Hip Hop Congress
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| Founded | 1993 |
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| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | Hip Hop Congress is a network of individuals and organizations that are driving the necessary transformation of the world by uplifting culture for the creative development of artists and young people through education, civic engagement, and equitable resource exchange. |
| Location | |
| Origins | Oxnard, California |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | www.hiphopcongress.com |
The Hip Hop Congress (HHC) is a non profit, international grassroots organization.[1] The organization's goal is to educate, demonstrate, commicate, and inspire hip-hop culture.[2] This includes events and workshops focused on the Hip Hop arts of DJing and turntablism, MCing/rapping, breakdancing, graffiti art and beatboxing.[citation needed] Between 2004 and 2008, it was part of an umbrella organizing group of hip hop groups called the Generational Alliance.[3] Its headquarters is located in Redwood City, California.[citation needed]
History[edit]
The Hip Hop Congress started as a loose confederation of hip hop arts groups, especially on college campuses.[3] In 1993, Real Robinson IV (Producer, Entrepreneur) started an artist organization called The Hip Hop Congress (HHC). In 1997 after meeting Shamako Noble in San Diego, Ca. They formed the first North & Southern California community chapters. In 2000, Jordan Bromley and Ron Gubitz started a campus activist group called by the same name. The two groups did not know about each other until the summer of 2000, while surfing the web. Instead of arguing over who should keep the name, the two organizations merged and formed the current Hip Hop Congress.[citation needed] After graduating from college, around 2003, they were attempting to solidify the Congress as a national organization.[3] The first Hip Hop Conference occured in 2006, at which there were over 20 chapters.[3]
Chapters[edit]
The Hip Hop Congress currently works with about 25 chapters on university campuses, high schools, and communities around the world.[4] Chapters engage in a range of activities promoting hip hop culture on their campus or in their community. Each chapter responds to the needs and the personalities of their local community. Many chapters produce Awareness Weeks: a week of different events focusing on hip hop culture including but not limited to festivals, concerts, academic discussions and movie screenings.[citation needed]
Artists[edit]
HHC Artists are not only defined by their ability to entertain, but more importantly through their ability to understand the important role that creative expression plays within the community. HHC seeks to elevate the status of the “Artist” to that of “Cultural Worker” through HHC-sponsored events that represent a professional standard within the fields of arts, education, and activism. These events are designed to help hip hop artists pool resources, sell music and take advantage of opportunities the music industry has to offer without losing or giving away the rights to their works in return.[citation needed]
Hip Hop Congress Europe[edit]
A mirror organization, Hip Hop Congress Europe, which is based in Paris, France, networks organizations in France, Africa, England, Belgium and the Czech Republic with the intention of creating after school programs and sharing projects created in these schools through the use of technology.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ Liu, Marian (2008-03-06). "Hip Hop Congress stands up for art". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ Petchauer, Emery (2012-03-22). Hip-Hop Culture in College Students' Lives: Elements, Embodiment, and Higher Edutainment. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-64770-3. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Gosa, Travis L.; Nielson, Erik (2015). The Hip Hop & Obama Reader. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-934181-8. Search this book on
- ↑ "Chapters". Welcome to Hip Hop Congress, inc. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
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