We want to make sure that we are all united with Hip Hop, and the Hip Hop people that you see behind me.” It’s not about creating this diverse friction between each other. We want to show truth to power in our storytelling, and we want to bring people together.” “We want to empower and uplift our communities using Hip Hop. “We will open in 2024, and it will be the greatest celebration in 2023, to really demonstrate how Hip Hop has touched every part of today’s society,” he said. You can’t go anywhere in the world and not experience Hip Hop.”īucano said he was proud the City and State of New York gave their support to the Universal Hip Hop Museum. a multi-billion dollar industry, founded by brown and Black brothers and sisters, and now embraced by every racial background and ethnicity in the entire world. Started from the streets, and here they are…. They have been true ambassadors of Hip Hop. “And all of the men and women here, they have given so much to make this culture what it is today.
“Give it up for the ZooNation too,” he added, amid applause. “Starting with my boy over here, my brother, Grandmaster Flash, he and I used to do the parks back in the day, and then, the formation of the ZooNation,” Bucano said. ” He added that he was very thankful to have a strong representation from all the pioneers of Hip Hop present for the announcement, calling them the practitioners who made the culture “the most important art form in the entire world.” Later, president and chairman of the Universal Hip Hop Museum, Rocky Bucano, said, in part, New York City was the only city in the country that could actually claim 50 years of hip hop history. “That’s why the City is proud to really announce our formal partnership with the Universal Hip Hop Museum, which is going to be dedicated to preserving and telling that history for generations.” “Hip Hop was the oral tradition of our people, a way of telling our story and our style and our voice,” she said. The deputy mayor said every borough had its own connection and lineage to the music genre.
But first, the Boogie Down Bronx, give me a holler, where I’m from!” I know! I grew up on Hip Hop it’s the innovation, the creativity, as well as the industry that it created.” She added, “Every borough in the city lays claim to hip hop. To celebrate the music genre’s 50th anniversary, 50 celebratory events will be held throughout the year all across New York City in conjunction with the Universal Hip Hop Museum, currently under construction in the South Bronx, part of the $349 million Bronx Point development, which, as reported, received further capital funding of $5.5 million from the City in August.Īt the launch, Wright, a Bronx native, said, “For nearly five decades, Hip Hop has been one of the City of New York’s proudest achievements. 14, to announce a year-long collaboration throughout 2023 with the Universal Hip Hop Museum, to mark Hip Hop’s 50th birthday. New York City Mayor Eric Adams joined stalwarts of the Hip Hop community and deputy mayor for strategic initiatives, Sheena Wright, at City Hall on Monday, Nov. Photo courtesy of Caroline Willis/Mayoral Photo Office via Flickr 14, 2022, as he and deputy mayor for strategic initiatives, Sheena Wright (third from right, front row) announce a year-long partnership with the Universal Hip Hop Museum throughout 2023, to mark the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, with 50 events taking place all across the City. NEW YORK CITY Mayor Eric Adams joins members of the Hip Hop community at City Hall on Monday, Nov.
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