What's a better way to network and get involved with your community? VOLUNTEER!

With 1100+ people saying they’re attending on Facebook, we are in need of volunteers. Things can get a little crazy at our Anti-Violence Hip-Hop event if we don’t have YOU. 

We always say we want change and want to make a difference in our community, why not now? So sign-up get involved, meet some fantastic people, artists, musicians and many more!

Do you need DIRECTIONS?

Saturday is only a few days away and we are so excited, we can’t even wait!

If you don’t already know the festival is from 1p.m to 6p.m at 1119 W. Cullerton in the back fields of Dvorak Park which is technically closer to Cermak and May St if you are familiar with this part of town.

Now lets discuss transportation, shall we? 

Our Address is: 1119 W. Cullerton St, Chicago, IL, 60608

I want to make this as easy for you as possible so not only have I provided special direction links that tell you which way to go but also provided directions below. 

If you have any problems please call us at our office (312) 226-7767

Are you driving?

Sure there are plenty of parking spaces on all streets surrounding the park!

All along 18th Street,
S. Carpenter St
S. May St,
W. Cullerton
W. 21st Street
there is car parking. 

Arrive early cause parking is first come first serve
Also
Please be aware of signage and permit parking on certain residential streets as well as pay boxes. 

Although there are plenty of parking spaces we highly suggest to save gas and ride a bike, walk, or take CTA!

Are you taking lovely CTA?

We are off the CTA Cermak Bus 21

Stops (Depends on which direction you are coming from)

Stop ID: 6857,  Cermak and May St. (Coming from East Side going West)

Stop ID: 6943, Cermak and Carpenter St (coming from West Side going East) 

We are off the CTA 18th Bus 18

Stops: 18th and May St.

Are you walking or biking??

Just walk down the South sides of either Carpenter or May St and listen for that good music. It will be behind the park house.

There will be Signs directing you to the festival off of the busy streets, just keep your eyes peeled :)

P.S There is no parking allowed on Park District Property

mayazazhil:

Gotta love pilsen

Hip-Hop is our CHOICE, it’s up to us to have a voice and make it positive or negative!
“Aint one thing positive about hip-hop. Nothing but people struggling out the struggle with nothing else but poverty and struggle to race to. Youth turn to hip-hop because that’s all they are shown. South side stand up…” statement made by Omar Fernandez which seemed to stir the pot on our Facebook 6th Annual Event page. Clearly there can be many points of view on hip-hop which is the great thing about it. Controversy has been with hip-hop since the beginning.
 ”Incorrect.” was Sengvilay Aphay’s response.  Another friend of ours stated, “Hip Hop came from poverty and turned into a political movement as well as a billion dollar industry. Youth turn to it because it’s all over the media - the negative side. We have to show them the positive side to balance what’s real and what’s fake. That’s what this event is for. To show the positive side of Hip Hop….”
We here at We Are Hip-Hop Festival know that there is a positive side of hip hop indeed! Our festival is “For the People, By the People”. We respect Omar and his point of view and speaking up but we here feel the opposite. Sengvilay then commented “Hip Hop was created by the poor and oppressed. Creates its own culture. DJing, MCing, BREAKING, POPPING, LOCKING, Street Art!! What?! Hip Hop is world wide now. There are international Breaking battles that unite the world and gives individuals from poor families a chance to shine…..nuff said.”

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Performance Line-Up

  • Scheme
  • Mass Hysteria
  • Phero
  • Mattboy White
  • Jam One
  • Phillip Morris
  • Ghetto Division
  • Dj Greedy
  • Sour Apples
  • Seel Fresh
  • Dj Phunkone
  • Kuumbalinxx
  • FA The Squad
  • Gums
  • Dj West
  • Struggle Academy
  • Hood Hunterz
  • Fedelity
  • Lorgio
  • Chri'auna

    • Student Journal

    Only one week left! I can’t believe almost six weeks have gone by so fast! That only means our We R Hip-hop festival is quickly approaching! Time is ticking down!

    -Dani

    You & We Are Hip Hop Festival Connected!

    I, Eduardo got a chance to sit in a presentation to learn the right way to pitching stories to the media. Being a student worker at Promo Pros I learned a lot of good tips from how to talk to a reporter, to knowing what is best while trying to contact them.

    The best tip she said was YOU have to be UNIQUE catch the reporters attention with a story that does not sound like everyone elses. The main GOAL is to let people know that the ” We R Hip-Hop Festival” is out there.

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    My First Experience

    My name is Laura I participated in the WE Are Hip Hop festival last year in 2010. The event last was a good turn out but this year will be a way bigger! With the help from other organizations, sponsors and those who’ve had much experience with event planning has made this a growing experience and much different from the previous We R Hip-Hop Festivals in past.

    This year is a little different, having since the organization divided up the work into two groups: Youth Management Team and Promo Pros. In 2010 and the years before certainly had its up’s and down’s for the main woman: Delilah Salgado and her class. She is the one who started the We R Hip Hop Festival and made it a big event in Pilsen.

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