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I.T.F. Battle Update

URBANEARTH.COM

As spring approaches, UrbanEarth will be bringing you the most up to date information on the I.T.F. battle schedule. The I.T.F. is still in the process of ironing out all the dates, but here's what they have planned so far:

The U.S.A. Advancement Class heats will be held in NY, Chicago, L.A. and Houston. More info will be coming soon.

The U.S.A. Advancement Class finals will be held in S.F. Sunday, Aug. 20th, 2000 at the Maritime Hall.

The 2000 Category Battles will follow the format as previous years. There will be 6 finalists each in the scratching and juggling categories and 4 finalists for the Team Battle. For both Category Battles, the I.T.F. requires a 3-minute video tape submission. Tapes should be sent to:

I.T.F.
ATTN.: CATEGORY BATTLES
480 COLLINS AVENUE UNIT H
COLMA, CA 94014
USA

The 2000 I.T.F. Eastern Hemisphere Category Battles will be held as part of the "How Can I Be Down?" conference in London, England on Saturday, May 13th. Tape submissions are due no later than April 15th, 2000.

The 2000 I.T.F. Western Hemisphere Category Battles will be held as part of the 23rd Rock Steady Anniversary in New York on Sunday, July 30th. Tape submissions are due by June 15th.

I.T.F.

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This story circulated on the newsgroups rec.music.hip-hop and alt.rap and reached the archive on February 22, 2000. It is reproduced as posted — headlines, typos and all. Original source, as credited in the post: UrbanEarth.com.