Kollaboration is returning to the Ford Amphitheatre on June 12, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. for the 1st annual Kollaboration Hip Hop and Laugh-Off, an evening of Hip Hop/Bboy Battle competition and comedy. The program will be a fraternization of rhythm, rhyme, and beats with wit, shtick, and gags featuring five Hip Hop artists (Dumbfoundead, 3Strykes Krew, Verseatile, Tier 2, & Starstudded) selected from previous auditions to compete for cash prizes. Plus, special guest Beat Boxer, Rubox.


The competitors will be joined at the microphone by some of the biggest Asian Pacific American (APA) comedians out today: Gerry Bedknob, the unforgettable character “Mooj” from the film The 40 Year-Old Virgin; Edwin San Juan, from BET’s Comic View and the only non-Latino comedian to have appeared on the Latino Comedy Fiesta Platinum DVD series; Kevin Shea, from The Kim’s of Comedy and Jimmel Kimmel Live; and Rajiv Satyal, whose been the opening act for Russell Peters and Dave Chapelle.

The performances will be judged by a celebrity panel of Aaron Yoo, the actor from the film 21; Brian Tee, the actor currently starring as “Eddie Choi” in Crash; and Adrian Hong, sociopolitical commentator and director of The Pegasus Project; Adrian Hong, sociopolitical commentator and director of The Pegasus Project; founder and former Executive Director of Liberty in North Korea.

UPDATE: just added BBOYS from KOREA Project Soul Collective (Physicx, Born, Phoenix from Rivers Crew and Hong10, Rookie from Drifterz Crew) will be at Kollaboration Hip Hop & Laugh-Off.

If you want to win tickets to Kollaboration Hip Hop & Laugh-Off, send an email to webmaster@channelapa.com or twitter us with “I want Kollaboration Hip Hop & Laugh-Off Tickets” and tell us how you found out about channelAPA.com. Winners will be randomly selected from all entries and notified by email. Entries must be recieved by June 10, 2009 at 6pm. We have a few pairs to give away, so tell your friends and family. Thanks to the Kollaboration team for making this giveaway possible.

The event goes down this Friday.

Date: Friday, June 12, 2009

Time: 8:30PM

Venue: Ford Amphitheatre

2580 Cahuenga Blvd East

Hollywood, CA 90068

Buy your tickets here.

Kollaboration Hip Hop & Laugh-Off Promo