Last month we had our first Hip Hop Music Swap and it was a huge success. We had cyphers, pizza, dope music, and a whole mess of heads in the mix. Due to the positive feed back, we are proud to annouce our second Hip Hop Music Swap.
Bring laptops, portable jump drives, hard drives, headphone, power strips, CD’s, YouTube clips, IMEEM website, Pandora Accounts, and other other forms of digital media you may have.
And regardless of the type of music you’re into, stop by, meet some heads, share music, and kick it with an ecletic group of individuals from the Berkeley campus and community.
Fall 2009 semester just started here at UC Berkeley, so we’re all about to get back on our grind. With that comes S4HH responsibilities, duties, and ballyhoo. We have a lot planned for this year and want to continue the rich tradition that previous S4HH members have created here at Cal and in the Bay Area community. That said, we want to give some shoutouts to all the S4HH alumni that are doing big things:
Jeff Chang, author of the book “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” earned his BS from UC Berkeley – http://cantstopwontstop.com/
Melanie Cervantes’ art collective exhibiting and teaching ill revolutionary art throughout the bay and US – http://tallertupacamaru.com/
DJ Phatrick, who DJ’s for Bambu (formerly of the Native Guns), was instrumental to the club when he was at Cal and was vital in establishing our community presence. Check out his blog – http://djphatrick.wordpress.com/
DJ Lady Sha took the DJ decal her senior year and is now tearing up the entire DJ scene. She was the first woman to ever with the DJ Spin-Off at the Winter Music Conference in 2008 – http://www.myspace.com/djladysha/
Khalil, a dope MC based out of Seattle. He just got voted reader’s best MC in Seattle by Seattle Weekly, so big ups to him – http://www.khingz.com/
Shoutout to Derek for the idea for this post. If we forgot any alumni or affiliates, just leave a comment or e-mail us at students4hiphop@gmail.com and we’ll get it up here. We also created an Alumni section on the right hand side of the website, so we’re trying to connect with all the alumni.
This is 2 months past due, but we’re posting pictures and videos from Hip Hop in the Park, which was held on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009. This year marked the 13th annual HHitP. Every year S4HH at UC Berkeley plans, organizes, books, promotes, the free, all ages Hip-Hop in the Park concert at People’s Park in Berkeley, CA.
This year, Ruby Veridiano-Ching hosted the show, while Blu & Exile, Bambu, Bayliens, Bayonics, J – Boogie, Rising Asterisk, and Da Magic Foolbus rocked the stage. The ciphers, breakers, graf artists, and hip-hop heads were in full effect. Wild 94.9, 106 KMEL, and Verse Sneaker Boutique all came out to show love.
We’ve included a video that includes a series of clips from all the acts below. Hit the jump for pictures (Shoutout to Adia, Nivay, Danielle, & Adam). Or visit the fam at 2DopeBoyz for videos Blu & Exile performing
We apologize for the year-long hiatus, but we’re back on our e-hustle and we’re glad to say that the S4HH website and blog has returned. During an era where many people frequently visit Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, blogs, and other web 2.0 technologies, our lack of internet presence has been unacceptable. However, we’ve rallied some of S4HH’s internet soldiers and we’re determined to keep the people updated.
That said, you can expect to see more activity and posts as we move forward. We want to use this as a space to keep people up to date with events and projects we’re affiliated with or going down at UC Berkeley’s campus and in greater Bay Area. Additionally, we plan on doing an occasional album review, dropping knowledge, writing a journalistic piece, posting graffiti, and blogging about anything and everything that’s interesting and mildly related to hip-hop.
If you’re an artist interested in connecting with us for future performances and events, get at us at studentsforhiphop@gmail.com. And if you’re a blogger or if you’re simply interested in what we’re doing, we’re always looking to network and politic, so please get at us.
Students for hip hop here at Cal likes to keep it FLY; with flyers that is. Here you go. Print it, pass it, post it, paste it, paint it, publicize it. Remember, a completely free event of this degree of dopeness only comes a few times a year (one being spring HHitP)!
Our annual Hip Hop in the Park festival is coming up and it’s gonna be real dope. If you don’t know what it is, Hip Hop in the Park (HHitP, so I don’t have to keep typing out the long name) is a yearly festival that Students for Hip Hop @ Cal throws in peoples park. We get some DOPE artists coming to preform, as well as stylin’ bboys on our open linoleum floor and amazing graff artists doing some pieces as well.
This year looks to be a bangin’ event so ya’ll should come check it out. The lineup is (click name to link to myspace):
If you need a break from finals, and you just might, you should go check out Bua’s new book and get it signed at the Minna Gallery in Frisco. This ill DJ named Qbert will also be spinning some tunes, whoever that guy is. Also, I hope everyone had some fun at Hiphop in the Park! It seemed to run pretty smoothly on the outside.
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We’re doing a last minute gig to get some shows under our belt with our new bassplayer before we hit Coachella. It’s a small place (200 people at most) so get there early! Myspace is pretty much going to be the only promo, so tell somebody.
Upcoming performance at The Black New World @ 836 Pine St. between 8th and 9th in West Oakland. Near the post office and the old train station. Contrary to the flyer, the price will be $10 or $12.
Hiphop in the Park has been setup for May 5, and unfortunately, there’s no time left for anyone who still wants to get on the bill. I’m talking primarily to those people who posted various comments on the page asking if they could rock the crowd. Keep in contact with us though, because there will be future events. We’re still looking for breakers and writers, and besides that, we’re always looking for people who want to add articles to the website, outreach programs, and other things goin’ on Hiphop related in the Bay. I added our official email next to the title on the top of the page.
