Hip Hop Congress

Weekly Update o4.15.o5

4th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL HIP HOP CONGRESS CONFERENCE:
Wow, we gotta come up with a more succinct name.

The Conference this year will be our best one yet. So much fun in fact that we had to add an extra day! What would you expect from the Hip Hop Congress?

With a focus on the cultural aspects of Hip Hop, the conference will be held in Chicago, IL this year and promises a lot of fun.

Here is a very general, tentative itinerary. But get your plane tickets or bus tickets or hitchhiking thumbs ready because this will be a weekend that your kids will be asking about.

Thursday
6-9: Something with deep dish pizza and beer.
10-2: Some sort of after party.

Friday
12-6: Performances, tours of Chicago, games of UNO
7-9: Dinner somewhere.
10-2: Night Performances

Saturday
12-2 Workshop round 1
2-4 Workshops round 2
4-9 Dinner and Chapter Meeting
10–2: Night Event 3

Sunday
Bboy Battle

You deserve nice things. So book your flights now. Southwest has cheap ones.

INDIANA:
We got a nice week here at IU during the Little 500. HHC sponsored events include The Roots, Def Poetry Showcase, and Snacky Chan. Other groups on campus are bringin in Young Buck, Coolie, and Naughty By Nature. The bars are bringing in Rahzel, ?uestlove to DJ, as well as Living Legends and J-Live to perform. The next 5 days are gonna be one fantastic voyage on OPP!!!

Also let me introduce you all to next year’s chapterhead, Alex P.. He is a lil shorter buts sounds a lot like Alex F. But we love him just the same!! He will be taking over the duties of writing updates and answer questions like “Where is Indiana”, “What should I wear in Indiana”, and “Is there really Hip Hop in Indiana” (all from Christina). He’s a great dood and shoot him a welcoming email at djxander4life@yahoo.com. I am sure he will include a better intro of himself next week.

Peace
Aaron

TEXAS STATE:
Hey what’s up this pass Friday a group of the Hip Hop Congress members participated in a panel discussion at the Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education state conference. We talked about the effects of Hip Hop on our college careers. We took questions and we also had members recite spoken word, free style, break dance, etc. It was definitely a bonding experience for all members who participated.

This Sat. Hip Hop Congress will also be participating in Bobcat Day. Bobcat Day is an event that allows future students come and take tours of the campus and brows different organizations.

Hip Hop Congress was nominated for a couple of awards for an activities organization on campus and the community. One is for the Organization of the Year. Big ups for the Congress on that! The awards show will be April 23rd.

The Congress is doing big things.

USC:
What up from Hip Hop Congress! What’s the deal everybody?! You know the drill. Weds. April 13, the usual meeting at the usual spot. Last week we had a little change of plans. Instead of wrapping up our freestyle workshop with Rahman Jamaal, we rolled over to Ground Zero and caught a dope hip-hop show. This week we’ll be discussing the latest in hip-hop and also listening to the latest offering from Blueprint entitled “1988.” We’ll also be talking about an article entitled “50 cent vs The Beatles and Timeless Music” by Davey D.

GRINNELL:
On the Mic with Chicago Poet, Kevin Coval
Co- Sponsored by the Grinnell Hip-Hop Congress Chapter and Chalutzim
When: April 16th
Where:
1-3 pm Poetry Writing Workshop- Forum South Lounge
3:30-5 pm Discussion: Race and Religion in Hip-Hop- Forum South Lounge
7:30-9:30 pm **PERFORMANCE ** w/ special guest DJ Gonzo- Gardiner Lounge

BIO:
Kevin Coval is a poet and performance artist whose work looks critically at current cultural and political events via the lens of his Jewish identity. He uses hip-hop to wrestle, expose, and explore the impact of whiteness on himself and people of color.

He has been privileged to share a stage with Cornel West, Ntozake Shange, Amiri Baraka, Nikki Giovanni, Studs Terkel and Ani Difranco. Co-founder of The Chicago Teen Poetry Festival: Louder Than A Bomb, Kevin teaches creative writing with Young Chicago Authors to build the emerging youth writing community in Chicago and around the country.

See you at the conference in almost two months.

Peace and Love,
Ron Gubitz
Hip Hop Congress

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