Diversifying Hip-Hop: Krip-Hop & Homo Hop NYU Show Seeks Performers

“Diversifying Hip-Hop: Krip-Hop & Homo Hop”, playing at NYU in New York on October 16th has put out a call to artists for submissions. Please email  kriphopproject@yahoo.com to submit.

On October 16th NYU will presents “Diversifying Hip-Hop: Krip-Hop & Homo Hop” that started last year with Leroy Moore founder of Krip-Hop Nation.  It was so much a hit that NYU invited Leroy and crew to bring it to NYU.  This program explores two emerging offshoots of the Hip-Hop movement, “Krip Hop” and “Homo Hop.” Bringing together academics, performers and community activists, the event will explore these sub-cultures, gathering leading figures from both cultural phenomena to examining their place within Hip-Hop culture(s) and their invitation to a more diverse audience.

“Diversifying Hip-Hop: Krip-Hop & Homo Hop” will consist of a showing/discussion of three documentary films, Kathleen Kiley’s “Halfasoulja”, 4Wheel City (Of New York) entitled “The Wheels in Me” Keith Jones’ documentary, Keith Jones: Un-Rapping Disabilities and Alex Hinton’s “Pick Up The Mic: The Revolution of Homohop"; live performances; and a panel of speakers.  Artists and speakers will be coming from as far as Berkeley, California, Kalyn of Wheelchair Sports Camp from Denver, CO., the moderator of the event, Khalil Amani is from Miami, FL and right here in the Big Apple like Sue-Elise Peeble of People With Teeth, Hip-Hop Mental Health Project, Deaf DJ, DJ Supalee AND MORE!
 
The moderators of the event will be Khalil Amani and Leroy Moore. Amani is one of hip-hop's most controversial bloggers for his advocacy of gay rappers entering mainstream. Although he is very much heterosexual (straight)--nationally and internationally he is known as gay hip-hop's "Spiritual Advisor."

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[soce]

Very much looking forward to this!!