Sat 10/8 @ 9AM-6PM, 7PM
Sun 10/9 @ 1-4PM, 7PM
Hip hop has been through a roller coast ride of phases since it emerged from the streets of New York in the ’70s. It’s been party music and a call to arms; it’s been a vehicle for social commentary and personal consciousness raising; it’s boasted about street violence and drug dealing, and about being king of the club.
At the two-day conference/performance event, “What the (bleep) happened to Hip Hop?!,” sponsored by the Hip Hop Congress, Move to Amend and the Northeast Ohio American Friends Service Committee, speakers and artists will address how artists are used hip hop and how their creative work had been used by the corporate business world, with the goal of building a movement to end corporate rule.
The conference takes place Sat 10/8 @ 9am-6pm at Lake Erie Ink in Cleveland Heights. That evening at 7pm there’s a hip-hop artist showcase and open mic across the street at the B-Side Liquor Lounge and Arcade.
The following day it continues at the Coventry Library from 1-5pm with a “where do we go from here” strategy discussion. That evening at 7pm, participants are invited to Callaloo Café on Waterloo Road for an open mic at 7pm. Find a full schedule of panels and activities here.
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
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