Hip Hop & We Don’t Stop Summit: culture, curriculum, creativity

Spend 8 days immersed in Hip Hop culture, arts, and resonance.
What does Hip Hop look like in your life? How does Hip Hop show up in the community?

Orientation, Oct 3rd
5pm-9pm
all ages
Free Classes
Register here https://forms.office.com/r/N6ZBqWHu0Q

Meet your teachers and learn about each class being offered. Participate in activities related to individual Hip Hop elements and register for your courses. This is also a great time to network with community, enter raffles, and groove with DJ Mr. G.

Who is the Hip Hop Summit for?
• parents and kids
• k-12 teachers
• after school educators
• community-based leaders
• family and friends

Featured Hip Hop Educators:
Billy “Voodoo” Angelini, Dr. “Triz” Rodriguez, Laura “LBoogie” Rios-Ramirez, Anthony “DJ Mr. G” Gordon

MARC building, 2nd floor
Our Lady of the Lake University
411 SW 24th St.

PARKING
All parking is free
Park in Lot B or along Moye Rd.

Entire Schedule:
Orientation
Oct 3, 6-9pm
Meet the teacher night! Learn about classes and workshops and register, participate in interactive activities, register to win prizes, network, be in community. Hip Hop Seek and Find and DJ Mr. G. No age limit.

DJ-From the Park Jam to Pro Tools
Saturday, October 4, 2025, 5pm-6:30pm
Anthony Gordon with Co-Educator Dfoy
This course will explore the historical importance of the DJ. We will explore the early stages of Hip Hop and how the break beat became the foundation for early hip hop. We will also explore how technology helped the explosion of Hip Hop music. No age limit.

Stylewriting
Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 7pm-8:30pm
Thursday, October 9 from 7pm-8:30pm
Dr. Beatriz “Triz” Rodriguez
Hands-on workshop, engage in creative experimentation centered in the Hip Hop cultural self-and-community practice of name-choosing, name-writing, and name stylizing, known as “Style Writing”, a core-four element of Hip Hop culture. This class will include multi-level practice of calligraphic handstyling, learning to “tag” your names with chisel tips, paint markers, and aerosol spray paint. This class is open to ages 12 and up.

MC-Women & Their Words pt. 1 & 2
Part 1: Saturday, October 4, 6pm-7:30pm
Part 2: Monday, October 6, 2025, 6pm-7:30pm
Andrea Sanderson with Co-Educator Aminah Decé
Join Andrea Vocab Sanderson & Aminah Decé for a timeline discourse about some of the most iconic women and their impact on the music genre of hip hop. We will focus on their cultural contributions to include music/lyrics/revolution, wardrobe, dance, and breakout televised performances. This class is open to ages 14 and up.

The Road from Then to Now
Tuesday, October 7, 5-9pm
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 5-9pm
Billy “Voodoochild” Angelini with Co-Educator Anthony “Ninja” Grant
This workshop-style course will include a brief introduction to Hip Hop dance history. The class will include sharing music, dance composition for the beginner in Hip Hop, and the study of The Art of Street Dance. The class will culminate in a dance battle-style choreography workshop. This class is open to ages 10 and up.

MC & DJ-Rhythm and Rhyme
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 5-6:30pm
Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson and Anthony Gordon/ DJ Mr. G
Let’s do some creative writing and exploring with end rhyme, couplets, internal rhyme and various schemes with percussion and boom bap beats. Performances and demos will be encouraged as we rhyme and speak together with call and response style. We will also look at the anatomy of a song and how lyric patterns play a role in building the musicality and storyline of a song. No age limit.

Community Get Down featuring the Carver Art Cruiser
Friday, October 10, 2025, 5-9pm
5pm Screening: Hip Hop Travel Machine (30 min) with Guest, Issim
5:30pm- Q&A with Issim and Laura “LBoogie”/Calmeca Skwad
6:30 Hip Hop Educator Panel with Special Guest, QthaElevated
8pm Get Down, community activities, exhibitions, black book sessions

From the Drumbeat to the Backbeat
Sunday October 12, 11am-12pm
Laura “LBoogie” Rios-Ramirez with Calmeca Skwad
This course summarizes the concepts presented during the Hip Hop Summit and focuses on envisioning the landscape of Hip Hop culture from an AfroIndigenous lens, inviting participants to interpret & embody the elements of Hip-Hop through the raw forms of the cypher. This workshop is open to ages 10 and up.

Summit Jam featuring the Carver Art Cruiser
Sunday October 12, 12pm-3pm
Hip Hop performance by Summit Educators and guests, community activities, open mic
Food provided by Ahuevo San Anto