Posted in Hip-Hop on Jan 10th, 2012 No Comments »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Meko Gaborski (323) 335-4497 Rapper Asheru from Boondocks & MMA Fighter Ralek Gracie Team with Hip-Hop Chess Federation for Nonviolence HHCF Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary With Youth Tournament, Jiu Jitsu Exhibition and Live Performances January 4th 2012- San Jose, CA – The Hip-Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) is proud to announce it will [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop on Dec 10th, 2011 3 Comments »
RZA of the famed rap group “Wu Tang Clan” released a video challenge to Jay-Z to lock horns on the chess board. Both are releasing music applications and this challenge looks like an ambitious attempt at cross-branding. It may be a boon to both product releases. RZA (left) playing Monk at the King’s Invitation back [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Tournaments on Dec 9th, 2011 1 Comment »
Hip-Hop Chess Federation Hosting Pawn Storm Invitational Free All Ages Chess Event Combines Chess and Life Strategy Themes Dec 8th, 2011- San Francisco, CA- The Hip-Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) is proud to announce the Pawn Storm Invitational will be held on December 10th 2011. It all takes place at John O’Connell High School in San [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Scholastic on Jul 12th, 2011 3 Comments »
This is the second year of HHCF keeping it real in Norfolk, Virginia by providing free chess camp to any and all kids in the city and surrounding areas. We have 160 kids signed up but with only enough sets to play 20 kids at a time we are rotating through. Today was Day 1 [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop on Aug 16th, 2010 1 Comment »
Chess Graff in Brighton, England, United Kingdom FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PR Contact: gaborski@shinkenpublicrelations.com (323) 335-4497 Hip-Hop Chess Federation Announces 1st HHCF Graffiti Contest…Winner Gets Autographed Chessboard by Multi-platinum Artists and Chess Icon August 16th 2010, San Jose, CA: The Hip-Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) announced via Twitter that it is hosting a graffiti art contest. HHCF [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop on Aug 13th, 2010 1 Comment »
Lisa Suhay wrote an article dealing with the playground phenomenon of bullying. In her piece, she attempts to use chess as a metaphor for strategically out-thinking a bully. The ideas are interesting, but it would be more interesting if they put the ideas to the test. Today, if a bully can’t intimidate you with words, [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Scholastic on Mar 4th, 2010 4 Comments »
Chess + S.T.E.M. + Hip-Hop = Bum Rush the Boards “They might think they’ve got a pretty good jump shot or a pretty good flow, but our kids can’t all aspire to be the next LeBron or Lil’ Wayne. I want them aspiring to be scientists and engineers, doctors and teachers, not just ballers and [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos on Sep 2nd, 2009 4 Comments »
Peace, The HHCF is about to do it again!!! We’re hosting an major chess tournament Oct. 10th 2009 and we hope to see you there. THIS IS A FREE ALL AGES EVENT, as always (we work hard to keep it that way). Register to play @ www.bayareachess.com. Yours, Adisa Banjoko
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos on May 30th, 2009 No Comments »
Bay area’s Adisa Banjoko has opened registration for the Kings and Queens Invitational to be held on October 10th. Past events have featured a mixture of chess competitors, hip-hop legends and martial artists. There have been panels at each of the events and the events have received media coverage. Registration opens up on June 15th [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Scholastic, Videos on Apr 14th, 2009 13 Comments »
On Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Words Beats & Life (WBL) along with the DC Department of Parks and Recreation and Columbia Heights Youth Club will host the fourth annual Bum Rush the Boards Hip-Hop Chess Tournament at Columbia Heights Community Center located at 1480 Girard St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20009. The [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, Hip-Hop on Mar 27th, 2009 No Comments »
RZA playing Eric Schiller with IM Emory Tate chatting with another attendee. Photo by Eric Arnold. Just penned a piece on the meeting of RZA and Emory Tate. What is revolutionary about this meeting is not the mere personalities of two, but it is the idea that two individuals who would not normally have crossed [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Scholastic, Videos on Mar 3rd, 2009 9 Comments »
IM Emory Tate with the RZA of the Wu Tang Clan. Hip-hop and chess will never be the same. Photo by Eric K. Arnold. Those who know hip-hop will know about the Wu Tang Clan, a revolutionary 90s group who set the trend by fusing hip-hop with martial arts themes. RZA, the visionary leader of [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Tournaments, USA, Videos on Jan 29th, 2009 7 Comments »
Hip Hop Chess Federation is getting set for their second Kings Invitational to be hel at John McConnell High School on February 28th. The event will feature hip-hop artists along with martial artist and chess enthusiasts. The HHCF has established a program with the high school and is making good on its committment to provide [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Media Stories, Videos on Jan 13th, 2009 4 Comments »
RZA (right) of the 90s revolutionary group, Wu Tang Clan continues to forge ahead with his latest project. This working on another soundtrack to a new series, “Afro Samurai.” He wrote a previous soundtrack to the anime series in 2007 and has also written for the “Kill Bill” soundtrack. He later starred with Denzel Washington [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos on Dec 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
Here is another joint from the Hip-Hop Chess Federation featuring rapper Sabac Red. The HHCF has been reaching out to the youth and incarcerated males since its inception. This video is a compilation of artistic images and some of the activties organized by HHCF. Adisa Banjoko is planning the next King’s Invitational for February 2009. [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop on Dec 4th, 2008 1 Comment »
Hip- Hop Chess Federation’s Adisa Banjoko was featured on Bay area CBS affiliate speaking about his involvement with John O’Connell High School. Joe Vazquez reports. Banjoko has been organizing events around the themes of “life strategies” which encourages the youth to think about the decisions they are making in life. Chess is the dominant metaphor [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Tournaments on Oct 2nd, 2008 1 Comment »
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Meko Gaborski (323) 335-4497 gaborski@shinkenpublicrelations.com UFC Fighters to Play Platinum Recording Artist atHHCF 2nd Annual Chess Kings Invitational Chess Masters, Rappers and MMA Fighters Come Together for Charity Chess & Grappling Flash! POSTPONED until February 28, 2009 Sept. 15, 2008 – San Francisco, CA- The Hip-Hop Chess Federation is proud [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos on Jul 15th, 2008 1 Comment »
The RZA of the Wu Tang Clan has issued a “Rap Challenge” to rappers worldwide to produce a 30-second rap on chess. He also makes a quick pitch for wuchess.com which launched on June 2nd. The Wu Tang Clan has just ended a successful concert tour and will no doubt be playing on the networking [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Media Stories on Apr 16th, 2008 7 Comments »
Capitalizing on the momentum from the hip-hop chess movement, RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan has launched wuchess.com. One has to credit Adisa Banjoko and Leo Librian for there pioneering concept of hip-hop chess. Although there were others who tried mixing the two genres, the Hip-Hop Chess Federation clearly gave the concept credibility and RZA’s voice [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos on Mar 16th, 2008 3 Comments »
Adisa Banjoko was welcomed to a full gymnasium by the students at O’Connell high school in San Francisco. The panel included: Immortal Technique, JT the Bigga Figga and DLabrie (artist of “Vote for Barack“). Immortal Technique, an Afro-Peruvian raised in Harlem, spoke of poor decisions he made which landed him in prison. He spoke of [...]
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