The “Vlado Showdown” was one of the most positive Hip Hop events I have ever been to in my life! I was absolutely blown away by the vastness and diversity of the people who attended the biggest Jerk Function to date at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday morning, April 10, 2010.
It was amazing to see 8,9,10, and 11 year olds in the Jerk Movement mimicking Jerkin veterans like the City Kingz (formerly known as UCLA Jerk Kings) Team Dummy, Indigo Unchained, and many others. There were literally kids walking around dressed and acting just like BB the Jerk and Anthony of Team Dummy.
According to Vlado’s website, there were close to 4,000 attendees www.vladofootwear.com . There were Jerk Crewz in attendance all the way from the UK. As a pre-promotion for the event, Vlado did an international viral video contest with the top 60 crewz earning an invitation to compete in the all day function with performances from Pink Dollaz, the Ranger$, Indigo Unchained, and many other Jerk celebrities. At the event I briefly spoke with the owner of Vlado Footwear, Jill Kim, and she said the event went better than expected and now plans to take the concept national.
The event gave me even more certainty in the future of The Skinny Jeanz Movement. There is an even younger generation of Skinny Jeanz wearing, internet using, self-promoters learning from the high school kids in the same way previous generations did during the era of Gangsta Rap and before that, Rock ‘n Roll.
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