On the 8th of September, 2013,
Lagos would be treated to the most innovative and creative break dance
competition in the country, at the fifth edition of the Battle of the Year
Nigeria competition, which is a preliminary to the annual International Battle
of the Year (BOTY) competition to be held in October in Germany.
The House of Royalty managed
event scheduled to hold at the indoor sports complex of the University of Lagos
will indeed be a tough contest as twelve amazing b-boy crews are already
confirmed to battle for the spot of the best crew to represent the country.
Nigerian rapper and ex B-boy,
Bright Erighono a.k.a B-Elect, Cameroonian champion, Curtis Baiyee Betek a.k.a
Bboy Rock Fury and Bboy Champion from France will be the judges at the event
which will be hosted by Andre Blaze.
Foremost DJs, DJ OZ and DJ
Funky Jay will keep the atmosphere charged by providing electrifying
instrumentals for the B-boys to battle. There will also be special guest
appearances by Cool DJ Jimmy Jatt, Mr. Raw, Mode 9, Phyno, Splash, Illbliss,
Deejay Sose, B-Elect, Deejay Snoop tha Damaja, Suspekt, Mtrill and many more.
As
usual, BOTY Nigeria will retain its tradition of creating an environment for friendship, international exchange of culture and an opportunity for all
participants to express themselves in a peaceful and non-racist environment.