Photo: Harlemhybrid.com
This weekend was exhausting for me. I spent all day Friday running around Manhattan for appointments, then I hit up the grand opening over at the brand new East Harlem Cafe. On my way back home I popped into an art opening at Tribal Spears. Continuing on my trek uptown I walked passed the Magic Johnson Theater and was instantly pulled in by the fiercest rhymes being delivered by female emcees. I turned on my heels and headed up the escalator of the Magic Johnson Theater where the Hip Hop Culture Center is housed. It was there that I found a room full of ladies with more swagger than Puff, delivering the hottest, tightest, rhymes in Harlem. When I say that I fell in love with hip hop again at that exact moment, I am not exaggerating (my Brown Sugar fans know what I mean.)
I stayed and watched the ladies rehearse for a while, wishing that I could come back the next day for the Impact of Women on Hip Hip Conference being hosted in what is essentially a shrine to the culture. While I wasn’t able to attend the conference on Saturday, James – the host of Harlem Hybrid, took some pictures of the event as part of his photo series. It looks like they had a great turn out! I look forward to attending more events at the Center in the future, including their financial literacy workshops each Thursday.
See more photos over on Harlem Hybrid.
Posted on October 5, 2008 by D. Bell