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, 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 [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos on Mar 10th, 2008 1 Comment »
March 8th 2008, San Francisco, CA- The Hip-Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) is proud to announce that Adisa Banjoko, Chief Executive Officer, will host a panel discussion on “Chess and Life Strategies”. The panel featuring rappers Immortal Technique, San Quinn and Hip-Hop Congress Director DLabrie will be held at O’Connell High School in San Francisco on [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop on Feb 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
For Immediate Release: PR Contact: Meko Gaborski, (323) 335-4497 gaborski@shinkenpublicrelations.com Hip-Hop Chess Federation Teams with Top Rappersto Celebrate Black History Month HHCF Brings San Quinn & Balance to Speak to Youth About Overcoming Life’s Challenges February 25, 2008 San Jose, CA – Hip-Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) founder Adisa Banjoko will team up with rappers San [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Tournaments on Feb 1st, 2008 1 Comment »
Coming in April! Hip-Hop Chess Federation All-Queens Invitational San Francisco, California, USA http://www.hiphopchessfederation.org
Posted in Hip-Hop, Opinion/Editorials, Tournaments on Oct 15th, 2007 11 Comments »
RZA holds up the HHCF championship belt after sweeping the tournament 4-0. Hip-hop legend “Popmaster Fabel” presents the belt while Adisa Banjoko (co-founder of HHCF), IM Josh Waitzkin and Rakaa Iriescience applaud. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. The 1st Kings Invitational was a magnificent event. Adisa has come a long way in a short time and [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Tournaments, Videos on Sep 28th, 2007 4 Comments »
Inside Bay Area http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_6986670 The Chess Drum http://www.thechessdrum.net/newsbriefs/2007/NB_HipHopChess8.html [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUj5cFAACBs[/youtube]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Opinion/Editorials on Jun 25th, 2007 1 Comment »
Another version of “Hip Hop Chess”? After a spate of killings in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area, the city is looking for ways to channel the energy of the youth during the summer months. Darlene King has devised an idea that she dubs “Hip Hop Chess.” Sound familiar? When I saw the video, I said [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos on Jun 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwQxeVI4UVE[/youtube] If you liked the track in the above video, then there may be more in the pipeline. Adisa Banjoko, the co-founder of the Hip-Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) told me yesterday about tracks written with a chess theme. One of the tracks is an upbeat rap done by TKash and is dubbed as the anthem for the HHCF and it [...]
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