HIP-HOP FOR HOPE 2009

New Orleans Hip-Hop for Hope will partner with Soundclash and Grassroots! to host HIP-HOP FOR HOPE 2009 at Tipitina’s Uptown, to benefit the Roots of Music program, 2-Cent Entertainment’s “Change We Can Create” Summer Program and the Benjamin Foundation.

Hip-Hop for Hope’s annual benefit concert has raised over $19,000 in the past three years for various educational programs in New Orleans.

Hip-Hop for Hope 2009 will feature:
MIA X
MANNIE FRESH
THE SHOW
DEE-1
DJ RAJ SMOOVE
DIZZY
TRUTH UNIVERSAL
IMPULSS
LYRIKILL
SESS 4-5
3DNA'TEE
TEAM ROBOT
TYGAH WOODS
PHAT WORD
KOURTNEY HEART
DJ EF CUTTIN
DJ TONY SKRATCHERE
DJ MILES FELIX
and more...

Hip-hop for Hope is more than just a benefit concert and an organization; it is a shared vision for a better future. Hip-Hop for Hope seeks to provide a forum for raising awareness about important community issues and as a means to raise money for education in New Orleans.

This not-for-profit event is focused on building community through the music and culture of New Orleans Hip-Hop, by providing a forum for expression and an avenue for contributing back to the community.