideline and fine-tune it to fit your situation. No matter if you are the only boy or girl in an entire group of people, you are always an equal. Fight for your spot, fight for your right and never give up. If you love it then go for it, full force, and enjoy the journey.

This issue we catch up with NZ rapper Deach. You may recog-nise Deach as apart of the NZ rap team Smashproof. As a group in 2009, "Smashproof" lived up to their title and smashed the 23 year old record in the New Zealand singles chart for the longest consecutive run at number one by a local act with ‘Brother’. Featuring the gifted "Gin Wigmore" Now working on a solo career, Deach's flow is bound to get famliar with your ears.His new single 'Til I Say So' is out now with his solo album Vision available July 19th.

Family Nickname: Fred'lolInspiration to start performing: My Dad, he use to be the Lead singer in his band in his time'lolShoe size:11Favourite City in the World: Auckland all day

4 items you can’t live without: Phone, Ipod, Book of Rhymes and my Bible4 items you could live without: 42below, Bacio,xxxL t.shirts and my Credit cardBest place you’ve performed: Jay, Neyo and Rihana tour in Brisbane,Sydney and MelbourneWho would you like to work with: Neyo, Drake or Trey songz any of themWorst place you’ve travelled to: KaitaiaIf Deachy were a car, he would be a? Honda Civic (My 1st Flash Car ever)lolAny last words? Vision - My album drops in July 19th' Support NZ musicWas this the best interview you’ve done in the |last 2 minutes? Yes, This Interview with ma man Thomas

DEACH

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Allow me to re-introduce myself... My name is Mister KaRemiks. I’m 18 years young and I an ordinary teenager. I live on the moon and enjoy thinking, about every and anything.

Album ReviewThank Me Later – Drake June 2010 bought the release of one of hip-hop’s saviours first official album. Drake offered us a great mixtape in “So Far Gone”, but could that success be carried over to an album? P.S. If you don’t know the name Drake, you live under a whole or in Hamilton. LOL, JK. I love you H Town. “Thank Me Later” has been my favourite album to date this year. Even over Eminem’s “Recovery”. Thank Me Later will probably get a lot of hate for being too similar to all of Drake’s past catalog. But I still love it. Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t try to play rugby, and Benson Stanley doesn’t try to play soccer. Drizzy sticks to his forte. Good formula IMO. Once again A LOT of songs about girls (10 out of the 14 tracks). The few about “how cool I am” that every rapper has to have on an album, and then that song he just shows off his lyricism in. My two favourite tracks on the album are one of the songs about a girl,

Mister Karemiks back one more time. Average AK kid with the thought process of Sheldon Cooper. BAZINGA! Boy do I wish. I’m slowly getting more and more bor-ing. Past month? Hmm got to see Steve Aoki and Laidback Luke live. Probably a highlight. Went to a great 21st birthday. Shilo Kino, thank you very much. Besides that I have been watching the football World Cup with my friends everynight. This tournament is the death of me. What you know about 10 hours sleep in 5 days. All worth it. The All Whites had me on a permanent high. So proud of

you boys.All my money in the past month has been spent on birthday presents and football shirts, haha. So sorry no shoe review this time. Instead I will give you a beginners guide to the World Cup. BUT! I have a review of one of the best albums I have heard in a long time. You can “Thank Me Later” for that one. FREE LIL’ WAYNE.Remember to follow me (Karemiks) on twitter, check my blog (misterkaremiks.blogspot.com) and stay chill. Take care valuable readers. Ta ta for now...

“Shut It Down”, and also the one where hs just shows off, “Light Up”. The former features R’n’b genius The Dream. The latter hip-hop king pin, Jay-Z. “Shut It Down” is basically a slow jam, that Drake flows over, instructing ladies how to get ready for a night out. Also telling you how amazing you are. Indigo Matisi, whats good? Personal joke, sorry. A lot of people don’t like The Dream. I concur when he’s riding solo. But throw him on a hook or as a guest and boom! R’n’B goodness for the kids. Listening to this song over and over, I can see a lot of people brushing this song off as just another of those slow songs you have WAY too many off in your iTunes. Just wait, play it a few times over and listen to what Drizzy says. “You feel the hours

pass, until you find something. I feel like when she moves, the time doesn’t.” Okay, after much consideration, I cannot pin point what exactly makes this song amazing. Just promise me you will listen to it ummm, 4 times J. On the other hand, “Light Up”. What is not amazing about this song. Lovely instrumental rift to song, then you get hit with a hard bass and clap hip hop beat. Like them good old Sean Carter beats. It’s only fitting Jay-Z is on this song. Take in the beat, now listen closely to the verses. “Rolex’s, chauffers, and low fades. I keep thinking how young can you die from old age”. This is only Drake’s second line of the song. You know it’s going to be crazy from here on out. I will share with you one more line.

“Bright life’d make your whole city light up. A trillion-watt light bulb, when I’m in the nightclub”. HOVA! Again ,just go listen. If I could I would quote Jays whole verse! The Wrap-up. “Thank Me Later” is more of your classic crooning Canadian bestfriend Drizzy Drake. He raps, he sings, he makes good music the best way he knows how. Besides the interlude on the album I can listen to the whole thing start to finish without even thinking about the next button. The album may not be your cup of tea if you don’t listen to mainstream hip-hop, because your too cool to admit you like the same music everyone else does. But if you appreciate good music, I’m fit to say you will dig this album. Drake for mayor, Free Lil’ Wayne.

World Cup 2010 for Dummies.The FIFA World Cup Finals is the world’s most widely viewed sporting event.More people watch this, than the olympics. The crazy thing is, this event only hosts 32 differ-ent nations. The Olympics has more than 200. Figure it out for yourself. As I said 32 nations compete. Each having to had qualified in their own respective zone (europe, africa, oceania etc.). The 32 qualifying nations are drawn in to 8 groups of 4. This is known simply as the group stage. You play each of the 3 other nations in your group once. A win gets you 3 points, a draw 1 and a loss a big fat 0. After each team has played their 3 games, the two teams with the most points from each group progress. If teams finish on the same points, it is decided by goal difference (the number of goals scored minus the number of goals conceeded). If still equal it goes to goals scored, if still they are on level terms. Believe it or not the team to progress is drawn from a hat.

From here on out there is nothing com-plicated. The two from each group that progress make the round of 16. The rules here are simple. You lose, you go home.In FIFA rules, if at the end of 90 minutes there is no goals seperating teams we first have extra time. 2 x 15 minute halves to try pocket some more than crucial goals. If after that we are still level, then comes a fan favourite. The penalty shoot out. Teams get 5 chances to score a goal from 12 yards out with only the goal keeper in their path. If it remains deadlocked after the initial 5, sudden death. Here, you miss, they score, you lose. Simple Following the round of 16 we have the quarter finals, semi finals, and le grande finale. The world cup final. Most viewed sporting event world wide. 715 million people watched the final in 2006.

HOLY!The world cup was first held in 1930 and has been held every 4 years since (except in ’42 & ’46 due to World War II).

Amazingly since then only 7 teams have ever won, Brazil with the most at 5 time winners. New Zealand has qualified only twice. Once in 1982 and again this year where they did us proud only JUST losing

out on a spot in the second round. Brazil are my pick to win again this year. Class strikers, in Luis Fabiano and Rob-iniho. Midfield creativity with Kaka(it’s

actually someones name LOL) and Nilmar. Arguably the best defence in the world with the likes of Lucio, Maicon and Danny Alves. Topped off with an incredible goal keeper, Julio Cesar. Although, Spain are supposed to win according to critics and the TAB. Now go show off your new understanding of the world cup to your friends, and tell them why Brazil will win ;) Hope I helped at least one person out there with this quick guide.

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