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I just wanted to give a quick review on Juice this year and this year is a turning point, in my opinion, when it comes to taking a look at the Alaska b-boy scene. Juice being a yearly event is a good way to see how far everything has grown since the last year and it's easy to bookmark people's progress. There were some competitions that did not take place this year that have been with Juice, like the beatboxing…
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PUBLISHED: 10:34 AM on Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Juneau DJ takes first place in hip-hop competition
Alaska's never been known as a hotbed for the hip-hop scene, but a recent competition in Anchorage showed that a growing number of rappers, DJs and break dancers are taking an interest in the burgeoning subculture-including Juneau's own DJ Astronomar.
"My main intent in going to the event was not to win, but to help the hip-hop scene in Alaska grow," said the disc…
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Alaska hip-hop flourishes in summer spotlight
Barry Piser
Issue date: 6/20/05
Despite being Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage is not well known for its hip-hop scene. Some disc jockeys have risen to local club prominence and emcees have been getting some recognition in newsprint.
For the most part, though, the Alaska hip-hop scene has been invisible to those that didn’t seek it out. But the past three summers a competition called Juice gives the public a taste of what local…
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