KRS’ Temple Of Hiphop Celebrates ‘Hiphop Appreciation Week’

Krs-One and his Temple of Hiphop have revealed details surrounding this year’s upcoming 8th Annual Hiphop Appreciation Week. Each year KRS and the Temple celebrate the many aspects of Hip-Hop culture during the third week of May. According to representatives for the Temple of Hiphop, the week has been officially recognized by mayors and city […]

Krs-One and his Temple

of Hiphop have revealed details surrounding this year’s upcoming 8th Annual

Hiphop Appreciation Week.

Each year KRS and the Temple celebrate the many aspects of Hip-Hop

culture during the third week of May.

According to representatives for the Temple of Hiphop, the week

has been officially recognized by mayors and city officials in give U.S. cities

– New York, New York, Los Angeles, California, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

Atlanta, Georgia and Portand, Oregon.

“The importance is dialogue first but ultimately implementing

plans of actions for our communities with Hiphop as a tool to motivate all generations,”

stated Allan C. Williams, who is spearheading the week in Portland, Oregon.

For more information on the week, please visit www.templeofhiphop.org

or www.hiphopappreciationweek.org

Full intinaries for Atlanta, Georgia and Portland, Oregon are

listed below.

IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA:

Sunday, May 15th

12:30pm – Temple of Hiphop Church Service @ Mutana’s Juice

Bar – 1388

Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. (For directions call: 404-753-5252) Speaker:

Minister Server of The Temple of Hiphop

Monday, May 16th

8pm – Caustic Entertainment and MassAppeal Media presents RETURN

OF

HIPHOP CAFÉ and Feed the Homeless Benefit Concert @ The Black Lion

Café (253 B Auburn Ave, Downtown Atlanta)

Featuring: “Free Your Mind” Panel Discussion on

Freedom (Health,

Love, Awareness and Wealth)

Live Performance by Caustic Dames And Open Elements Showcase

(showcasing

graffiti art, break dancing, & emcee’n)

Tuesday, May 17th

10pm – 4 Kings Entertainment presents Mic Club @ Apache Café

– 64 3rd

St, Midtown, Atlanta

DRES THE BEATNIK BEATBOXIN PALOOZA (BeatBoxin Concert…featuring

the

hottest Beatboxers from around the nation) HOSTED BY: DRES THA BEATNIK

w/ D.J. Solomon Grundy on 1’s and 2’s and BFD Band

Wednesday, May 18th

9:00pm – MIFOK Organization Present Spiritual Session in Celebration

of

“FREEDOM”

@ The Black Lion Café – 253 B Auburn Ave, Downtown Atlanta

10:00pm – O.B.K Presents Open Mic (Hiphop/Spoken Word Poetry)

Celebrating HIPHOP KULTURE continuing at The Black Lion Café

Thursday, May 19th

7pm – Temple of Hiphop Presents Building Brotha’s in Hiphop

FOR

BROTHA’S ONLY…REAL MEN SPEAK & ACT ON HIPHOP @ Mutana’s

Juice Bar

(1388 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd, West End Atlanta)

7pm – NABFEME and A Black Clan Associates Presents “Sista’s

Unite in

Hiphop: Carrying the Weight of the World”

FOR SISTA’S ONLY @ The Auburn Avenue Research Library

– 101 Auburn

Avenue, 4th Floor Downtown Atlanta

Friday, May 20th

Temple of Hiphop presents 2nd Annual “Investing in Our

Youth Hiphop

Summit”

Saturday, May 21st

16th Annual Malcolm X Festival – Commemorating Malcolm X’s 80th

Birthday "UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY FOR SELF-DETERMINATION" Presented

by

The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Atlanta Chapter

West End Park on corners of Lucille & Dargon, SW Atlanta

Parade & March: begins at 11:00 a.m. Activities: begin 12:00

noon

Afrikan Drumming & Dancing ~ Hip-Hop ~ Spoken Word ~ Merchants

~

And More

Sunday, May 22nd

12:30-3:30pm – Temple of Hiphop, POCC, HDQRTZ, and Atlanta Hiphop

Family

presents

“The Finale” of Hiphop Appreciation Week

@ The Royal Peacock – 186 Auburn Ave.

HIPHOP & POLITICS Featuring:

A presentation and panel of The Assassination of Tupac Shakur

and

kidnapping of H. Rap Brown along with The 3rd Annual HAW Awards Ceremony

includes Live Performances. Welcoming All ages!!

IN PORTLAND, OREGON:

Sunday, May 15th

3pm – Kick-Off Ceremony & Networking Brunch @ Club Twelve

22 – 3530 N.

Vancouver/Fremont

Monday, May 16th

3pm – Hiphop Collage Art Workshop @ Blazers Boys & Girls Club – 5250 NE

MLK Jr. Blvd.

8:30pm – Hip Hop Mondays @ Mt. Tabor Pub.

Wednesday, May 18th

3pm – Blazers Boys and Girls Club presents – “Freedom Heroes”

Painting Workshop @ Blazers Boys & Girl Club – 5250 NE MLK Jr. Blvd.

8:30 pm – Hightower Sound presents A NIGHT OUT – Greek Cuisine 404 SW

Washington – 21 +

Thursday, May 19th

3pm – Workshop: Freedom Paintings @ Boys & Girls Club – 5250 NE MLK Jr.

Blvd.

9pm – “Freedom Fighters” Open Mic Poetry @ Club Twelve 22 – 3530

N.

Vancouver/Fremont

Friday, May 20th

6pm – Open Mic Poetry & Rap for Youth @ Blazers Boys & Girls Club –

5250

NE MLK Jr. Blvd.

Saturday, May 21st

11:00am – 6:00pm HIP HOP BASKET BALL SLAM OFF @ Jefferson High School –

5210 N Kerby

Powered by: Peer Pressure Productions & A Black Clan Records

9:30pm – REGGAE HIP HOP @ CONAN’S PUB – 3862 SE

Hawthorne

Sunday, May 22nd

8pm Ending Ceremony @ Club Twelve 22 – 3530 N. Vancouver/Fremont