First shot of Maloof skate park with new obstacles, taken from the top of
the 8,000 seat sold out stadium, and were still two days away. Really amazing park

The Maloof Money Cup sits down with Manny Santiago to answer the following questions:


How was your experience at the Maloof Money Cup in Kimberley, South Africa?

How do you prepare for contests in comparison to skating in the street?

Did you feel extra pressure being on an international stage?

How did it feel to receive teh key to the city of Kimberley?

What do you think of the Maloof Money Cup expanding worldwide?

Which Maloof Cup was your favorite & why?

Where would you like to see the next Maloof Money Cup?

What are the top 3 things you can't live without?

Which skaters still inspire you?

What advice do you have for kids who want to turn pro?

What was your journey to pro status like?

Are you heavily involved in the design process with your sponsors?

Follow Manny on Twitter: @MannySlaysAll

Manny Santiago reports on his latest blog post from the Famous Maloof South Africa Tour.
Check out the full blog here


We out here South Africa!


South Africa kids got love for *AMMO*.


Wandeli_Back 180 Nosegrind


Tow Truck, tricked out! Haha


Boogaloos Brightwater demo was fun, Product toss time.




Booom, we got a winner haha enjoy that board buddy!


Wu-Tang is forever.


Famous Squad, We out here.


South Africa got love for the Maloof Money Cup, can’t wait for the contest!


Visit Manny's Full Post & Website at MannySlaysAll.com

PLG, Burnquist, Dias, Schaar Among Pros Competing for Largest Prize in Vert Skateboarding, $75,000, and World Championship Title

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Today Maloof Skateboarding announced the list of vert skaters who will compete in the Maloof World Skateboarding Championships, returning for a second year to Kimberley, South Africa Sept. 28-30. The best professional vert skaters from around the world will compete for the largest first place prize in vert skateboarding, $75,000, and a world championship title.

Thousands flocked to Kimberley, South Africa last September for the inaugural event. Hotels sold out all weekend, restaurants and businesses hired additional workers to help with the influx of fans who descended on the small town, once famous for its diamond mines. Dozens of busses brought fans from cities across the Northern Cape to local campgrounds that overflowed with tent cities.

"The reception we received in Kimberly and across South Africa for our contest last year was incredible," said Joe Maloof, founder of Maloof Money Cup and owner of the NBA's Sacramento Kings and the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. "We're excited to return to Kimberley for a second year and I can tell you that the anticipation for this year's contest is inspiring. In the last year, South Africa has seen skateboarding grow to new heights as kids in townships and provinces across the Northern Cape take up skateboarding as an affordable, healthy activity. It's only a matter of time before we see these kids join the ranks of the international pros."

This year's pro vert skaters include Alex Perelson, Bob Burnquist, last year's winner Pierre Luc Gagnon, Sandro Dias, Elliot Sloan, Andy MacDonald, Adam Taylor, Danny Mayer and 12-year-old Tom Schaar. Schaar is the young newcomer who set a world record as the first skater to ever successfully land a 1080. He landed the huge trick again in the X Games Asia earlier this year to win the Mini Mega Gold.

The Maloof World Vert Championships will take place Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30.

"To be able to hold the world championships in Kimberly, South Africa, with this amazing group of athletes is unprecedented; there is just no other contest that compares to this in terms of prize purse, importance or pressure," says Tim McFerran, General Manager of Maloof Skateboarding. "We're proud to offer the highest cash prize in vert skateboarding and to bring these amazing pros to Kimberley to inspire a new generation of skateboarders in South Africa."

The Maloof Money Cup World Skateboarding Championships will be webcast live on the official Maloof Money Cup YouTube channel on the following dates/times:

Saturday, Sept. 29: 12:45 p.m. - 6:30 a.m. EDT/ 9:45 p.m. - 3:30 a.m. Pacific
Sunday, Sept. 30: 2:45 p.m. - 4:30 a.m. EDT/ 11:45 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Pacific

PLG to Host Free Vert Clinic for South African Kids
This year, pro vert skater and Maloof Money Cup World Championship title holder, Pierre Luc Gagnon (PLG), will host a special vert clinic for young South African skateboarders leading up to the world championship contest. The free vert clinic is open to the first 40 South African skateboarders who sign up at www.maloofmoneycup.com.

About The Maloof Money Cup
Maloof Skateboarding (www.maloofskateboarding.com) produces the Maloof Money Cup, the world's greatest skateboarding event and the premier showcase for amateur and professional skateboarding. Join our online community to share the competition experience with a global audience and be the first to know about exciting upcoming MMC announcements. Go to www.maloofmoneycup.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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NCM® Fathom Events, Maloof Skateboarding and IGN Present World Skateboarding Championship Finals from South Africa in Select Movie Theaters Nationwide on October 2
Press Release: NCM Fathom Events – Wed, Sep 5, 2012 12:45 PM EDT

The Maloof Money Cup is known for having some of the greatest musicians in the world as performers and headliners, and the 2012 South Africa competition is no different.  Below are the performers that will be joining us on in Kimberley, South Africa in September.

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Jack Parrow

I was really drunk and was watching Pirates of the Caribbean and I said: "Fuck Jack Sparrow the pirate of the Caribbean, I'm Jack Parow, pirate of the caravan park." Jack Parow

Twenty-eight years ago, Zander Tyler was born in Parow, Cape Town. Today he is known as Jack Parow, original donker dodgy afrikaans rapper. Contrary to popular belief, his wild-fire success did not happen overnight. Jack started out rapping with crews from the Cape Flats and has been at it for nine years.

He studied to be a mechanic, but had to take jobs like packing fish in Cape Town harbour and allocated graves for the Cemetery Division of the Cape Town municipality to support his rap habit. Performing only for a beer and pizza soon changed, when his collaboration with Die Heuwels Fantasties on the track, Die Vraagstuk, put him in the limelight.

It's been almost two years since his breakthrough in 2009 and since Jack Parow has released his first self-titled full length album that struck gold within two weeks of its release and went platinum within a year; headlined at major festivals in South Africa; toured Europe and played before packed out shows there. His music video for the hit Cooler as Ekke has over 1 million views on YouTube. His songs are hits on national radio stations and he has been on prime TV shows and on covers and centre-folds of publications in South Africa and in Europe.

"...it is safe to say that he is one of the most popular artists in the country at the moment." Rebecca Khan - Rapport My Tyd

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Dino Bravo

South Africa is renowned for its diverse cultures, and music is but one of the offerings the country proudly boasts. Today, Angolan born DJ Dino Bravo calls South Africa his home and adds much vibrance and skill to the profession that has captured his heart and soul – music.

Africa has been home to Bravo for quite some time. After being raised in Cuba, he moved to South Africa in the early 90s an

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Da L.E.S. 

Da L.E.S "As a skater and musician, it is a great privilege to be part of the prestigious Maloof Money Cup for the second year running........my crew and I have waited all year for the event and plan on staging a smashing performance at the opening"

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DJ Scientific

Jason Marchiondo, is known as the dynamic Dj Scientific. Drawn to music early on, he heard the art of djing and scratching calling him at the age of 5. After nearly destroying one of his mother’s records she gave him his first lesson in djing, and explained to the young Scientific that she didn’t have the right kind of needle on her record player to perform his “WIKI WIKIs”. This didn’t deter a young Scientific, one day, while his mother was still at work he decided to experiment with scratching again. This time, it was with his own record, the first record he ever owned, a Star Wars album he had received from McDonalds. He threw the paper thin piece of vinyl on the turntable and cut it to shreds in about 5 minutes, and never looked back.

Scientific was raised in Albuquerque, NM, living in every record store and exploring every source of music he could find to quench his musical appetite. Through out this time, his passion for digging in every crate and practicing on any turntable put in front of him, he has amassed an unsurpassed musical knowledge and record collection exceeding 25,000 albums. In 1996, he started hosting the ground breaking radio hip-hop show Street Beat, on the University of New Mexico's own KUNM 89.9 fm. In 1998, The Source Magazine featured DJ Scientific in an article titled "IN THE HOOD", which credited his artistic abilities and presented him to the global music community.

Soon after, Scientific began to travel and moved to Washington, DC to advance his musical foundation, and studied at American University. Enjoying the broader artistic arena and freedom on the road, he thrives when touring, and has enjoyed the opportunity to open for, perform, and share the stage/ turntables with artists such as:

Heiroglyphics, Blackalicious, Dilated Peoples, Dr. Octagon, Mr. Lif, El-Producto, Rjd2, Cage, (Def Jux), Common, The Roots, Pharaoh monche, Akrobatik, Mr. Complex, Krs-1, Busta Rhymes, Motion Man, Cee-Lo, De La Soul, The Gza, Old Dominion, Jurassic 5, Lyrics Born, Lateef, Rhazel, Guru, Immortal Technique, Supernatural, Swollen Members, Dan The Automator, Ag, Cypress Hill, The Pharcyde, Kid Capri, Funkmaster Flex, DJ jazzy jeff, Alkaholiks, The Living Legends, The High and Mighty, Zion-I, El Da Sensei……….

Currently, the Maloof Brothers have hired DJ Scientific as the Entertainment Analyst for the world famous Palms Casino Resort property, in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. This job includes a residency inside the Playboy Club and guest features in all of the venues, as well as a position in the state of the art recording studio, Studio At The Palms.

Dj Scientific will continue to provide the most exciting and unforgettable experience with every performance, and cultivate a following everywhere he drops a needle on the record.

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Lil Jon
Website:http://www.liljononline.com/
Early career

After working as a DJ for Atlanta night clubs, he started working for So So Def Recordings between 1993 and 2000. The group signed to the Atlanta-based Mirror Image Records and were distributed by Ichiban Records. In 1997, Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz debuted with Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album. It included singles "Who U Wit?" and "Shawty Freak a Lil' Sumthin'", the latter of which came out in 1998. Both singles charted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #70 and #62 respectively.[6] In 2000 Jon took part in starting up his own label BME Recordings and signed a distribution agreement with Norcross, Georgia based Southern Music Distribution. There he released his break through album titled We Still Crunk. Among the tracks on that project was the hit single "I Like Dem Girlz", which reached #55 on the R&B chart and #3 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.

After hearing feedback that Lil' Jon was "the new guy" from street team people in the markets where he was attracting his biggest audiences - namely Atlanta, St. Louis, Memphis and Dallas - A&R at TVT, Bryan Leach, went to one of his Atlanta shows and was blown away by the immense energy of the experience. Leach told HitQuarters: "It was like early Beastie Boys, when they had the energy of a rock group but they were rapping, and ... that energy is what crunk music is all about."Lil' Jon & The East Side Boyz signed to TVT Records in 2001 and debuted there with Put Yo Hood Up, which combined previously released tracks with new ones. The group's first nationally played single was "Bia' Bia'", which featured rappers Ludacris, Too Short, Big Kapp, and Chyna Whyte. "Bia' Bia'" peaked at #97 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #47 on the Billboard R&B chart.

In 2002, the group released Kings of Crunk. "I Don't Give A..." was its first single; it featured Mystikal and Krayzie Bone and peaked at #50 on the R&B chart. The group's next single, a collaboration with fellow Atlanta hip hop group Ying Yang Twins titled "Get Low", became popular in nightclubs nationwide and reached the top ten of the Hot 100.Crunk Juice followed in 2004, led by "What U Gon' Do" featuring Lil' Scrappy. "What U Gon' Do" peaked at #22 on the Hot 100, #13 on the R&B chart, and #5 on the rap chart; its follow-up, "Lovers & Friends" featuring Usher and Ludacris, peaked at #3 (Hot 100), #2 (R&B), and #1 (rap).
[edit] Solo career and production

In addition to leading Lil' Jon & The East Side Boyz, Lil' Jon has also produced many hit urban singles. From 2003 to 2005, while still with The East Side Boyz, Lil' Jon produced hits like "Salt Shaker" by Ying Yang Twins, "Yeah!" by Usher, "Freek-a-Leek" by Petey Pablo, "Shorty Wanna Ride" by Young Buck, "Shake That Monkey" by Too Short, "Let's Go" by Trick Daddy, and "Girlfight" by Brooke Valentine. Lil' Jon entered the San Francisco Bay Area hyphy music scene in 2006 with his collaborations with Bay Area rapper E-40: Lil' Jon produced E-40's single "Tell Me When To Go" and had E-40 and Atlanta rapper Sean P on his own "Snap Yo Fingers".[8] In 2006, Lil' Jon severed his negotiation with record label TVT. He vowed never to record for TVT Records again, alleging that TVT owner Steve Gottlieb was shortchanging him.[9] He also began recording a rock music album, Crunk Rock; in May 2006 he began recording in Las Vegas, Nevada because rock band The Killers was recording its upcoming album Sam's Town there and the East Side Boyz signed a new deal with Rick Robinson aka Double R CEO and Founder of IMG Recordings, which the album got pushed back to 2010.

MTV News reported in March 2008 that Crunk Rock was taking more time to complete than Lil' Jon already planned. As part of TVT Records' 2008 bankruptcy auction, Lil' Jon withdrew his multi-million dollar objection to the TVT sale proceedings and agreed to TVT’s transfer of his artist agreement to The Orchard. In return, The Orchard released Lil' Jon from all future obligations and returned the rights to the master recordings of Crunk Rock. Crunk Rock was finally released on June 8, 2010 and it features artists such as LMFAO, Soulja Boy, Ying Yang Twins, Waka Flocka Flame, R.Kelly, and many more. In March 2011, Lil Jon took part in the fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice on NBC and was eliminated in the Final Four. In July 2011, in a recent interview has said that he is working on a new studio album and has released a song with LMFAO called "Drink".

We've been getting some great submissions for our Theater Video Contest. The top for submitted before August 30th will compete against each other to be seen at the national premier of the 2012 Maloof Money Cup from South Africa in theaters across the US. We've included a video from one of our contenters below.

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