U.S. Embassy Sponsors the Adidas Originals Rocks the Floor!

Rock The Floor 2 poster

For the second year in a row, U.S. Embassy Warsaw sponsored the adidas Originals Rocks the Floor event. This was the second Polish edition of this event and U.S. Embassy Facebook fans had an opportunity to win tickets.

About the adidas Originals Rocks the Floor Event

On March 2-3, 2012, the Soho Factory in Warsaw was the most important place on Poland’s map of hip hop culture– the key elements of hip hop culture were represented there: MCing, b-boying, DJ-ing, and graffiti. The best artists from Poland and abroad, including the U.S., performed in each event category. The headliner of the adidas Originals Rocks the Floor was a legend of hip-hop: MOS DEF, one of the most famous and revered rap artists in the world. Poland was represented by OSTR, considered by many to be one of Poland’s best hip hop artists. Among others, the Embassy invited a few American b-boys, including legendary b-boy Ken Swift, who judged the performances and conducted workshops for the participants.  After the performances, the next stage of the festival was the Rockaparty, during which fans were able to listen to mixtapes, as performed by one of the world’s most famous hip hop DJs in the world and current DJ for hip hop pioneer Jay-Z: Neil Armstrong. The two-day hip hop celebration also included plenty of street art elements.  More information about the event is available here: http://www.rockthefloor.eu/

Information about the last year’s event can be found here:   http://polish.poland.usembassy.gov/rock.html