After much planning and excitement, we met with Hip-Hop Teen at their studio space on North Broad. The session consisted of brainstorming ideas for the Hip Hop Teen + Prospect.1 Special Edition, as well as the Billboard Project. The youth were engaged, insightful, and excited about the public art project that promises to be a huge success.
Our first meeting with Hip Hop Teen consisted of a rich, honest and powerful group conversation that surmounted in complete consensus for a series of 4 billboards addressing 4 essential community needs. Content generated in the discussion explored the urgency for social awareness and change on important topics such as vision and self love, brotherhood vs. turf wars, stereotypes and racial profiling, and youth movement makers (a direct counter action to the Crime Stopper billboards). A map of billboard locations as well as process documentation will be included in the Special Edition. Below are some photos of the brainstorming session. Images of the billboard project will be coming soon!
Our first meeting with Hip Hop Teen consisted of a rich, honest and powerful group conversation that surmounted in complete consensus for a series of 4 billboards addressing 4 essential community needs. Content generated in the discussion explored the urgency for social awareness and change on important topics such as vision and self love, brotherhood vs. turf wars, stereotypes and racial profiling, and youth movement makers (a direct counter action to the Crime Stopper billboards). A map of billboard locations as well as process documentation will be included in the Special Edition. Below are some photos of the brainstorming session. Images of the billboard project will be coming soon!
A preview of the Hip Hop Teen legacy - a thriving youth generated publication
The introduction
Hip-Hop Teens and their mom sharing in the dialogue of important issues..
thinking deeply about the best way to approach the urgency..
contributing with honest reflections of what is not working and how we can send a positive message...
ET holding the four hour discussion down with visuals..
The Hip-Hop Teen Recording Studio.. they got it going on..
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