If I disappear would you notice, have you noticed? Did you assume that I was great and that the world had removed all the barricades?? Well, I’m great and I keep running at them barricades and they have haven’t stop US. WE keep building and nurturing this baby of OURS that is known as CHICAGO HIP HOP HERITAGE MONTH and subsequently the placed WE planted roots and named THE CHICAGO HIP HOP HERITAGE MUSEUM (www.chhhm.com).
20 years ago, the City of Chicago and Mayor Daley signed a resolution, “BE IT RESOLVED, that the month of July shall be recognized as the CHICAGO HIP HOP HERITAGE MONTH.” 7/9/2003.
With the work of the many crews, groups and organizations WE the hip hop community celebrated the adopted principles of the essence of Hip Hop that WE used to save our lives and subsequently millions of others; especially here in Chicago.
“I learned how to pop and do the robot from watching Soul Train,” says me Kingdom Rock of Illa. The guy that made “The Blue Gargoyle” a landmark in Chicago Hip Hop.
When most people speak of Soul Train they forget to mention the history of the National syndication that started at the board of trade building here in Chicago. By an officer turned radio personality DJ on WVON (the voice of the Negro) with galant talents, smooth flow and colorful lyrical skills as the host Don Cornelius. They also forget mention that Clinton Ghent who maintained the Chicago local show with the same name way before Shemar Moore who seems to get more credit than Chicago’s own.
Fun Fact did you know the Harlem Globetrotter were also started here in Chicago? How about Pigmeat Markham “The Godfather of Rap,” was recorded here in Chicago in 1961; he was already 57.
Well, the team at CHHHM have knocked it out the park again for year three #3; since we went brick and mortar with the museum located in the historic community of Bronzeville 4505 S. Indiana, Chicago, Illinois. Still a labor of love that rewards come when people learn something or we were able to award someone their flowers.
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