February 23, 2011 - CBC Radio today announces THE HIP HOP SUMMIT, a month-long celebration of Canadian hip hop throughout March 2011. Canada’s pre-eminent artists, community groups and advocates join forces to showcase Canadian hip hop with special programming, interviews, artist spotlights, performances and much more.
THE HIP HOP SUMMIT presents an unprecedented and historic event– an exclusive gathering of the biggest names in Canadian hip hop performing on one stage including: k-os, Kardinal Offishall, SHAD, Saukrates, Classified, Maestro, Michie Mee, Red1 of The Rascalz, Choclair, Ghetto Concept, Reema Major, Cadence Weapon, Skratch Bastid and many more. The event will be broadcast live on CBC Radio 3 and will be taped for future broadcast as well as online streaming. Throughout the month of March, tickets to the taping will be made available through contesting by various community partners and CBC Radio 2.
Hip hop music and culture have been a vibrant part of Canada’s national fabric for more than 25 years. CBC celebrates this unique contemporary art form in partnership with Manifesto Community Projects and Northside Hip Hop, with project mentor broadcaster/author Dalton Higgins and project advisor/MC Adhimu "Mindbender" Stewart.
Full details to be release soon.
Check out the last time Manifesto brought together the legends of Canadian Hip Hop in our first year with the Legendary Live Mixtape:
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“Hip hop is such a vibrant part of contemporary culture,” said Mark Steinmetz, director of radio music for CBC. “We are incredibly excited to honour Canadian hip hop as both an art form and a movement with The Hip Hop Summit - a celebration of this magnitude has never been experienced by Canadians before."
Highlights of THE HIP HOP SUMMIT include:
March 1 – April 1: cbc.ca will feature an interactive timeline, podcasts, playlists and interviews exploring the cultural force of Canadian hip hop over the last 25 years.
On March 28, 2011, a week-long series of profiles, concerts and interviews begins on all three national radio networks (Radio One, Radio 2 and Radio 3).
On March 29, 2011, a live taping of the performance by the biggest names in Canadian hip hop will take place at the CBC Broadcasting Centre in Toronto and broadcast live on CBC Radio 3.
Highlights from the performance will be featured on CBC Radio One and CBC Radio 2 as well as on cbc.ca.
On April 1, 2011, THE HIP HOP SUMMIT culminates in a free, day-long public celebration in the Barbara Frum Atrium of the CBC Broadcasting Centre in Toronto. Featuring breakdance and street dance, hip hop, live visual arts, beat box, turntablism, and The Freshest Goods fashion market and more, this event includes:
· Panel discussions focusing on the evolution of Canadian hip hop, issues of the past, the current landscape and a look to the future;
· T-Dot Pioneers 2011: The Glenn Gould Remix, a visual exhibit documenting the history of hip hop in Canada that will be featured at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto during the week of March 28 – April 2, 2011;
· And the video broadcast premiere of THE HIP HOP SUMMIT performance featuring the biggest names in Canadian hip hop.
Manifesto Community Projects is Canada’s leading urban music, arts and culture festival bringing together hundreds of artists and performers with thousands of attendees to unite, energize, support and celebrate Toronto’s vibrant urban music and arts community.
Northsidehiphop.ca is an online archive that aims to capture the many oral histories that best embody the essence of hip hop’s youthful exuberance in the 1980s and 90s.
Dalton Higgins is one of Canada's foremost experts on hip hop culture. His books, including Hip Hop and Hip Hop World, are used in classrooms across Canada and the United States.
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive range of radio, television, Internet, and satellite-based services. Deeply rooted in the regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the only domestic broadcaster to offer diverse regional and cultural perspectives in English, French and eight Aboriginal languages.
Very Very Very dope! can't wait to hear and see the movements made by these wonderful groups! I hope to be at the event and able to show some of my own hip hop skills
Bgirl Jiven
Congratulations and recognition to Chris Jackson of CBC/Glenn Gould Studios for bringing this together, your idea has grown into a reality and the Hip Hop Community thanks you greatly!
***THE HIP HOP SUMMIT presents an unprecedented and historic event– an exclusive gathering of the biggest names in Canadian hip hop performing on one stage including: k-os, Kardinal Offishall, SHAD, Saukrates, Classified, Maestro, Michie Mee, Red1 of The Rascalz, Choclair, Ghetto Concept, Reema Major, Cadence Weapon, Skratch Bastid and many more. The event will be broadcast live on CBC Radio 3 and will be taped for future broadcast as well as online streaming. Throughout the month of March, tickets to the taping will be made available through contesting by various community partners and CBC Radio 2.
Nice....kudos all around
Hip hop stars, past present and FUTURE?! Put me in touch with THAT psychic! There are some Lotto Max winning numbers I have to talk to him/her about, before next Friday.....All seriousness aside (ha!), it's a great paring, the grandmother-corp and new new urban music turks....divergent generations, finally coming meaningfully together.......
BLUEPRINTFORLIFE.CA
What about Rumble and Strong, Devon (Mr. Metro), Citizen Kane, Motion and other indie crews like Point Blank, WIO-K and Danny O, Motion, Infinite ( Juno winner), Tara Chase etc. What about all of the producers, graph artists, break crews and sound systems like Ebony Sound Crew and Sunshine. What about the music video producers. Hip Hop was a real movement not just the music. Instead of dictating to us what the history is, you should ask people who were really a part of it. Then they would learn that the history is more than 25 years... I wonder if any of the producers of this went to the jams at L'Amoureux, Jonathans and Masonic Temple. Do they even know who Tony Duncan is or why hip hop was so important to us back in the day??? Or is this just about the stale t.dot screwface politics?
Begs me to ask the question,where has CBC been for the last 25 years ?
At least Much Music cared about,played and supported Hip Hop and where are the hip hop shows on CBC?
and you only got half of what was and some of what is!
partial representation,in music and on panels is only a half assed job.
Did you look,ask and search or did they decide who was not going to question them and ask the tough questions? CBC needs you more than you need them,how else can they reach your audience but through you?
Respect where respect is due,you got some for me I got plenty for you!
Michael Williams
I agree with therealgoldelox in a way that not everyone can be represented and also where was CBC these past 25 years for Canadian Hip Hop. This should have been a Rap City celebrates more then 25 years in Hip Hop. I guess when it comes to these types of shows and events there is only enough room for so much talent. I my self have been in the Tdot scene for over 12 years breakdancing (bgirl) and I was invited to watch the show not show my own skills. Kinda worked out anyway cus the last time I danced I broke my foot (andy pool hall last Tuesday) so the universe spoke to me in the way I need to slow down. Therealgoldelox I would like to speak more with you, you seem to have the knowledge of Canadian Hip Hop and the passion. Lets talk as I may be able to put that knowledge to use in the near future. At the end of the day we just have to respect that something is happening to support what we do even if it doesn't directly support what we do, it at least gives us a gate that could open to other opportunities if you know what I mean!
email me jivenwilson@gmail.com lets talk more.
I wanna enter the b-boy battle. Benzo Bag of Trix since 1990-2011. Someone holla at me. Since I didn't get contacted for anythings else I will show you why I am THE B-BOY FROM THE T-DOT LOLOLOL