This 3-Episode Television Special produced for MTV2 rated extraordinarily well with the network’s audience and was shot on sound stages in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.  The series attracted a swell of interest and a cast of influential insiders before running it’s course toward the end of the summer.  Apart from other similar tv rap-battles like Fight Klub (MTV) and Freestyle Fridays (BET), 1 World HIp-Hop Championship exhibited a polished yet gritty aesthetic which was achieved through a hybrid of digital video cameras and capture formats.  Motion graphics designer Ryan Pohanic at Elevate.tv created the title sequence and graphics package; and Chicago writer, performer and activist Kazi The Blak wrote, produced and performed the show’s theme music.

Television Special

1 World Hip-Hop Championship

A multi-camera reality competition series produced for MTV2 affectionately referred to by many as “Rap Idol”. This 3-Episode Television Special produced for MTV2 rated extraordinarily well with the network’s audience and was shot on sound stages in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.  The series attracted a swell of interest and a cast of influential insiders before running it’s course toward the end of the summer.  Apart from other similar tv rap-battles like Fight Klub (MTV) and Freestyle Fridays (BET), 1 World HIp-Hop Championship exhibited a polished yet gritty aesthetic which was achieved through a hybrid of digital video cameras and capture formats.  Motion graphics designer Ryan Pohanic at Elevate.tv created the title sequence and graphics package; and Chicago writer, performer and activist Kazi The Blak wrote, produced and performed the show’s theme music.

NetworkMTV2Prod. Co.Tatu CreativeExec ProducersGeorgio Costonis, Charles Little IIDirectorCharles Little IIDir. of PhotoGabriel J. LewisEditorCharles Little IIMusicKazi The Blak, The Weird0zVisual FXRyan PohanicWardrobeWoodie WhiteCamerasMarc Levy, Tommy MaddoxAddt'l InfoAir date: May 17, 2009, 1 Season.Linkswww.imdb.com

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