Urban Drama back with Christmas appeal

Love your hip-hop and want to spread some joy to struggling families this Christmas? Then join Urban Drama co-founder Franz-Oliver Lindsay down at Rehab on Hamilton Street for the Xmas Appeal 2016 on December 9. Photo: Chris Callinan.

Deck the halls with beats and rhymes and get poppin' to some local hip-hop all in the name of an awesome cause.

The hip-hop extravaganza that is the Xmas Appeal 2016 featuring Psyko T, Taylor Lee, Daily Hustle Crew, Koustee, Deep Trenchaz, Phreaze and Urban Drama is back and taking place at Rehab Bar & Nightclub on December 9.

To get in to the gig all hip-hop lovers will need to do is bring a gift-wrapped Christmas present and a card, which will be donated to children of families struggling during the holiday period.

It's the second appeal organised by UD co-founder Franz-Oliver Lindsay, this time around with help from friend Rona Otene, who says when it first ran in 2014 they were inundated with a mountain of Christmas presents.

'The smiles on the kids' faces bro, all the time and energy; it's worth it. When we dropped the presents off to the parents they didn't even know what was going on, all of them were stunned and just really stoked.

'It's cool seeing the look on the kids' faces when you roll up with a present, but seeing what it also meant to the parents, that was really awesome.”

Along with presents, they also need people to nominate families in the Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa and Te Puke areas who they think deserve a bit of Christmas joy. They also plan to donate half to Kaikoura families affected by the November earthquake.

'There were some people who couldn't make it along to the last show but they still wanted to donate some presents, so they were able to drop them off to us and we'll be doing that again.

'But if you love your hip-hop then make sure you get down to Rehab for this show, we got five awesome acts and it'll also be a bit of a reunion for Urban Drama as we haven't performed together for the last three years, so what better time to get together than for this appeal.”

The urban Drama Xmas Appeal 2016 featuring Psyko T, Taylor Lee, Daily Hustle Crew, Koustee, Deep Trenchaz, Phreaze and Urban Drama is on at Rehab Nightclub & Bar, Hamilton St, Tauranga, on Friday, December 9. Doors open 8pm.

For more information visit Urban Drama's Facebook page or to organise a drop off, email: urbandrama@hotmail.com

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