Some great presentations are taking place as I type. Cheri Honkala is here to show us more about PPEHRC for those of us who have not been exposed to it yet. Especially about the March for Our Lives.
This is after watching a great hip hop documentary entitled “African Underground: Hip Hop in Senegal”
After we will be hearing from Rosa Clemente and her VP candidacy with the Green Party.
Its 1230pm here in Biloxi MS and the Hip Hop National Conference is underway.
After an early morning closed session, the rest of the members have trickled in for an opening ceremonies of sorts. People are reppin’ from Sacramento, Ann Arbor, St. Louis, San Jose, Baltimore, Seattle, Albuquerque, Austin, Oakland, New York, and more. Lots of old friends, lots of new friends. Even got a letter in from big Jordan who couldn’t make it this year. Its gonna be a strong conference.
Not even the weather and potential off shooting storms from Dolly can hold us down. Pictures coming soon.
-Berk
VERY IMPORTANT: DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES OUT OF OUR CONTROL THE CONFERENCE HAS MOVED DOWN THE STREET TO THE SUPER 8. IF YOU HAVE RESERVED A ROOM AT TREASURE BAY PLEASE CHANGE YOUR RESERVATION TO THE SUPER 8. IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH THIS PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO BERKOWITZ@HIPHOPCONGRESS.COM
Hotel and conference Space: Super 8 Hotel
1870 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS – 228-385-7744 or 228-388-0003
ALSO WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE DEAD PREZ AS OUR FEATURED PERFORMER FOR THE CONFERENCE. CATCH THEM JULY 24TH AT THE BOILER ROOM!!!!
Press Release
Schedule Updated 7/22/08
The mixtape is called “Just Listen…You’ll Like It” and the name pretty much says it all.
This is one you just put in and let go. To paraphrase Mikkey Halsted: “I
made a mix at the crib…want to hear it? Here it go.”
Download it here: http://www.zshare.net/download/14579803b619a408/
Tracklist:
1. Put On – Wale and Kanye West Mix
2. Creator – Sanogold
3. A Little Bit Cooler (Hater Mix) – The Cool Kids w/Below
4. Getcha Issue – Bun B
5. Lollipop (Dirty Mix) – Lil¹ Wayne ft. Kanye West
6. I Don¹t Do This For My Health interlude – RTC w/Busta Rhymes
7. Inner Me – Kidz In The Hall w/Naledge
8. From Now Til Then – Jadakiss
9. Mr. Carter – Lil Wayne featuring Jay-Z
10. Mr. Trehune Calls Sam Goody Skit- Beat By IMPLI
11. Brooklyn Girls – Charles Hamilton
12. Ain¹t Sayin¹ Nothing Remix – Lil Wayne, The Game, Fat Joe
13. Chi Shit – Mikkey Halsted
14. Beyond Western And Kedzie Freestyle – JUICE
15. Slayers – J*Davey
16. So Nuts – Phil G.
17. Supreme Song – UNI
18. Hero – Nas
19. Gangsta Groove – Lupe Fiasco featuring Gemstones
20. Understand Me  Styles P. featuring Wyclef
21. Anti-Matter – N*E*R*D
22. F**k Your Mixtape Outro – Stat Quo and Alchemist
*Artwork by MetroGnome
Some of the artists who will be performing at the 2008 National Conference have been announced. They include Kansar (Minn), Quanstar (Atl), Pro-Dash (Vegas), Alex Schein (Philly / Galaxy). There are many more to be announced in the coming days!
Silicon Valley Debug and Hip Hop Congress have opened the Hip Hop
Co-Op: A Hip Hop and clothing store based out of Silicon Valley Debugs
location in San Jose at 701 Lenzen Ave. This store seeks to carry
independent art and clothing from all over the Bay, and is already
carrying or will shortly be carrying music from Sam Seven, Pash A
Truck Specialist, DLabrie, Y-Balance and Shamako Noble from the Bay,
B Girl Chillz, Suntonio Bandanaz, and Silent Lambz Project Out of
Seattle, Iron Fist Records, F.E.W., and Co-Op entertainment out of
Chicago, and much more. We will also soon be carrying catalog material
from groups like LA to the Bay, and the former Independent powerhouse
75 ark.
Our clothing includes shirts and summer wear from companies like Force
129, After Dark Designs, Mextape, Hip Hop Congress lines, ODMD,
DEEJAE, The Highest Authority, Sean Boyles. We are currently accepting
independent clothing lines from interested folks all throughout the
country.
Raj Jaydev, one of the founders and the coordinator of
Silicon Valley Debug said, “Debug has always been about supporting
local culture in whatever way it could, be it the magazine or the
website or just coming through to local events to support folks we
consider family. Launching this store, under the leadership and savvy
of someone like Megabusive is taking it another level.”
Megabusive,whose been helping to blaze a path for the San Jose underground scene
for sometime supported this thought, “I’m still making dope music, but
this is whole different aspect of Hip Hop that we get to contribute
to. What’s great about it is that we get to contribute not just to
local and regional Hip Hop, but we can to contribute to what’s going
down all over. This is an exciting time.”
HHC will be developing an online component that will be launched within
the next month in conjunction with the store in San Jose. In addition
to all of this, there are several other services available in the
Debug facility including T-shirt design and printing, graphic design
for posters, flyers and CD covers and marketing and promotional
support in the South Bay. If you are interested in selling your
merchandise online at hiphopcongress.com, and at the store, please
contact Megabusive at megabusive@hiphopcongress.com or call De-Bug at
408-971-4965. You can also stay informed on the store at
siliconvalleydebug.com or hiphopcongress.com.
Energize. Organize. Revolutionize! 
