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Hair Battle - Snap Classic

Snap Judgment

Snap Judgment and PRX

Snap, Glynn, Storytelling, Wnyc, Society & Culture/personal Journals, Performing Arts, Washington, Society & Culture/documentary, Arts/performing Arts, Music, Arts

4.811.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Four hairstylists compete to win the Bronner Bros Hair Battle, a one-of-a-kind hairstyling showdown. Winning this competition doesn't just represent a feather in one's cap, it's a stepping stone to getting celebrity clients. Big hair. Big personalities.

BIG thanks to all the stylists who shared their stories with us!

Ashley Payne, the bob queen, moved her salon to a new location, a private, appointment-only, suite. She suffered some health blows and started a gofundme to help pay for a liver transplant.

Check out Tammie B’s work! Que Barnes is still at the helm of her salon in Atlanta. Terrence Davidson, the king of hair, started selling hair products online called Kingz N Queenz.

Produced by Chris Hambrick & Nancy Lopez, with assistance from Shaina Shealy

Original score by Marco Prestige, sound design by Pat Mesiti-Miller, artwork by Teo Ducot

Snap Classic - Season 15 – Episode 25

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0:00.0

Snap Studios. So, So it's the most fundamental story there is. Think of Rocky, Star Wars, M&M's 8 Mile, The Hobbit, even David and Goliath, or Hamilton.

0:40.0

Or do they all have in common?

0:48.2

Someone, from nowhere, decides they're going to put everything on the line. Battle forces larger than they imagined for a shot at the big prize.

0:55.8

They're not supposed to win, but they don't know that.

1:00.6

They dive in anyway.

1:07.8

And you might think wow that's nice that's nice for the movies

1:19.1

But it's filler for the big dance number now Now, no no no no my sister she's a hairdresser a stylist a little while ago she told me about the biggest baddest styling competition in the land.

1:25.0

She told me that in her world, for one weekend, a few short hours can change your life,

1:32.0

your legacy, your legacy.

1:34.2

Professionals battle to prove they are the very best.

1:37.4

I'm not talking about a wash and a perm.

1:39.8

No, no, no, no, no, no.

1:41.4

I'm talking about the Michael Angelo of Hare, the Sistine Chapel of Follicles.

1:48.0

Look, I knew I needed to experience this place at once and you are never going to forget it. Today on Snap Judgment, we probably present Hair Battle, because there can be only one.

2:15.0

My name is in Washington.

2:17.0

There is excellence.

2:19.0

There is subberity.

2:20.0

And there are the people you are about to meet because you're listening to

2:27.2

snap judgment. That's right, a competition like no other. The biggest personalities, the sharpest

2:50.9

scissors, the stage, the lights, the chance to be lifted from obscurity to fame into fortune

2:57.4

People travel from near and far for a glimpse inside the big top, the ultimate hair show.

3:04.0

So hold on to your blow dryer.

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