Lyrical Union at UCSC

APISA (Asian & Pacific Islander Student Alliance) presents

Lyrical Union is a hip hop event with competitions in the four aspects of hip hop: MC, DJ, break dance, and graffiti.

This is where anybody and everybody is encouraged to shine and expose their talents as conscious hip hop artists.

Each year Lyrical Union has a theme; last year it was “Who Killed Ethnic Studies”, three years ago it was “Save SOAR”, this year it's Asian American Studies. The theme sets the focus of the event.

Artists sign-up for competitions when doors open

Half of the event depends on audience participation. The audience decides who the winner is for each of the four competitions.

At this event there is no tolerance for 1) bad sportsmanship, 2) fowl language, and 3) homophobic, sexists, and racist language.

Prizes given to winners