Hip Hop Saved My Life The 14th Annual Continuums of Service Conference April 27, 2011 Click here for more info. Art Mash Up - Hip Hop Saved My Life   Tuesday, October 5, 2010 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Hahn University Center, Forum A&B University of San Diego   A collaboration of bkSOUL and Collective Purpose, Hip Hop Saved My Life is a celebration of Hip Hop through spoken word, dance, music and art! With the familiar background of beats, music, and lyrics, this performance is a critique of, and tribute to, the space, voice, and progressive nature of America's newest indigenous art form: Hip Hop. This program is a dynamic and moving presentation of body and soul, imploring the audience to undergo a fantastic journey from the beginning of the underground Hip Hop Student groups will also perform at this event.   Performances will be from 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and a dance party/meet and greet with the artists and DJs will be from 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.   http://www.sandiego.edu/csl/casa/socialissues/sic21th/21sicprogram.php To register for this event click here. bkSOUL and Collective Purpose Summer Sundays @ The Vine August 15, 2010 2 PM and 6 PM $15 General $10 Student www.mojalet.com Bernardo Winery Suite #5 13330 Paseo Del Verano North San Diego CA 92128 858-243-1402 Heroes: Hip Hop Saved My Life! will pay tribute to some of the foundational artists of the Hip Hop scene. Celebrating the heroes of Hip Hop: DJ Kool Herc, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lauryn Hill, Crazy Legs (Richard Colon) and MC Lyte. Hip Hop itself is also praised as a hero in the resistance of urban culture to succomb to mainstream pressure to assimilate. Infusing messages of progress and hope in the lyrics, spoken word, and the dancers movement, the performance addresses pop culture undertones of racism, misogyny, violence, & mindless entertainment present in mainstream music. Performers: bkSOUL and Collective Purpose Ant Black, Kendrick Dial, Lauren Dockweiler, Rudy Francisco, Amir Khastoo, Jesse Mills, Lavina Rich, Anna Spalding, Succinct, Keomi Tarver, Nick Zavala, DJ KrazyKut Presented in conjunction with the SDMA exhibit Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece. Where: San Diego Museum of Art, Copley Auditorium, Balboa Park When: Friday - Sunday, July 16-18 Time: 7:00 pm Ticket prices are $10-students/$12-SDMA members/$15-general admission; group discounts are available for groups of ten or more. Tickets can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com or at the SDMA box office. Advance purchase tickets are available for $12 by contacting the performers at cwilson@crwenterprises or calling 619-209-8241. For more information please go to www.collectivepurpose.blogspot.com.