Massive Monkees
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| Massive Monkees | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Genre(s) | Hip Hop Breaking |
| Years active | 1999-Present |
| Associated acts | One Be Lo |
| Website | www.massivemonkees.com |
Massive Monkees is a B-boy group from Seattle, Washington.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1999, Massive Monkees has over 20 members, including former Binary Star rapper One Be Lo, who performs as MC at their shows. In 2004, they won the World B-boy Championship at Wembley Arena in London, England. On April 26th of 2004, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels proclaimed this day the official Massive Monkees holiday[1]. In 2007 they won the Mayor's Arts Award, presented by Greg Nickels[2].
[edit] Style
Massive Monkees' style is viewed as that of fundamental B-boys/B-girls[3]. Additionally, Massive Monkees performs at high schools to diffuse the notion that hip-hop and gangs go hand-in-hand[4].
[edit] References
- ^ Happy Massive Monkees Day! (website). massivemonkees.com. Retrieved on April 2008.
- ^ City of Seattle: News Advisory (website). Seattlechannel.org. Retrieved on April 2008.
- ^ Head spin to head spin combat (Newspaper). The Seattle Times. Retrieved on April 2008.
- ^ Turnbull, Lornet. "Self-expression vs. school rules: Hip-hop kids challenge "gang" label", The Seattle Times, 20 June 2005. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
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