Photos: Hip Hop In The Park 2009

June 2, 2009 by Brad Crowfoot

Last year, you and hundreds of others danced, rapped, tanned, enjoyed a free BBQ and maybe even threw around a frisbee. Well, let’s do it again, shall we?

In celebration of Hip-Hop culture, get ready for an entire day of rappers rapping, break dancers breaking, DJs spinning, graffiti artists tagging, and hip-hoppers being hip-hoppers. The second annual Hip-Hop in the Park event is back and bigger than before, now with tons of family games, hip-hop workshops and more.

Hip-Hop in the Park is a music and culture festival in Edmonton, Alberta held during the third week of every May, which celebrates Hip-Hop Appreciation Week. (This year’s event is at Louise McKinney Riverfront Park on Saturday, May 23, 2009.)

Hip-Hop Appreciation Week was founded by KRS-One’s Temple of Hip-Hop, and it marks the anniversary of when Hip-Hop became an official culture sanctioned by the United Nations. Below is a link for The Hip-Hop Declaration of Peace, an official UN document that clearly states the pillars and principles of Hip-Hop culture.

http://hiphopinthepark.ca/home/?page_id=2

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Artists Include
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A.O.K
Bassheads
Brothers Grim
Citizen
Dragon Fli Empire
Elle D’Lux
Fatty Jones
Greater Good
Intelligentlemen
The Joe
KazMega
K-Blitz
LBA
Lexington + Whatevski
Locution Revolution
Mitchmatic
Nu-Contrast
Oozeela
People’s Poets
Politic Live
Proveli Paragon and K-Riz
Redef
Ricca Razor Sharp
Touch & Nato
Won18