The BRICs are participating in activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. The company announced Friday it plans to celebrate hip-hop’s birthday with two days of so-called “thoughtful and dedicated” programming.
The event will be held at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!, New York’s longest-running free performing arts festival. On his August 11th anniversary of hip-hop’s birth, iconic rap group Diggable Planets and rapper Califor will hit the stage at the outdoor festival at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect His Park. In a press statement released today, Digable Planets’ Ish “Butterfly” Butler said:
“Hip-hop has given us everything we love, work and belong.”
The next day, August 12th, hip-hop and movie lovers can enjoy a screening of a romantic comedy. brown sugar.
With over 45 years of history, BRICs Celebrate Brooklyn! has become a go-to platform for artists from a wide variety of genres, many of whom have gone on to become world-famous stars. This year will include benefit concerts featuring NxWorries, Robert Glasper, BJ The Chicago Kid and Kerela, to name a few.
For BRIC President Wes Jackson, this year’s BCB is just the beginning of a program planned for the year that includes celebrating different aspects of hip-hop’s most important anniversary.
“Starting this weekend in August, we will be dedicated to providing an evergreen home for hip-hop education, expression and evolution, not just this summer, but for years to come. We look forward to seeing you at Bandshell in August to celebrate that…and stay tuned for even more exciting developments in BRICs hip-hop in the coming months.”
Celebrate BRICs Brooklyn! Starting today through August 24th.
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