Another year, another ridiculous Battle of the Elements behind us. A week and change later, here's some pics...




Nonsense was in the building, with a sweet spot right by the entrance (and by sweet, I mean only in the sense that the 1000+ attendants had to pass by our table on their way in. In terms of being able to SEE nearly any of the events...not so much).



The event, hosted by Flashback (Zulu Nation/NYC), was filled with the usual suspects, a gang of new talent and participants, and the occasional confused-looking UCF freshman who had wandered in to investigate what the racket was all about.



There were DJs... (Dolo, SPS, Luminous, Sureshot)



B-boys...



Bored-looking spectators (hey, it's a 6-hour event, it's bound to happen at some point)



And of course, emcee battles...

Here's a list of the winners-
Emcee Battle: Madness of Critical Madness
DJ Battle: DJ Concept
1-on-1 Bboy Battle: Jose (Mizguided Souls)
3-on-3 Bboy Battle: Heps and Friends
Blackbook Battle: MAS

All in all, a truly dope experience to see so many heads under one roof in what has truly become a cultural tradition here in Orlando. Though the organization/run-time of this year's event left a little to be desired (PLEASE, don't break up the battles as much next time! Having the second round of an emcee battle occur 2.5 hours after the first round is a bit anticlimactic.), props need to be given to Elements, who put together the whole thing, and all of the vendors and sponsors who were out there as well.

Till next year....

Welcome to the newly revamped Nonsense Records Blog!

In addition to our main website, this blog will serve as your go-to spot for all things Nonsense- upcoming shows and events that you need to know about, hip hop news ranging from happenings in Orlando all the way up to a global scale, and other points of interest that we just feel like sharing with you. We'll also be sharing some treats here, including artist interviews, videos, audio, and more...

For those of you who are reading this entry from some remote, arctic location, take heed: Orlando has no shortage of talent and and dope events taking place on a continuous basis. If you weren't aware of this and you're reading this blog IN Orlando, hang your head in shame...or, get hip to the slew of events that are taking place in the immediate, immediate future.

First up, we've got Battle of the Elements, the now-legendary annual event put on by Elements at University of Central Florida this Saturday, November 17. Here, you can read...

This is an event that has been the stomping grounds for pretty much every player in Orlando's hip hop scene for the past 5+ years. Last year's number of attendants was somewhere close to 800, and I've heard that they are anticipating 1000 this year. It's free, it's all night, and there's really no good excuse not to go.

While it's pretty much a given that you and your friends are going to congregate in the parking lot for AT LEAST an hour afterwards talking about the battles that transpired, why limit yourselves? The very next day, Sunday November 18, Nonsense Records will be hosting the latest in its Yes Yes Y'all Event Series, the Hip Hop Park Jam.





On the complete opposite tip of the preceding night's theme, there will be NO battling whatsoever (except for the occasional, to-be-expected hot dog eating throwdown)- it's just a breezy, cool day in the park. DJ Sureshot of The Tablehogs and DJ Rod-1 will be holding it down, and there'll be kids, graffiti, breakdancing, and more. Oh, and did we mention it's free?!? You hip hop heads' wallets get a welcome weekend break with these events (because we know you're broke from actually buying records, right?!?

There's a lot more coming down the road, but we'll let you chew on that for a minute. Thanks for reading the first of many more informative blogs to follow....