Local Hip Hop artists took the stage by storm Saturday during a twelve-hour Hip Hop event presented by the Northstar Chapter of the Universal Zulu Nation.

At 1 p.m., the doors to the Colonial Theatre welcomed the Hip Hop society from around the state to the “2000 Hip Hop Olympics.”

“A lot of people put hard work into making the Hip Hop Olympics possible,” Jennifer Nuesca, one of the Zulu members said.

At 2:30 p.m., the first element of Hip Hop kicked off with the DJ scratch off battle. Under Rated Collaborated took the stage next until 5 p.m.

The second element of Hip Hop took to the floors next with the five on five B-boy battle.

The only two teams that survived to make it to the final round were San Jose?s Renegades Crew and Sacramento?s Devious Croo.

After the battle Sacramento’s Verbatim hit the stage.

The next element, the emcee battle, started out a little slow but ended up with two worthy contestants, That Dude and Reginal Fancy Pants.

From 10 p.m. until 11 p.m., Kemetic Suns, E.P.I.S., the Addict Merchants and The Cuf blew up the stage with nothing but local Hip Hop talent.

At 11:10 p.m. the final rounds for the four elements of Hip Hop started. From the B-boy battle, Sacramento?s Devious Croo came out on top with a cash prize and Puma suits for the whole crew.

In the DJ battle, Echto1 walked away with a cash prize, a trophy and a suit from Puma.

The emcee battle took the crowd by surprise when That Dude and Reginal Fancy Pants refused to battle.

“I?m pretty proud of myself for making it to the finals. Last year I was just happy to be at the Hip Hop Olympics,” That Dude said.

The fourth element of Hip Hop, the graffiti battle wasn?t displayed, but the winners, Sacramento?s END crew, were announced at the end.

The Olympics came to a close with a special scratch session by Grand Wizard Theodore and Afrika Bambaata closing the night out with a set on the turntables.