Wolverton Square Block Party

On Saturday 19th August 2023 Break To The Beat and The Black Sheep Collective collaborated to organise Milton Keynes first Block Party Event. The Wolverton Square Block Party took place both outside on the square in central Wolverton and inside the Bar Bar Black Sheep café that at the time was located opposite the square.

The Wolverton Square Block Party coincided with global Hip Hop Culture turning 50 years old and was organised as a way for local practitioners and fans of the culture to come together and celebrate it various elements and fundamental principles of Peace, Love, Unity and Having fun while showcasing these to members of the wider community.

Kraze One’s vision for the event was to bring together a selection of DJs to curate a musical foundation for practitioners of other cultural elements such as Breaking and Emceeing to express themselves. To accompany the musical and dance elements of Hip Hop culture Graffiti and Street artists were also creating live art. Continue reading

The Hip “Coffee” $Hop – Bogota Coffee Shop (March 2022)

The Hip “Coffee” $Hop event took place on Saturday 19th March 2022, at The Bogota Coffee Company coffee shop located in the The Hub area of central Milton Keynes. The concept was put together by DJ Kraze One with the aim of promoting Break to the beat’s historical content in a social setting coupled with live DJ sets and performances from local artists. The event was also supported by DJ King Fisher and Space + Sound events.

The Hip “Coffee” $Hop event flyer by DJ Kraze One, 2022.

The Hip “Coffee” $Hop ran from 7-11pm and was hosted by Justice with DJs King Fisher, Kraze One and Ill Repute (aka D.S.P) selecting and playing a variety of sounds. There were several live performances that took place during the evening, some of which have been edited and uploaded to you tube. The first footage in the video directly below features beatboxers/rappers Rezon & Paranoia. Continue reading

Break to the beat live – The Broughton 2021

On Friday 24th September 2021 Break to the beat in association with Elysium Events and Arkade Graphics organised a Hip Hop culture event at The Broughton Hungry Horse pub and restaurant located in Broughton Milton Keynes. The management at the venue contacted Break to the beat after visiting the Milton Keynes Hip Hop Culture Part 1 exhibition held during July & August 2021 at MK Gallery.

“Break to the beat live” event flyer by JMC\Elysium events, 2021.

The event entitled “Break to the beat live” featured several DJs, rappers and performers from Milton Keynes’s Hip Hop community against a back drop of graffiti artwork created by local artists for the summers Hip Hop culture exhibition. The below video was assembled from footage filmed during the event. Continue reading