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Are poetryslams a thing outside the german speaking sphere? How about olympic hip hop battles?
by TomK32 2y ago
Are poetryslams a thing outside the german speaking sphere? How about olympic hip hop battles?
- EGreg 2y agoI think they were a big thing in Arabia during the time of Mohammad
- dhosek 2y agoThey’re a thing in the US as well. I think, in fact, that the first slam poetry event took place in Chicago. The youth slams that I heard while I was teaching tended towards overwrought, but I’ve heard some good stuff at the more professional level. HBO used to show slam poets, but I don’t think they do anymore.
- 999900000999 2y agoInternational Rap Olympics. I love Hip Hop, but you can't directly compare rap between languages. International DJ competitions could work though, I think DMC is one.
- NoNotTheDuo 2y agoYasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) and Russell Simmons hosted/ran a TV Series on HBO in the early 2000s called Def Poetry: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329823 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329823