Hip Hop Culture Center New York Hip Hop - Music, News, Information and Events - NYC, NY Mon, 07 Nov 2016 14:50:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Mt. Vernon to Host Rapacon / DJ-Con, Full-Day Tribute To City’s Impact on Hip-Hop Music and Culture https://www.birthplacemag.com/2016/11/rapacon-mount-vernon/ Tue, 01 Nov 2016 20:14:55 +0000 https://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=51445

The full-day schedule of events to include panels, concerts, award ceremony and special Heavy D remembrance. Free, open to the public.

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]]> End The Violence 24-Hour Rapathon at Kennedy Center [April 6, 2013] https://www.birthplacemag.com/2013/03/end-the-violence-24-hour-rapathon-at-kennedy-center-april-6-2013/ https://www.birthplacemag.com/2013/03/end-the-violence-24-hour-rapathon-at-kennedy-center-april-6-2013/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:10:37 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=16468

Named one of our "Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn't Suck," the Rapathon is back, this year, dedicating the 24-hour-long mega-freestyle to ending violence, working in conjunction with Harlem Mothers Save to help end gun violence

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]]> https://www.birthplacemag.com/2013/03/end-the-violence-24-hour-rapathon-at-kennedy-center-april-6-2013/feed/ 1 Rapathon 5: 28 Hours. 130+ Rappers. May 21-22 in NYC https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/05/rapathon-5/ https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/05/rapathon-5/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 09:15:16 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=9607 The two-day Rapathon event, held at the Hip Hop Culture Center in Harlem, is back, and for 28 hours from Saturday, May 21 at 3 p.m. until Sunday, May 22 at 7 p.m., more than 130 rappers will engage in a continuous freestyle session, delivering a vastly diverse display of rhythmic American poetry.

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]]> https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/05/rapathon-5/feed/ 1 The 4th Annual Rapathon: 27 Straight Hours of Hip Hop in Harlem https://www.birthplacemag.com/2010/06/the-4th-annual-rapathon-27-straight-hours-of-hip-hop-in-harlem/ Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:37:15 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=4408 The 4th Annual Rapathon, a 27-hour long display of lyrical prowess, goes down this weekend at the Hip Hop Culture Center in Harlem

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