BREAKING: Hip-Hop Chess Federation Featured in San Jose Mercury News !!!

SAN JOSE -- From the confines of a tiny studio nestled in the city's Seven Trees neighborhood, an upstart group that burst onto the scene seven years ago by introducing Bay Area youth to an innovative fusion of chess, martial arts and hip-hop still found itself an underdog needing to increase its profile.

That moment may be here for the Hip-Hop Chess Federation, which tapped the studio -- housed in a community center and library -- to record a locally produced album steadily gaining buzz in the hip-hop underground, coinciding with its expansion to the Los Angeles area.

READFULL STORY HERE!!

BREAKING: RZA to Defend Chess King Title in LA!!

Wu-Tang Clan Leader RZA Defends HHCF Title at Chess Kings Invitational in Los Angeles

Hip-Hop Chess Federation Hosts Celebrity Chess Tournament to Help South Central LA  

Los Angeles, CA 1/13/14- The Hip-Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) is proud to announce that it will host its upcoming Chess Kings Invitational , a celebrity chess tournament, at the Anaheim Business Expo on Sunday Feb 16th 2014. Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA will defend his title in an 8 man speed chess tournament. RZA won the first HHCF heavyweight title belt in 2007. See video here.

The HHCF will be teaming with a submission only (tapout only, no points) Braziian Jiu Jitsu tournament called the KO Finisher for the event. Some of the biggest names in jiu jitsu will gather together to prove their skills. A portion of the ticket sales will help the HHCF expansion into Los Angeles.   

Hip-Hop Chess Federation Founder, Adisa “The Bishop” Banjoko stated “The HHCF is very excited to be hosting an event in LA. No one has ever seen anything like what we are about to do. This event will help get HHCF the funds to start to after school programs in South Central Los Angeles. I have chosen Santee High School as one, and the other will be determined by RZA, our Director of Outreach. The HHCF is grateful to Kurt Osiander, Nick Greene and everybody at the KO Finisher for allowing us to join forces. Together we will showcase the power of jiu jitsu and chess to the planet.”

The events that day will include HHCF’s Founder giving a short 15 minute presentation on the philosophical connections between chess and jiu jitsu. The HHCF will also host a Mind Over Matter Panel featuring RZA, as well as notable chess masters,  martial arts masters and educators. It will be a discussion on how Hip-Hop, chess and martial arts can lead American youth to unity, strategy and nonviolence.

Dilated Peoples Rakaa Iriscience, Mike Relm, DJ Rob Flow and Quadir Lateef will be on hand and other special guests will be announced shortly. In related news, the HHCF recently releasedStreet Games Vol. 1 hosted by DJ Rob Flow and A-Plus of Souls of Mischief. Street Games is a profanity free mixtape about the connections between Hip-Hop Chess and martial arts. It includes A Technical Flow by Kalhi feat. UFC coach Ryron Gracie, 64 Squares in the Cipherby Sunspot Jonz, Zumbi and Rakaa Iriscience, The Chess Clock by Quadir Lateef and Jasiri X, and The Maurice Piece, a tribute to the first Black Grandmaster of chess, Maurice Ashley.

RZA has a message for those who seek to take his title: “I am looking forward to the upcoming chess battle at the HHCF Chess Kings Invitational in Los Angeles. To those knowing I have to defend my belt, get ready to protect ya neck.”

A full schedule of events for the Chess Kings Invitational will be posted shortly at

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LISTEN: A Living Tribute to Grandmaster Maurice Ashley

Check out these amazing tracks from the HHCF Mixtape!!

1. The Maurice Piece (A Living Tribute to Maurice Ashley)  By DJ Rob Flow

2. Gold Out West by Society

3. Drip Drop Drizzle by King Khazm

We hope you enjoy these tracks. Remember, you can download the entire 100% curse free  mixtape at www.datpiff.com/mixtapes-detail.php?id=552859

NEW MUSIC!!! Chess Clock by Quadir Lateef feat. Jasiri X

    Chess Clock by Quadir Lateef & Jasiri X

NEW MUSIC: One Big Chess Game feat. Adisa The Bishop, Ramen Jamaal & Asheru

LISTEN NOW: One Big Chess Game by Adisa The Bishop feat. Rahman Jamaal & Asheru Production by: DJ Rob Flow

In The Studio - One Big Chess Game Scratch Recording Session

Observe the process....

NEW EXCLUSIVE MUSIC: A Technical Flow by Kalhi feat. Ryron Gracie

Check out the latest track to be shared from HHCF Street Games Vol. 1. This track is called A Technical Flow and it features Ryron Gracie breaking down what the essence Gracie Jiu Jitsu is.

LISTEN HERE: A Technical Flow

Read the annotated lyrics at Rap Genius!

HHCF Street Games Vol. 1 Mixtape Drops on HALLOWEEN!!

Alright so, HHCF is about to announce all the artists, producers and tracklist for our upcoming mixtape Street Games Vol. 1. This thing is a very original and hard hitting piece of work. I expect it to drop on Halloween. There were a lot of submissions for this. It got hard really to narrow everything down. We are STILL cutting songs from the mixtape because so much dope Hip-Hop came in it was har...d to figure out who should be on and who should not. Many were not cut because of wackness, but maybe they talked about weed or cursed too much. Sometimes, it was a lack of production quality (not skill). Some people who were slated for Vol. 1 originally, will be featured on Vol. 2 which will drop in May. I will notify those people myself to let them know. The only thing I'm sure of, is that this will be one of the most banging, lyrical, fun, honest and inspirational mixtapes to drop in recent years. I wanna shout out DJ Rob Flow, Ronnie Lee Music, Sunspot Jonz, Zumbi, Rakaa Iriscience, Kalhi, Tajai, A Plus, Asheru, Quadir Lateef and others for their support in making this happen. More soon.....t-shirt info coming....

The shirt is a tribute to the old school Ice T shirt from the Original Gangster album. If you had one of these way back, you were one of the realest. Now we're giving you the ability to roll with the realest...The HHCF.