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Hip-Hop Meets Spoken Wordz Jan. 25th | The Bronx Museum of the Arts
What is the goal?
With over 36 million Americans living below the poverty line and a staggering 28.2% of the Bronx population being afflicted, we must unite to do something. This is the reason why we coordinated the next installment of Hip Hop meets Spoken Wordz in the Bronx, the birthplace of Hip Hop. What better place than the heart of it all; the Bronx Museum. This time, we are proposing a Food and Clothing Drive for the local community, collecting non-perishable food items and lightly worn or new clothes. This event will be easily accessible to artists and patrons alike, while still providing a service to the community that is welcoming us.
Why hip hop meets spoken word? What�s the reasoning?
Hip Hop has been an integral part of the people�s movement for decades. Unfortunately, the old school pioneers had not found a connection to the new school, yet they remain joined eternally through the art form. It became specifically important to me that we regain the voice of the people that the art was founded in. This is what prompted me to collaborate with young up in coming artists from the hip hop and spoken word communities. Though the mainstream does not always reflect our needs, I could still hear the voice of the disenfranchised and the muted in the underground circuit. This message needed to be heard and so the event, Hip Hop meets Spoken Wordz was born.
When did you start creating the event?
The event is the brainchild of activist, SueLye Guerra, and myself, and the concept and first ever event Hip-Hop Meets Spoken wordz #1, was held in Brooklyn New York on January -2006, it was intended to aid in bridging the gap between spoken word performers and Hip Hop artists, joining them together to form the voice of the people. By the second annual Hip Hop Meets Spoken Wordz, on January 25, 2007 in La Pena de Bronx, the event proved much greater by answering that voice with over 500 coats collected as donations for the poor and given to the lgesia Espanola on 155 street and tinton avenue in the Bronx. This year, the event has already received tremendous support and is anticipated to be a success in catering to the needs of the local community.
When is the fund raiser and where?
3rd Annual Hip Hop Meets Spoken Wordz
January 25th, 2008
6 pm - 10 pm
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse
Bronx, New York 10456
718.681.6000
bronxmuseum.org
Trains: D or B train to the 167th St. /Grand Concourse. Exit at rear of station, walk South along Grand Concourse two blocks OR 4 train to 161st St. /Yankee Stadium station.
Walk east three blocks to the Grand Concourse, then, walk north four blocks along Grand Concourse to 165th Street.
How can people help?
They can help by bringing Non-perishable food items and lightly worn clothes which will be collected at the door for admission. All the proceeds are being donated to Picture the Homeless, an organization founded by the homeless for the homeless (picturethehomeless.org)
Who should they contact?
For more information, please contact:
DJ Disco Wiz: [email protected] or myspace.com/djdiscowiz
SueLye Guerra: [email protected]
bronxmuseum.org
picturethehomeless.org
Who is performing?
Over thirty artists are confirmed to perform including: GrandMaster Caz, JDL & DJ Tony Tone of the legendary Cold Crush Brothers, DJ Johnny Juice Rosado (Public Enemy), DJ GI Joe & DJ Laylo.
Immortal Technique, Cuban Link, Hasan Salaam, La Bruja, Rebel Diaz, Boca Floja, Nightwalker, Poison Pen, Props, Gif, Patty Dukes, Rephstar, Rugged n Raw, Eli Efi, Marxman, Madd Illz, Division X, Red Clay, Mauikai, B Boy Omega, Caitlin Meissner, Survivor, Diabolic, Aja Monet, Ngoma, Rainmaker, Abundance Child, Devin the Poet, Barbara La Guerrera, Mz Nancy V, Precise Science and more!
Any thing the people should know about?
Sure! That progress can happen! And that we should all take on responsibility, because in the true scope of it all, we have been abandoned on all levels. We must be instrumental in the rebuilding of our own communities in order for true change to take place. Its simple mathematics- If people are hungry, you feed them! If they have no clothes, then you provide, if they have no Home, then you bring them in, if they are disenfranchised, then you fight for them...
DJ Disco Wiz
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