The UK Beatbox Championships are one of the major tournaments in British Hip Hop music scene, and has been held at various venues in its history that include the Scala at Kings Cross,[1] the O2 Academy Islington,[2] the Garage, Highbury [3] the Grand Theatre, Clapham, London and the Battersea Arts Centre[4] The first ever UK Beatbox Championship took place in 2005 in London, England, hosted by UK Beatbox Championships.
[5] Qualification for the UK Beatbox Championships consists of geographical heats held around Britain, which are contested from February through to June in London(South-east), Bristol (South-West) (Bristol heats), Nottingham (Midlands) and Liverpool (North).
[6] Beatboxing is the art of producing percussion, rhythm and musical sounds using only parts of the human body, namely the mouth, lips, tongue, vocal cords, nasal passage and throat.
[6] The judges listen for originality, musical composition, technique, clarity, complexity, timing, rhythm, flow, and performance.
[7] In 2020, because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the UKBB championships were successfully held online, the judges included Chiwawa, Chris Selez, D-Low, Kim, Sizzler, Frosty, Inkie and Rythmind.