Masta Ace, Hip Hop Theater, Hip Hop Education and More #HipHop50 Events
Celebrations, conferences, and Hip Hop news that isn't about dumb sh*t!
📝 FROM THE E-DESK OF MANNY FACES
Peace and love. Lots to get to, so I’ll keep this part brief.
🙏 First, thanks to our newest Patron, Andrew W.! We appreciate you! Be sure to check out all the great work the City of Yonkers, NY is doing to celebrate their contributions to Hip Hop history!
📺 The livestream version of Hip-Hop Can Save America! continues TONIGHT, Monday Oct. 30 starting at 9 p.m. ET.
I’m honored to be joined by the great Masta Ace who will be discussing his foray into theater, dealing with Multiple Sclerosis, and looking back on a 30+ year career in Hip Hop.
SUBSCRIBE/WATCH on YouTube: hiphopcansaveamerica.com/watch
Also joining us is my good friend Dr. Tasha Iglesias! Together, we’re co-chairing the Global Conference on Hip Hop Education happening Nov. 8-10 in Los Angeles! She’ll be breaking it all down for us, but in the meantime, if you’re interested in learning more, registering to attend, setting up as a vendor, or sponsoring the conference, visit www.hhaae.org/conference
SUBSCRIBE/WATCH on YouTube: hiphopcansaveamerica.com/watch
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🌎 THE UNIVERSAL HIP HOP MUSEUM TOUR CONTINUES
I attended the Atlanta stop on the tour, which was set up really nicely, and contained some dope artifacts from the past 50 years of Hip Hop. If you’re in Houston, L.A., Charlotte or Miami, the tour is coming to you! Visit www.uhhm.org/tour for details.
Special shouts to Ms. Thurzday! Peep my recent interview on her podcast, Beats Per Minute, discussing the past, present and future of Hip Hop culture.
🤓 MORE HIP HOP CONFERENCES AND SMARTY PANTS STUFF
Nov. 3: Minnesota Hip Hop and Education Summit, St. Cloud State University
A day-long, dynamic and engaging hip hop conference that brings together artists, industry professionals, enthusiasts, educators, and scholars to celebrate and explore the vibrant culture of hip hop. This one-of-a kind professional development experience provides a platform to discuss, showcase, and inspire innovation within the realms of music, dance, fashion, visual arts, and socio-cultural impact.
Nov. 4: Hiphop 50: Curated by Ice T and DJ Afrika Islam, Harvard University
A roundtable and performance event with Ice T, DJ Afrika Islam, Crazy Legs, DJ Tony Crush, DJ Yutaka, Egyptian Lover, Grand Wizzard Theodore, MC Sha-Rock, Melle Mel & Scorpio, Mr. Wave, Treach.
Nov. 6 & 7: Hip Hop’s Golden Anniversary Conference, Georgia State University
The goal of this conference is to celebrate, acknowledge and promote the importance of Hip-Hop culture in our lives and society. Specifically for this conference we are interested in highlighting questions around Hip-Hop culture’s inclusion in different regions, southern women emcees and Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop’s future including the role of AI, the continued global expansion of the genre, and numerous other topics.
Nov. 9 - 11: Hip-Hop Diaspora: ARCHIVING & CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE CULTURE, Toronto, Canada
From Toronto to Havana, to London and Stockholm, we will consider the relationships between hip-hop street culture practices, archiving and preservation.
CFP due Dec. 15: Droppin’ Science: HipHop Ciphering and Deciphering, Cork Ireland
The ERC CIPHER Team in collaboration with University College Cork’s Centre for Arts Research and Practice is geeked to welcome submissions for the seventh annual Meeting of the European HipHop Studies Network.
📰 HIP HOP NEWS THAT ISN’T ABOUT DUMB SH*T
Hip Hop Family Tree comic book series gets hardcover version
Still Mourning Takeoff’s Death, Quavo Steps Out Alone
Why Is a Punk Band Suing Mobb Deep Over Supreme T-Shirts?
Why Tupac Never Died
Nas, Steve Stoute, Ben Horowitz, And More Join To Award $500K To Hip-Hop ‘Contributors Who Didn’t Get What They Deserved’
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