Hip Hop Congress

Weekly Update o5.18.o6

NATIONAL CONFERENCE—SCHEDULE RELEASED and HOTEL INFO:
The schedule has been released! Roll over to hiphopcongress.com to download the schedule in Word. Word.

Don’t forget to book your room at the Boulder Outlook. Walking distance from the conference events and only 90 bucks a night. You can fit up to 4 people per room so it works out to something like 25 a night with tax.

To reserve your room, go to www.boulderoutlook.com. 1800 542 0304. We have 30 days to fill them up at this rate so please call and book the room today. It’s better to reserve and cancel if for some reason you need less rooms than to need another room and not be able to get it at our rate.

If you are interested in attending, performing, or just want to say hi to Shamako, please email him at Shamako@hiphopcongress.com

FROM THE TEMPLE OF HIP HOP:
HAPPY HIP HOP APPRECIATION WEEK MAY 15th-22nd

(H.H.A.W.). Since 1998 the third week in May has become a time to reflect upon our roles as citizens of the international Hip Hop community and to recommit ourselves to Hip Hop’s core principles of peace, love, unity and safely having fun!

In the past we’ve reflected upon such themes as; Faith (2005), Freedom (2004), Forgiveness (2003), Charity (2002) and Peace (2001). This year (2006) our theme is “ACTION”. And with all of our themes “Action” shall be the focus of our lectures, writings and events for 2006. We are urging ALL Hiphoppas to consider their actions as well as their inaction. Consider how your actions and/or inaction may be affecting others. Consider the results of your past actions and seek ways to improve or lessen such “actions” in the future.

Be active! Walk more. Exercise more. Speak out more! Think more! But also remember that “inaction” is indeed an action as well. Silence is also an activity. Rest and stillness are also activities. Fasting from food, sex, gossip, war, drugs and the needless spending of money are also “actions”. The point is to be conscious of your “actions” this year.

SAN JOSE STATE:
Yadadabooboo! So gyeah i been laggin on the updates for some reason but we back in here. We’ve been bizzy though doin godzilla thangs. yadadamean? We took home about 5 awards from the MOSAIC Stella Awards gettin some shine on campus for all the ish we do!

Last week we were in the newspaper 3 times. 2 of the times we made the front page for bringin out b-boy Remind for a breaking workshop. We had about 60 weoples show up and it was a success. This weekend we also went out to East Oakland for Weapons of Mass Expression Skool Yard Skolars to represent. We made some connects out there with some folks and I got down and did a big ass piece with Remind for a R.I.P. Memorial for Skeeter Rabbit from Electric Boogaloos. Other then that the late Mike “Dream” Francisco’s brother was out there where we connected and exchanged information and Gigs who did the R.I.P. memorial for Mac Dre was out there painting too! Tonight we finna have open mic and i think Remind might roll thru with his wife and do his thizzle. other then that we finna roll up this semester like a blunt! c-ya’ll weoples at the conference in Colorado. One, Dripso…

CALIFORNIA CHAPTERS DOING IT BIG:
UC Irvine
We are ending our year in a HUGE way! Big ups to the surrounding chapters for supporting-

UCI Hip Hop Congress proudly presents- The Final Invasion:
Ghostface Killah
Supernatural
16 man emcee battle (for Apple iBook)
b-boy exhibition (Rocksteady Crew)
plus surprise performance!
hosted by Trek Life.
FREE FOR UCI STUDENTS W/ VALID ID. $10 GUEST TIX AVAILABLE FOR NON-UCI PEOPLE AT BREN BOX OFFICE. DOORS OPEN AT 6PM
be there early!
FRIDAY, MAY 19TH!
for directions and box office info: http://bren.uci.edu
BE THERE. or be perpendicular

peace easy,
HIP HOP CONGRESS IRVINE.

UC Riverside
Tuesday, May 4, 2006 Hip Hop Street Credentials, first west coast screening
Tuesday, May 24, 2006 Graffiti Showcase
Wednesday May 25th- Hip Hop show- featuring the Procussions, Aloe Blacc, Jupitersciples, and Triune

Cal State LA
Bring Your Skills Event: Back 2 Basics April 27, 2006
Darkside vs. Rahman Jamaal, 3 Rounds
DJ Icy Ice
The Emcee, QD3

Cal State Fullerton
Get Up 2 Get Down II
Day Jam: Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Night Jam: Thursday, May 11, 2006 9-12 PM
2 on 2 Bboy Invitational
Open Mic & Floor
Friday, May 12th: CSUF HHC 1yr Anniversary/Fundraising Party @ Plush

VASHON HIGH SCHOOL CHAPTER:
The school year is ending up. G says we will be recording our mixtape next week after Finals. This past chapter meeting, we learned about the genocide taking place in Darfur and wrote 16 bars about the topic.

-Young Hoodlum

SCHEIN RELEASES “SPEED of LIGHT”:
Greetings to One and All:
Just a quick note to let you know that the new album “Speed of Light” is now on sale for a discounted price at CD Baby. Click the link below to be delivered to the purchase page: http://cdbaby.com/cd/alexschein

Please be sure to get your copy now if you haven’t already. More online purchase options coming soon including Amazon.com, CD NOW, and I-Tunes.

For more info:
www.alexschein.net and www.myspace.com/alexschein

The good folks at Monkeyclaus have been busy preparing some video footage from the making of the new album “Speed of Light”. Click the link below to check out a trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGR8TqIS6C0

stay true
stay tuned
a.

PROCUSSIONS NEW ALBUM MAY 30th:
Check out their new website as they prepare for their album release date of May 30th. www.theprocussions.com

RON GUBITZ FEATURED IN COMMERCIAL:
Co-Founder Ron Gubitz was filmed four years ago in Boulder, Colorado talking about the need for alternative energy sources. BP Amoco just decided to use the footage. So if you see a guy with really long curly hair sporting a grey Teach For America shirt talking about “watching what we put in our cars like we watch what we put in our bodies” then you have seen it. The commercial is playing on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Bravo, and a few ESPN sightings. If you want a copy of the commercial, hit ron@hiphopcongress.com

Peace and Love,
Ron Gubitz
Hip Hop Congress

“It’s a genocide a huge homicide. Janjaweeds got da Christians petrified. Meet me at Darfur, Sudan, cuz its going down. Da US needs to drop some bombs to calm em down. Unnecessary killin ya brother in your face. Raping yo moms, dis place ain’t safe. Taking yo home, got you living alone, cuz them boyz put some shells to your family’s domes. Now you sick, and starvin. I beg your pardon.They need help! we gotta do something. Now you gotta sleep in Chad, next to a man named Chad, thinking about all the good times you had. Wit yo kinfolk, now dats just all in ya memories. Crying while reminiscing. US let’s makes a difference. Cuz they sleeping in camps wit no food or shelter. Its a way that we can make this betta.The Janjaweed’s got them scared to death, cuz at any time they can come over to Chad at put them to death. It just all makes no sense. America come on, and put an end to this nonsense” —Young Hoodlum