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Hip hop hoooorayyy

Last November, I stumbled upon hip hoppers on a mission to spread the word.....uhm....they were trying pretty hard.....So they have talent but lack the ingenuity to make their 'chillaz' a success. To be fair, I was told that these events were common knowledge within the community and so they did not see fit to market it or make even the smallest fuss over documenting the performances. This is where I sigh deeply and shake my head sadly, because it is unfortunate that such talent should be narrow minded.
I got there a bit late and so only captured about two performances they were awesome.

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