The Nationwide Hip-Hop Museum (NHHM) will rejoice hip-hop legends and the fortieth anniversary of the film, “Beat Avenue”, with an induction/live performance/purchasing extravaganza. Hip Hop Vacation Honors will happen Saturday, Dec. 28, from 5:00 to 11:30 p.m., on the historic Bethesda Theater in Bethesda, Md.
NHHM Government Director and Multi-Platinum Recording Artist Grasp Gee will function emcee because the museum inducts Kool Moe Dee, John Chartier, Robert Taylor, Mr. Wave and The Treacherous Three —all featured in Beat Avenue –together with Marley Marl, Lords Of The Underground, Soul Sonic Drive, DJ Jazzy Jay and The Fearless 4 into its Corridor of Fame.
“I can’t consider a greater place to carry our largest induction ceremony so far,” mentioned NHHM Founder and Collector Jeremy Beaver. “That is the end result of 5 years on the museum of intense work to protect and set up hip-hop as America’s most necessary cultural export.”
The night kicks off at 5:00, when VIP friends can get pleasure from NHHM’s Pop-Up Retail Expertise that includes one-of-a-kind objects from The Hip-Hop Store, together with vinyl, sneakers, hats, buying and selling playing cards, motion figures, posters and artwork. Including to the thrill shall be reside hip-hop portray by NHHM Resident Artist Kevin “Scene” Lewis, whereas Marley Marl and DJ Jazzy Jay will each be spinning.
NHHM Corridor of Famer DJ Kool will host the VIP Pop-Up Expertise and show his newly obtained Platinum Award from The RIAA, making him the first-ever Platinum Recording Artist from Washington, D.C. Company can also watch a fortieth anniversary screening of Beat Avenue and luxuriate in Kool Moe Dee reenacting the film’s well-known Xmas rap scene. Dinner service will embody be foods and drinks objects from the theater, with a holiday-themed menu named and designed by NHHM and printed as middle labels on precise 12? vinyl data.
From 7:00 to eight:00, friends can watch Grasp Gee lead a podcast with the inductees. The induction ceremony follows at 8:00, when NHHM Historian Jay Quan (famous hip-hop historian, lecturer, narrator and author) will bestow these legends with a customized trophy, Corridor of Fame jacket, commemorative medallion, customized fats lace hat and extra swag.
At 9:00, doorways open to common admission ticket holders. The live performance begins at 9:30 with performances by Soul Sonic Drive, The Fearless 4, Lords of The Underground, Kool Moe Dee and The Treacherous Three.
“Bethesda Theater is thrilled to associate with the Nationwide Hip-Hop Museum to carry Hip Hop Vacation Honors to our stage. This collaboration is a celebration of hip-hop’s wealthy legacy, and we’re honored to highlight the artists and tradition which have impressed generations,” mentioned theater proprietor, Earl Ciccel. “We look ahead to an unforgettable night of music, recognition and group at Bethesda Theater.”
About The Museum
Launched in 2019, the Nationwide Hip-Hop Museum of Washington DC is the world’s first hip-hop museum. Because the main group in hip-hop preservation, historical past and schooling, this 501(c) 3 nonprofit group contains The Home of Hip-Hop Artwork Galleries, The Hip-Hop Store, The Hip-Hop Cafe and The Hip-Hop Museum Pop-Up Expertise. Government director is Grasp Gee, a multi-platinum recording artist, founder and the voice of the legendary hip-hop group, The Sugarhill Gang.
The centerpiece of the NHHM is a set of over 5,000 unique and genuine items of memorabilia, artifacts, posters, sneakers and different uncommon and historic objects representing all facets of the tradition. Drawing on hip-hop’s longstanding custom of empowerment and social consciousness, the NHHM features a sequence of community-oriented seminars and workshops specializing in entrepreneurship, monetary literacy, well being and wellness and social justice. The museum and first Home of Hip-Hop Gallery are situated at 2622 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001.
