As always hosted by AntFarm Affiliates' own D_Cyphernauts (http://dcyphernauts.bandcamp.com/) & Sketch tha cataclysm (http://littleax.com/sketch-tha-cataclysm/)
DJ Mo Niklz on the turntables and visuals all evening!
Features:
Roc Doogie (album release for Roc Paper Scissors)
http://littleax.com/roc-doogie/
Illspokinn
http://www.illspokinn.com/
Cy:AM
http://www.facebook.com/cyam203
Mr. Ivory Snow
http://www.themadbloggers.com/2012/02/download-mr-ivory-snow-sex-after.html
$5 cover.
Sign up for an open mic slot (2 songs or 10 minutes. . . whatever comes first). Slots are limited and at a first come first serve basis so arrive early.
I'm a week and some change late on this post but that's what happens when life occurs. Haha. I had a busy 3 day weekend involving some Hip-Hop heads I personally know, some I don't. Lots of pictures were taken and I put them together in different setups for you to see. Hope you enjoy.
Friday: Enter The Cipher Presents ... The Baby Bus Benefit
This night's Enter The Cipher event was dedicated to The Baby Bus Benefit (Fundraiser for Danny "Baby Bus" Holt). Live performances by Dina Brass, Rising Sun Quest, Expertiz, Roc Doogie of Phenetiks, Workforce, Sketch Tha Cataclysm, and Breez Evahflowin filled the night's schedule and each and every performer ripped the stage. The place was packed with friends and family as well as random supporters of the cause and music. Wristbands were sold to further help the fight for cancer and many people bought hands full. The night turned out very successful and Hip-Hop definitely represented. It was great to see the genre come through for a cause like this.
Saturday: Westhill High School Hosts 4th Annual Hip-Hop Summit
Westhill High School Hosts 4th Annual Hip-Hop Summit held on May 22nd. Event featured workshops, open forum and live performances.
The 4th Annual Hip-Hop Summit was held on Saturday, May 22 at Westhill High School in Stamford, CT. The Summit was being coordinated by the Connecticut-based Hip-Hop artist collective Ant Farm Affiliates in conjunction with the Stamford Public Schools. The event began at 12:30 pm with a welcome session and an artist meet-and-greet. That was followed by workshops that began at 1 pm, an open forum discussion at 4 pm, a skills competition beginning at 5 pm, and a concert at 6 pm.
The Hip-Hop Summit is an annual tradition at Westhill High School, celebrating the culture and history of Hip-Hop and addressing the issues and concerns that teens face everyday. Throughout the day, students and attendees will have the opportunity to attend hands-on workshops on deejaying, break-dancing, music production, making and distributing an album, podcasting, and Hip-Hop as a global movement.
Presenters included Connecticut's original hip hop Deejay Terrible T, Indiefeed Podcasting Host and Music Director Dirt E. Dutch, Hip-Hop activist and Freedom Bee Project founder Courage2Change, b-boy and Flying Squirrel Productions founder Pat "Tricks" Hayes, and the entire Ant Farm Affiliates artist roster.
Students were invited to participate in the Hip-Hop skills competition and to perform during the concert portion of the program from 6-9 pm.
Sunday: "Hip Hop for Racial Harmony" Benefit Show
Immortal Technique headlined this benefit show that included guests Diabolic, Chris Webby, Offramp, Guy Dupont - "ILO Productions", Rising Sun Quest, Hurrikane, and Chef Luv.
It was a day and night of Hip-Hop and charity. Good music for a great cause. This event was held on May 23rd at Cheshire Park in Cheshire, CT with proceeds directly benefiting the student-envisioned "Orphanage For Opportunity".
A plot of land in Pakistan is currently sitting quietly, unused up to this point. But, if some local students reach their goals, it will be transformed into a orphanage in the country's capital.
Students from Cheshire High School and founding members of the fundraising and awareness group ENOUGH are holding a benefit concert later this month, with the proceeds going to help create an orphanage in Islamabad, Pakistan. The "Orphanage for Opportunity" project was undertaken by members of ENOUGH and the concert, scheduled for May 23 at Cheshire Park, is a way to jump start their fundraising efforts. Since the group’s inception last year, it has held peace rallies, hosted speakers, and helped raise awareness about world issues. The group even rallied at Town Hall to support the education budget last month.
ENOUGH is an acronym for education, necessity, opportunity, understanding, giving, and helping. and all of the group's projects seemingly encompass the acronym. Mansoor Alam, a junior at CHS, said the concert is the starting point for the "Orphanage for Opportunity" project, and admitted that it was a big task to undertake.
Yet, the group, Alam believes, is prepared. (Story continues...)
For more on Enough, this event and the rest of the story, visit Chesire Herald
Big shoutout to IndieFeed Hip Hop for hitting us up with this "exclusive" track by Roc Doogie and Dirt E. Dutch. Danbury, CT knows about these cats. Shoot, the state of Connecticut should know about them. And if they don't, they're missing out on Hip-Hop. I don't b.s. you. Roc Doogie, 1/4 of Phenetiks, holds it down on this track titled "Who Figured" off his upcoming album, "My Mom Thinks I'm Awesome". Anyone who knows me has to know I definitely dig that album title. Haha. Anyways, check it peoples.
