Teen Calendar
Hip hop, Chess and Jiu-Jitsu
Saturday, February 11, 2012 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Alum Rock Youth Center, 137 North White Road in San Jose
Description: The 5th anniversary of the Hip Hop Chess Federation, the free event is scheduled from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Alum Rock Youth Center, 137 North White Road in San Jose. No RSVP is necessary.
From the Mercury News:
And that's what's being touted Saturday at the Alum Rock Youth Center in San Jose: The 5th anniversary of the Hip Hop Chess Federation, the brainchild of a school security guard who teaches at-risk youth that these trio of activities use similar skills of combat, patience and logic.
"People laugh when they hear hip hop and chess in the same sentence," said Adisa "The Bishop" Banjoko, 42, of Fremont, the federation's founder. "That's because they think that people who do hip hop are ignorant. But when they see us playing chess, it messes with their brains and with their ideas of who we can be."
The event at the city of San Jose's youth center will boast an all-day chess tournament, where DJ Unexpected from San Jose and Jahi from Oakland will spin tunes, and free Ju-Jitsu workshops will be led by Alan "Gumby" Marques of Heroes Martial Arts in San Jose. The Bay Area Chess Club will officiate chess matches and a "life strategies panel" will be co-led by Asheru of Washington, D.C. best known for rapping on the Boondocks theme song.
Read the rest here: click here for full story
To learn more, click on www.hiphopchessfederation.org. To donate, send checks to Hip-Hop Chess Federation, 37428 Centralmont Place, Fremont, CA 94536.
Here is a sampling of some rappers singing about chess:
Wu-Tang Clan “Da Mysteries of Chess Boxin”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl6jwab3HWk
DJ Muggs vs. GZA “Grandmasters” album is all about chess. One song is “Smothered Mate.” Here is a remix. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3GnvHdgafM
Papoose “Chess” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N5Jv4S5Qj4
From the Mercury News:
And that's what's being touted Saturday at the Alum Rock Youth Center in San Jose: The 5th anniversary of the Hip Hop Chess Federation, the brainchild of a school security guard who teaches at-risk youth that these trio of activities use similar skills of combat, patience and logic.
"People laugh when they hear hip hop and chess in the same sentence," said Adisa "The Bishop" Banjoko, 42, of Fremont, the federation's founder. "That's because they think that people who do hip hop are ignorant. But when they see us playing chess, it messes with their brains and with their ideas of who we can be."
The event at the city of San Jose's youth center will boast an all-day chess tournament, where DJ Unexpected from San Jose and Jahi from Oakland will spin tunes, and free Ju-Jitsu workshops will be led by Alan "Gumby" Marques of Heroes Martial Arts in San Jose. The Bay Area Chess Club will officiate chess matches and a "life strategies panel" will be co-led by Asheru of Washington, D.C. best known for rapping on the Boondocks theme song.
Read the rest here: click here for full story
To learn more, click on www.hiphopchessfederation.org. To donate, send checks to Hip-Hop Chess Federation, 37428 Centralmont Place, Fremont, CA 94536.
Here is a sampling of some rappers singing about chess:
Wu-Tang Clan “Da Mysteries of Chess Boxin”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl6jwab3HWk
DJ Muggs vs. GZA “Grandmasters” album is all about chess. One song is “Smothered Mate.” Here is a remix. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3GnvHdgafM
Papoose “Chess” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N5Jv4S5Qj4
