We are officially 6 days away from Day 01 of this year’s Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival! Yesterday, we attended the official media day for the week-long event, curated by Wes Jackson and his Brooklyn Bodega staff. If you’re not hip to the festival yet, you should be, as it enters its 11th year. This year it will run from July 8th to July 11th, with different events every day, highlighting various aspects of Hip Hop culture. See schedule below:
July 8th – Hip Hop Institute Conference @ Medgar Evers College (Brooklyn)
July 9th – Dummy Clap Film Festival
w/ Screening of the Movie “Fresh” +
Master Class w/ the cast of “Money & Violence” @ HOA Gallery (Brooklyn)
July 10th – Beats & Eats
A tour of Brooklyn Bars & Restaurants
July 10th – Juice Hip Hop Exhibition
Performances & Showcases by: Chelsea Reject, Tripset, Lavan Wright, Rebbeca Maria, Waffle NYC & more @ Littlefield (Brooklyn)
July 11th – Finale Concert
Performances by: Common, Mobb Deep, Lion Babe, Freeway, Skyzoo & more
Hosted by Uncle Ralph Daniels & Torae
@ 50 Kent (Brooklyn)
Interviews:
Mobb Deep on what we can expect from their performance at this year’s #BKHipHopFest
DJ Rob Swift & Mista Sinista (The Executioners) on their involvement in this year’s #BKHipHopFest
Skyzoo on what we can expect from his performance
Freeway on his next album & what we can expect from his performance
Festival Director, Wes Jackson, on what’s new at this year’s #BKHipHopFest
See more video interviews here: @yo.itsMyMy
For more information on tickets, events, etc. Visit:
www.BKHipHopFestival.com
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