The Hella Hyphy Ball no.2

Oakland to All: Shea 007, Ashlee Basquiat, and Gorgeous Tremaine Gucci Present:

Hella Hyphy Ball II

Pridefest Oakland Weekend

September 9th, 2023

Lake Merritt Amphitheater

Oakland, CA

MC Snookie West

Door Gratis / LSS @ 3PM

CATEGORIES

Special thanks you to our supporters: 

BridgeHIV, CalPEP, Freedom Place, Dancers' Group, SFDPH, and the people of OAKLAND! 

VIRGIN

Face- “Clorox Company" the Clorox Company is based right here in Oakland, CA. Whether it’s keeping your whites white or getting creative with acid wash or tie-dye, bleach has many uses. In an over the top look that would require bleach to produce, sell us that new mug.

Runway – “Dr. Doolittle" Eddie Murphy portrayed Dr. John Doolittle who was a doctor and surgeon based in San Francisco who had the special talent of talking to animals. You must bring it as one of the animals that Dr. Doolittle can speak to. Be creative.

Vogue –  "Star Wars" you may not know this, but the container cranes at the Port of Oakland were a key inspiration in Star Wars for the Snow Walkers. Today because Star Wars took inspiration from us, you will bring it as a star wars character.

FASHION

Best Dressed $500 - “The Big 5” the Bay Area is Known for a few sports teams the Oakland [now Vegas] Raiders[Black and Silver], the San Francisco 49ers [scarlet, white, gold], The Golden State Warriors [blue and yellow], The SF Giants [black, orange, gold, cream], and the Oakland A's [green, white, gold]. You must take the Colors of your favorite Bay Area Sports team and use them as the primary colors in your look. You must also incorporate the teams logo somewhere in your look [it does not have to be large]

Streetwear $500 - “Fruity Pebble Punk Rock" 2005 had Oakland youth walking around in skull teas, studded belts, vans, chains, and skinny jeans in a multitude of colors. On the contrary, fashion brands like Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen have punk as a part of their ethos. We want you to come in a punk rock streetwear look with bright colors incorporated.

REALNESS

FF $1000

Drags v. FQ Pretty Girl v. Fq School Girl v. FQ Bangee

 “Kehlani" With her beautiful face, Stem tom-boy aesthetic and tattoos, Kehlani took the music scene by storm. FUN FACT she’s from Oakland. Bring us a look inspired by Kehlani and a picture of the look you have interpreted.

MF $1000

Transman v. BQ Schoolboy v. BQ Pretty Boy v. BQ Executive v. BQ Thugs v. BQ Everyday v. Legend

“ROTC” The Bay Area has military bases all around. Oakland and Alameda once had huge military bases around the Korean War. The Port of Oakland was once known as the Oakland Army Base and the military history runs so deep in Oakland that this base went on to host the Oakland Military Institute. You get to choose the branch, but tonight we want a military look from you. Schoolboys bring it JROTC.

FACE $1000

Women’s v. Drag v. FQ v. BQ v. NB 

“Children’s Fairyland” A little known fact, Oakland’s very own Children’s Fairyland was a key inspiration to Walt Disney’s Disneyland. We want you to come as a Disney Character. Make sure that mug is fairytale ready.

Sex Siren $500

FF [women v. FQ]- Pin-Up Steeped in bay area tradition with crabbing and fishing being big business here in the bay, we are going to look towards the fisherman or at least there arms for this category. Today you are going to be a pin-up girl, a sultry inspiration for a fisherman’s tattoo.

MF [catboy v. Jr. v. Sr]- “Kamala Harris” in honor of Vice President Kamala Harris, we want you to serve sex in a suit first! You can reveal after.

Runway $1000

Women's v. Drag v. FQ v. Small v. Tall v. Big v. All American v. NB v. Legendary

“The Gilded Age” The creation of the city of Oakland happened during the Victorian era. Much of the Bay area is Known for its historical Victorian houses, some most famously saved in Oakland's Preservation Park. In honor of this, bring it in a high fashion Victorian [era] inspired runway look.

Performance $1500

Rwt v. Womens v. Drags v. Fq v. Bq v. Oldway v. New way v. Legendary

 “Bruce Lee'' tonight we want you to show us the way of the Dragon. Bay Area native, Bruce Lee opened his first gym right here in Oakland, the Jun Fan Gun Fu Institute. We want you dressed in fighting attire [e.g. a Gi, Boxing shorts, etc..] but to get your tens you must incorporate the fighting style associated with your look into your performance.

OTA

Commentator v. Commentator- "Anthems" From Jack to Selvin, Leggoh to Precious, Snookie to Dashaun, Kevin to Greg, taking a song and turning the lyrics into a catchy chant have been done so many times. Tonight is your chance to take a bay area anthem and turn it into a chant for your tens.

Hands Performance- "HER" for years Bay Area Native Her concealed herself with big frames and even bigger hair. We want you to come fully concealed so that only your hands do the talking.

Bizarre $500 - "The Oakness Monster" Some Call it the Lake-ness Monster, some call it the Oak-ness monster, whatever you call it legend has it, and scientists confirm, a monster lives in Lake Merritt! No one can confirm what it looks like, but you can and your look tonight is a replica of the monster or the lake. BE FUCKING CREATIVE [but also be realistic, the monster is Aquatic]!

BQ

Butch Queen Up In Pumps- "Fruitvale Station” the murder of Oscar Grant was one of the first major examples of police brutality against black people in the new millennium. In honor of one of the most famous images of him come in a black beanie and a black Hoodie with the name of an individual who lost their life to police brutality written on it.

• Sponsorship credit and/or logo placement on public-facing materials related to OTA including:
  • On-site signage, press releases, and marketing materials
  • Acknowledgement 
  • Oakland To All  e-newsletter 
• Custom social media posts mentioning support of Oakland to All
• Stage presence and collateral for audience and talent
• Inclusion of your organizations  logo on all promotional material
• Insider access to Oakland to All events
• Customized presence and participation at the OTA event

Your sponsorship will assist in covering the following costs:

• Special Events Permits
• Stage, Lighting and Sound
• Dance floor 
• Cash Prizes and Trophies
• Awards for Honored Guest
• Staff and Security
• Promotional videos, flyers and distribution of content
• Camera Crew
• Special Guest Performers
• Host, DJ, and Guest Judges

Volunteers are an important part of what will keep the show going. Contact us on the contact page to volunteer at the Hella Hyphy Ball or any of our future events.