For those that have not seen this!!
2006 Scribble Jam battle between Justice and Thesaurus.
Scribble Jam was an annual hip hop music festival hosted in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dubbed "America's largest hip hop festival" it was co-founded in 1996 by "Fat" Nick Accurso, and Jason Brunson, founders of graffiti magazine Scribble, and DJ Mr Dibbs, in the parking lot of a local nightclub. The following year's event benefitted from better publicity, and included MC, DJ andbreakdance battles for the first time.
In 2000, with the addition of new partner Tony Heitz, the festival grew in popularity, as tens of thousands of hip hop fans flocked to its grounds in early August.It has been known to attract up to 20,000 fans. In early April 2009, Scribble Jam organiser Kevin Beacham confirmed the persistent rumors that the event will not continue this year, citing the struggling economy and difficulty in securing funding as reasons. However, there is a suggested possibility of a 2010 event, provided adequate funds are raised
For most of its existence, Scribble Jam refused corporate sponsorship, which Accurso explained as an attempt to keep the festival from being run by "those who don't understand [hip hop] culture", adding that outside marketing or promotion would "defeat the purpose" of the festival. By 2003, however, the festival had started accepting some corporate sponsors: that year's event was backed by Toyota/Scion.
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