6th Annual Ethnic Studies Hip Hop Week at NAU

Kickoff Event: Hip Hop Concert

Friday, April 12, 2019, 6:00-10:00p, NAU Union Fieldhouse
Brought to you by NAU SUN Entertainment, Featuring: Futuristic, A$AP Twelvyy, Haiku d'Etat, BoomBoxBros, and DUB

Event 1: Open Mic Night: Word! – Words and Political Expression
Monday, April 15, 2019, 6:00-9:00p+, SBS-Castro 110
Co-Hosted by SOUL SUGAR (FKA Soul Tribe+Brown Sugar Hour)

Event 2: Hip Hop Beats & Indigenous Rhymes, Interactive Keynote Talk w/ Dr. Kyle Mays, w/ post “Blue Table Talk” on race & representations in Hip Hop w/ the Black Leadership Summit AND FREE FOOD (starting at 5p)!!!

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 5:00-8:30pm, Ashurst Auditorium
Dr. Mays (UCLA) will explore the relationship between Black Americans and Indigenous peoples, moving from the foundations of the United States until the current Hip Hop era. Dr. Mays will lead an interactive dialogue with Black Leadership Summit II/NAU Greek Life and the audience. Co-hosted by Sigma Gamma Rho, Inc.; Black Leadership Summit Pt. II; NAU Fraternity & Sorority Life.

Event 3: Indigenous Hip Hop & Street Art 
Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 11:00-2:00p, University Union Amphitheater/Pedway
Featuring Neoglyphix Indigenous Aerosol Art Collective and DJ 001

Event 4: Movement as Expression & Resistance – Hip Hop Dance Showcase
Thursday, April 18, 2019, 6:30-9:00p, Dubois Center Ballroom
Featuring UNITY Dance Crew, Worldwide, NAU BadJacks, DJ 001, w/ Sigma Gamma Rho and Phi Beta Sigma (Steps & Stroll), and hosted by ya fav verse queen Lissette Flores!

Hip Hop is more than mere rap music. It is a way of life, culture and expression.It is complex, yet accessible. Its chief components may be categorized into five different elements:

• DJing
• MCing
• BBoy/Girling
• Graf
• Knowledge of Self

The contemplated week will showcase each of the five elements both singularly and collectively. This way, NAU students will become adequately exposed to the nuances of Hip Hop not readily apparent in music videos and Top 40 playlists.