JUDGES:
Honey Revlon
Yukiko Saint Laurent
Alaia Miyake Mugler
Sky Ninja
Kiddy Gorgeous Gucci
MC:
Kevin JZ Prodigy
DJ:
Jay Jay Revlon
CATERGORIES
PERFORMANCE
HANDS PRODUCTION - make it clap // 1 trophy
make it clap - Clapping games only really reached the UK in the 1960s coming of course from the African diaspora. Feature in playgrounds all over the world, also in popular music.
A sailor went to sea sea sea to see what he could see see see. - Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it, Turn it, leave it, stop, format it.
With three or more people bring it to the floor in a futuristic school uniform look. You can also take inspiration from stepping body percussion is encouraged.
OLD WAY - SUN RA // 1 trophy
Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesiser player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific output, and theatrical performances. an alien from Saturn on a mission to preach peace, he developed a mythical persona and an idiosyncratic credo that made him a pioneer of Afrofuturism. Sun Ra’s performances often included dancers and musicians dressed in elaborate, futuristic costumes inspired by ancient Egyptian attire and the Space Age.
Pay homage to the pioneer in a look inspired by their space age aesthetic.
NEW WAY - TLC UNPRETTY // 1 trophy
With the powerful message of self love TLC's unpretty video begins with the members entering a meditation hut. As the three women begin to meditate, a probe camera is released to record images of struggles in daily life, which ties together vignettes of several different stories relating to the song's lyrics.
Take inspiration from the girl groups ethereal looks while meditating and in a pink and purple field of flowers are shown throughout the video.
BQ VOGUE FEMME - Grace Jones // 1 trophy
Grace Jones, the icon, Model, actress and singer: Avant-garde, sexy, androgynous, Grace’s singular and ground-breaking personal style defined the late 70s and 80s. Since, it has influenced culture and future pop acts at large.
Pull up to the runway baby in an iconic look from the Jamaican born trend setter, bring a reference for the judges.
FF PERFORMANCE - Zion // 3 Trophies
Zion is a fictional city in The Matrix films. It is the last human city on the planet Earth after a cataclysmic nuclear war between mankind and sentient machines, which resulted in artificial lifeforms dominating the world. It is actually a massive series of caverns deep under the ruined planet's surface, close to the planet's core, for warmth, power, and protection.
BABY VOGUE - In the Martix // trophiy
The matrix is everywhere, it is all around us, even now in this very room.You can see it when you look out the window or when you turn on the television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to church. This is your last chance, after this there is no turning back.
Take the red pill, stay in wonderland and see how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Bring it in a Matrix inspired look, think leather, pvc and don’t forget your glasses.
NB PERFORMANCE - Oshun // 1 trophy
Oshun is commonly called the river Orisha, or goddess, in the Yoruba religion and is typically associated with water, purity, fertility, love, and sensuality. She is considered one of the most powerful of all Orishas, and, like other gods, she possesses human attributes such as vanity, jealousy, and spite.
Oshun is often depicted in golds and yellows taking inspiration from the deity fresh off the river banks.
TAG TEAM PERFORMANCE - SCREAM // 1 trophy
Scream is one of MIchael Jackson's most critically acclaimed music videos; it won three MTV Video Music Awards and the Grammy Award for Best Music Video, featuring a duet between Michael and his sister Janet. The video sees the siblings travelling space and time on a ship kitted out with a media room, virtual art gallery, observation room and meditation centre.
Bring to the runway in a black and white look with a touch of space age silver. Extra points for giving us some of their iconic choreography.
REALNESS WITH A TWIST - Donald Glover // 1 trophy
Donald Glover also known as Childish Gambino a true polymath, anything he sets his hands to seems to bloom from music, film or television. Both brilliantly and playfully depicting the lives of black people from his writing on the community to that of Atlanta.
Much like his work he bring flamboyance and play to his red carpet look for you realness give us a brightly coloured red carpet look ready to twist for the battles
LIP SYNC - MISSY VS BREE RUNWAY // 1 Trophy
Pick a song or medley for you 10s from either Bree Runway or Missy Elliot's Catalogues
Battle Songs:
Bree Runway - LITTLE NOKIA
Bree Runway - All Night
Bree Runway - HOT HOT
Missy Eliott - Work It
Missy Elliot - We Run This
Missy Elliot - Loose Control
COMMENTATOR VS COMMENTATOR - Sound Clash // 1 Trophy
Black Obsidian Sound System was established in the summer of 2018 with the intention of bringing together a community of queer, trans and non-binary black and people of colour involved in art, sound and radical activism. Following in the legacies of sound system culture they wanted to learn, build and sustain a resource for our collective struggles.
Originating in the streets of Kingston, Jamaica in the late 1950s, predating reggae, dancehall and ska. Sound Clashes are one of the most electrifying music competitions, with a rich and powerful history. In honour of our collaboration and to sound system culture, come touch the mic and show us the next generation of MCs.
Create a chant using the words: SYSTEM and LIGHTYEARS and be ready for a battle.
FASHION
EUROPEAN RUNWAY - The Ruby Rhod Show // 1 trophy
It’s the Ruby Rhod Show and were live on air, taking inspiration from the character Ruby’s looks from the film The Fifth Element famously designed by Jean Paul Gaultier and don't forget your headset or microphone.
ALL AMERICAN RUNWAY - Return of the Jedi // 1 trophy
Jedi Knights like the order they served were guardians of peace and justice in the Galactic republic, serving in the clone wars. Stars Wars had massive cultural impact on Film and Television depicting black queer and non binary characters in imagined futures.
RUNWAY WITH A TWIST - Ice Princess // 1 trophy
Im feeling it, Im feeling a change in the air. You're the ice princess take inspiration from Azealia Banks music video, Coco a la mode, you're frozen from head to toe.
RUNWAY AS A HOUSE - Earth Wind and Fire // 1 trophy
Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, dance, Latin, and Afro pop.They have been described as one of the most innovative and are among the most commercially successful acts in history. Raising the consciousness of people all over the world.
Dance! Let's groove tonight. Pump the runway with a minimum of three house members and let's remember dancing in September.
DESIGNERS DELIGHT // 1 trophy
Reclamation:
Create a design based on reclaiming identities or perspectives that have been lost. Afrofuturism involves reclaiming some type of agency over one's story, a story that has been told, throughout much of history, by mainstream culture. Use your skill to create around this idea.
For Afrofuturism, it is at its heart reclaiming a past erased and creating a future based on that reimagined past.
FASHION KILLER // 1 trophy
Misa Hylton the OG stylist to the stars lil kim, mary j blige, Missy Elliot and busta rhymes to name a few. Fashion architect, stylist and MCM Global Creative Partner, Misa Hylton, shifted and shaked the Hip Hop,R&B and fashion scenes as the first notable stylists to mix streetwear with fashion. From the candy coloured crush on you video to lil Kim iconic Chanel wig Misa creates lanes that female MCs still walk today.
Do like Misa Hylton create a Jaw-dropping unapologetic look, fit for an A-lister.
BEAUTY
SEX SIREN // 3 trophies
MF SEX SIREN - Black Feather
Feathers can often be seen as symbols of protection, much like black obsidian. Gifts from the divine, black feathers specifically can be associated with wisdom and knowledge not of this world. Incorporate black feathers into your dont forgot to make it sexy
FF SEX SIREN - Phone Down
Eryka Badu is a true innovator and undoubtedly one of the most exciting performers of her generation, her live performances stand next to no other and her contributions to music and neo-soul.
Take inspiration from the Badu’s 2015 mixtape cover ‘But You Cant Use My Phone’ , use your sensual allure in our tech obsessed world and make us put our phones down. (body paint is not mandatory)
NB SEX SIREN - Lava
An explosive eruption expelled from the interior of a planet, could be on land or undersea both liquid and solid, more vicious than water. Show us how molten hot you are in a fiery effect
FACE
Juliana Huxtable // 1 trophy
A true multidisciplinary artist writer, performer, DJ drawing from her experience as an LGBTQIA+ activist, internet aesthetic and nightlife subcultures. Huxtable considers intersectional questions of race, gender, queerness and sexuality.
She examines sociopolitical realities, personal histories and the fluidity and artifice of identity. Take inspiration from her work and create a human-creature hybrid incorporate face paint into your look.
BODY
LUSCIOUS BODY MUSCULAR BODY - Dora Milaje // 2 trophies
Black Panther was a thrilling vision of afrofuturism:
"The Dora Milaje have jurisdiction wherever the Dora Milaje find themselves to be."
The Dora Milaje are an elite group of female warriors who serve as special forces for Wakanda. The Dora Milaje carry out several duties, most notably serving as the Black Panther's personal bodyguards. Bring it to the runway in an effect inspired by their uniform dusty reds and oranges with mixed metal.
REALNESS
Black queer content creators break the internet wherever we go. The algorithm may be against us but we continue to set trends and cultivate communities. We are always ahead of the curb, influencing the world around us in innovative ways with grace, style, humour and finesse. From Vine or keek to Tiktok and NFTs.
FF // 2 trophies
Bring it to the runway with as an influencer you choose your sector could be fashion or could be fitness and don't forget your phones ring light.
MF // 1 trophy
You're the CEO of a tech startup. Show us you mean business, what is the future of this industry?
School Boy or School Girl // 2 trophies
It’s own clothes day and it giving fancy dress.
Come dressed as your favourite meme are you Arthur, Joe Biden in his coat, Roll Safe or Jasmine Masters “and i opppp”.
Don’t forget your reference for the judges.
OTA REALNESS QUEER LEWISHAM RESIDENT // 1 trophy
Calling all blue borough baddies this one for you if you live in south London bring it to the runway selling your realness.
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