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Levitation : Elevating the underground
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is an exploration of energy : an expression of life
before (and beyond) complacency. |
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Mission Statement
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"Its
a It's a Hip Hop based reminder of the force that young
people wield that screams,'Fuck you very much, we can
change the world and it's direction and will continue
to do so!!'. It's a fire being lit under droopy eyed
mass-media techonotrons and their doodoo media outlets
which only serve to express suspect vested interests.
Levitiation is us (all of us) representing issues on
our own terms: from our backyards to the world! Its
defiance, art, breaks, history, street-level pholosophy,
crippling power structures, funk, politic, urban landscape
beautifiers, township and surburban blisters, piss-takes,
love:hate, soul, reclaiming home-soil... and our media!...Party
for your right to fight!!!" |
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| No mistaking, you could find
a copy of this mag in every Hip Hop Heads bag and if
not? why not? ... you've been sleep on this shit! Wake-da-brother-up!
I know cats are mad broke and if that wasn't a joke,
I'd be more then stoked. But its not...its nothing to
laugh about! As Space Vein puts it in an article (My
Definition),"Hip Hop is a way of Life. If a Hip
Hop Head dies it is simply just the process of the decomposition
of organs and bones. The mindstate that is Hip Hop is
passed on to the next generation by means of audio-visual
representation. Emcess, DJ's, Writers and Breakers."
And in this independent publication you would find exactly
that...and more! |
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street-style presentation and documentation of all the
elements in the movement put in a way that is informative,
visualy stimulating, inspiring and a little wake for
those who got too relaxed with the new S.A. shit. Yeah
mad cats have grown mad apathetic, like all the battles
have been waged and all the blood been shed... to secure
everyone's freedom...So now everyone sits back and watch
TV...if you have one. Read this article called Fear
the Power of the Laities and it might just make look
at things differently...make you remember. Or what do
you think...Ok, Ok! I don't want to get caught up in
to much political bullshit drama... but this shit is
mad interesting... at least sometimes. |
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these cats and kittens haven't been sleeping... Cause
"Ija"..."bra"...dude...cherry...
take a good look at this mag, if you missed it the first
time around. Wisen-up a notch more about the hardcore
-issh! You can see mad shit about the urban scene...interviews
with Tumi, Gini, Milkdaddy...(if you don't know who
they are...I suggest... you read-on)...a column about
the most slept on albums...graff on walls, cars, trucks,
trains,a bombcannon, a chicks ass...(did I leave out
something?) of writers from "Die Kaap" to
"J-sek"...write, write more on surfaces and
curfidges...many in the next issue you'll see it on
cleveages. That brings me to the next thing... |
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The
next issue...seeing that, as its now these cats ain't
got the loot to bring out the next one. So this is how
they kill it..."as an independent media outlet
Levitation Magazine primarily aims to provide a platform
for dynamic expression by the youth through art and
culture in the African context. If you are in any way
able to help us obtain sponsorship or yourself interested
in giving us financial aid please contact" the
team. |
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Levitation's contact
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We would like to point out that there was absolutely
no corporate assistance or involvement in the production
of this lovely properganda monster that we call the
Levitation. We would furthermore like it if you all
took example and mastet your path in terms of pushing
your projects to the end of the universe and back! We
intend to build this magazine to reach it's full potential
and hope that you will continue to support us in our
quest to give the media back to the people." |
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Read : Some pages of Levitation, Issue One |
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on the picture to enlarge it as a pdf document )
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| Cover |
p.36: Fear the power of the
laaties |
p.37: Fear the power of the laaties (2) |
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| p.16: Enemy Interview |
p.32 : Black Caucus B.Boys
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p.33 : Black Caucus B.Boys
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| p.26: Our Views_Photography |
p.27 : H.I.V |
First page: The Science of
The Violence |
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To
be continued ... |
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