Hip Hop News

Since 2004, ZeroDivide’s Hip hop Initiative has worked with some of the foremost progressive and forward thinking individuals dedicated to transforming an influential cultural form affecting today’s youth and local communities.

This collaboration resulted in the formation of the “Kitchen Cabinet” — an informal advisory group that ensures our Initiative remains relevant and “in touch” with the pulse of Hip hop culture. Leaders in the Hip hop social movement engage in dialogue to strategize, collaborate, and coordinate their efforts so that Hip hop activism remains a force in fostering social justice.

On March 28, ZeroDivide's Hip Hop & Social Justice Initiative sponsored a Kitchen Cabinet Meeting to discuss recent activities in the Hip hop community for the upcoming presidential election.

Rap Sessions is a timely community forum on hip-hop and politics designed to engage students in understanding key issues that affect their lives. Presented in a townhall meeting format, this highly interactive 90 minute forum is led by leading hip-hop activists, scholars and artists.

In March and April of 2008, Rap Sessions’ interactive community dialogues will convene in ten cities across the United States.

Bakari Kitwana, the moderator of these discussions, is co-founder of the first ever National Hip-Hop Political Convention and the former editor of The Source. ZeroDivide is proud to partner with grantee organizations that are willing to take bold, new directions.

ZFellow and Urban Economy co-founder, Ahmad Mansur with Chuck D

CTFC Grantee, Urban Economy, a non-profit network membership organization dedicated to fostering innovation in urban communities, together with the Commonwealth Club's Inforum hosted an event featuring Chuck D., founder of the highly acclaimed group Public Enemy. Carlos Watson, CNN reporter and political columnist for CNN.com, interviewed the provocative and insightful, Chuck D.