A fund raising concert for Nepali hip-hop artistes participating in the
2016 World Hip Hop Dance Championship (WHHDC) was held at Star Mall,
Putalisadak on July 23, and popular artistes like Nirnaya da NSK, singer
Sujan Michael, rappers Sidd Wagle, Voice and Rap Connect,
rapper-singers Prasant Shrestha and Aakash Khadka took to the stage to
entertain the audience as well as lent their support to the cause.Nepal
will be participating in the championships for the first time courtesy
of Hip-Hop International Nepal (HHIN) which will be held from August
7-13 in Los Angeles, US. A total of 10 members will be participating
from Nepal, namely seven-member-group 20 Crew, popper Mahendra Thapa,
locker Jenisha Dangol and Bboy Suman BK. They will be competing in
battle crew, popping, locking and B-boying or breaking genre
respectively. Said Anup Saxena, Country Director of HHIN, “I was
inspired after watching ABCD 2 (Bollywood film) which forced me to do
something for our young talent. I knew about this championship for
hip-hop dancers. So, I brought the franchise of Hip-Hop International
last year to Nepal.”A nationwide competition was held on May 28 in all
genres, which was judged by Zeda from Thailand.
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