Legends of Hip Hop headline the 5% Nation’s 50th Year Anniversary concert hosted by the Builders Build Group
The unparalleled link between the Gods and Hip Hop is both historic and legendary. The Nation of Gods and Earths, who are commonly known as the Five Percent, was founded by Allah in Harlem NY in 1964. Hip Hop’s birth can be traced to a “Back to School” jam when DJ Kool Herc rocked the turntables at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx in 1973. Even in those early days of Hip-Hop, the Five Percenters were regarded as an integral part of the Hip Hop scene. Through Hip Hop music, the knowledge traveled from the inner cities to all across the country and eventually all over the world!
So this October 3rd, 4th and 5th, Harlem, NYC will be the site for a monumental event, much needed and long overdue. The God & Hip Hop Weekend is a series of events culminating in the Nation Of Gods & Earths 50th Year Benefit Concert at the World Famous Apollo Theater! The Builder’s Build Group (BBG) created this event because it’s clear to the Gods, Hip Hop has lost its way. It’s not just “headed for Self Destruction”, it now promotes it – and that’s got to stop! So, with sound traveling at 1,120 feet per second, the Gods are bringing the word life to counter the death now being promoted in Hip Hop music.
-Sha Be Allah(@KingPenStatus)
