On Saturday 26th April at the Smith Park Downtown Jackson, Mississippi, there will be the 1st annual ‘Hip-Hop & Books’ Youth Rally.

Its purpose?

to unite and entertain lovers of hip hop music with a family-friendly show as well as bring attention to the problems of illiteracy and school dropouts.

Its being put together by Conversations Book Club and Tru Publishing who believe that by showing that the hip hop community is about more than bling and the galmorous life that is portrayed through music and videos.

They want this events to serve as a wake-up call to encourage kids into educaion and being good postive role models.

At the event there will be performances by Mississippi’s own Ondrea Nicole, Trill, G-Money, Britt, Jacktown Slim and Jack Squad. Our special guest for the rally is Lil Half Ounce aka HollywoodHalf whose album SMALL TOWN HYPE features Fiend, C-Murder, Lil Cali, Pearlie Mac, Savage of Trill Ent and many more.

Admission is free. For more info on the event, you can contact Robin Gardner at 601.664.8805, Stanley Clark at 601.559.3463, Stephanie Mitchell at 601.500.8950.

You can also visit http://www.hiphopandbooks.com

Support Hip-Hop and Educatation!

Source: Best Of Mississippi Blog