THE 5th ANNUAL BROOKLYN HIP-HOP FESTIVAL
JUNE 20TH 2009
12-8 PM
EMPIRE FULTON FERRY STATE PARK
DUMBO, BROOKLYN

Featuring:
Pharoahe Monch
DJ Premier
Styles P
dead prez
Smif N Wessun
Grand Puba
J Period
Torae
Marco Polo
Tiye Phoenix
Keys N Krates
DJ Parler
DJ Misbehaviour
Metermaids
and hosted by Ralph McDaniels

Second Stage
Donny Goines, Nyle, Eagle Nebula, Brown Bag All Stars, Children Of The Night

The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival 2009 will take place on June 18th, 19th and 20th. Events include a retrospective photo exhibit of the first four years, a kick off party, Family Day, The Main Day, and the Official After Party.

This is a free event but tickets are required
Family Day and Main Day are June 20th at Empire Fulton Ferry State Park, 1 Main Street, in DUMBO Brooklyn from noon – 8pm
Single Tickets for the Main Day are available for free or for a suggested donation of only $10 (cash only) at halcyon the shop
To receive free tickets you must  show up in person at the shop. Tickets are also available via www.brooklynbodega.com but shipping and handling fees apply.

The official After Party will take place at Southpaw 125 Fifth Ave. in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Lineup TBA.
The Photo Exhibit will be held at Galapagos Art Space 16 Main Street, in DUMBO, Brooklyn on June 18th Galapagos Art Space

Check www.brooklynbodega.com for more info

About the Festival
The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival is a celebration of Hip-Hop music and culture aiming to highlight Hip-Hop’s legacy as an agent of artistic progression, community building and social change. This is done by producing a variety of events from musical performances, Brooklyn Hip-Hop Family Day, film screenings, gallery shows and more. In an effort to create a truly open event Brooklyn Bodega does everything in their power to keep the Festival affordable.

The Philosophy
Brooklyn Bodega takes a very liberal and intellectual view of Hip-Hop that says Hip-Hop is more than music. It’s fashion, politics, sports, philosophy, journalism, publishing, web design, technology, visual art, digital art, sculpture, graffiti, dance, DJing, producing, and activism.  The purpose of the festival is to celebrate it all.

The Festival is more than a concert or outdoor fair. It is a more of a family reunion for lovers of this great culture.  People come from Flatbush to Berlin to enjoy the Brooklyn sun. The goal is to produce a world class event in Brooklyn where the best and brightest come to celebrate Hip-Hop culture. The festival endeavors to support local artists from Brooklyn and the NYC area while not creating an insular event for, by and in Brooklyn.

About the Brooklyn Bodega Team
Festival Founder and Executive Director, Wes Jackson. Wes is also the president of Brooklyn Bodega, producer of the Festival and The Room Service Group, the firm that handles all marketing executions.

Wes
Wes has over 15 years experience as an entrepreneur and innovator in the music business.  His career began producing concerts for Nas, The Roots, The Dave Matthews Band, and De La Soul. He then went on to start his own promotion company, Seven Heads Promotions.  Seven Heads was instrumental in launching the careers of Mos Def, Talib Kweli and others.

Under Wes’ leadership Seven Heads expanded into a record label and management company. The promotions company was  spun into The Room Service Group (RSG), one of the leaders in digital marketing. RSG has worked with Def Jam, Capitol, Warner Bros., Interscope, Vivendi, Converse and more.

In addition to his successful business ventures Wes also serves as a lecturer at the City University of New York (CUNY) and has consulted for Jazz At Lincoln Center and VH1 Hip-Hop Honors.

The Bodega and Festival staff consists of over 50 individuals who work in various phases from planning to marketing to execution. Bodega designers create all marketing tools. Writers create all the copy. Web designers create and maintain the online presence from the informational site to the social networks. Our Documentation Crew captures photos, film and video. The Production Team handles all details from permits to staging to port-a-potty’s

The Festival marketing execution will be supported by a team of experienced project managers and account reps with a wide range of experience. Below is a partial Sponsor list: thetruth.com, Brooklyn Brewery, Scion, The Brooklyn Borough President’s Office, The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, Xbox, Virgin Mobile