It's VH-1 Hip Hop Honors Weekend!

I'm a woman who still loves hip hop, especially the classics and the folks who laid the foundation for the music. This weekend is the official VH-1 Hip Hop Honors Weekend featuring everything from theater and old school film showings (Krush Groove & Beat Street), to DJ workshops, book signings, panels, a celebrity basketball tournament and more! The show premieres on VH-1 Monday, October 8th featuring this year's honorees: A Tribe Called Quest, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliot, Whodini, New Jack Swing (Teddy Riley, Andre Harrel) and Wild Style. As far as the events go, I hope to attend one of the panels. But I really wish I could go to the Black Girls Rock Awards Show at Lincoln Center, I know it's going to be a great event. Too bad for my purse that the tickets are listed at $300 (someday, someday y'all)! I know it's for the worthy cause of serving at risk youth, DJ Beverly Bond (BGR Founder) is to be commended for her work and dedication. Check out the below events. Friday has passed of course, but maybe you can check out something on Saturday or Sunday.

Thursday, October 4 - Special Pre-Weekend Event!Official VH1 Hip Hop Honors Screening & After-Party to benefit the VH1 Save The Music Foundation
Create. Innovate. Dominate. Celebrate. Join VH1 & VH1 Save The Music in paying tribute to hip-hop's biggest icons at the Official VH1 Hip Hop Honors Screening & After-Party.
Providence
311 W. 57th St. at 8th Ave., Manhattan
To purchase tickets, call 212-846-7882 or rsvp@vh1.com. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Must be 21+ to attend.
RSVP at 212-846-7882 or rsvp@vh1.com to purchase tickets.
7:00 pm
$150; After-party only: $100
To bid on a fantasy package that includes tickets to the show, go to www.vh1auctions.com.
To learn more about the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, visit www.vh1savethemusic.com.

Friday, October 5
Neighborhood Tour: Hip-Hop Legends Harlem/Bronx TourPioneering emcee Grandmaster Caz leads guests through Harlem and the Bronx, pointing out famous hip-hop landmarks - including the legendary locations seen in the first hip-hop film Wild Style. Tours take place all weekend long. Go to www.hushtours.com for more information.
Hush Hip-Hop Tours Meeting Location: 292 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
212-714-3527
11am
$50 per person
www.hushtours.com
Neighborhood Tour: Tours of Harlem and NYC hip-hop venues
Harlem Hip-Hop Tours is an entertainment company that provides tours of Harlem and NYC's hip-hop industry. Each tour highlights a different aspect of Harlem and hip-hop culture allowing tour guests to tailor their experience. All tours can be booked on any day at any time and include door-to-door car or limousine service.
Harlem Hip-Hop Tours
69 West 106th Street, Suite 5B, Manhattan
212.769.9047
Call for schedule and more info
www.harlemhiphoptours.com

Performance: The "Welcome To Reality" High School Tour
In honor of VH1 Hip Hop Honors Weekend and Disability Awareness Month, 4 Wheel City will be performing an inspirational hip hop performance, combined with a motivational lecture by Namel "Tapwaterz" Norris & Ricardo "Rickfire" Velasquez, two hip hop artists confined to wheelchairs. Their mission is to honor hip-hop, promote disability awareness, and encourage teens to make responsible decisions in life.
Christopher Columbus High School
925 Astor Ave., Bronx
646-593-5331
12pm
Free
www.myspace.com/4wheelcity

Panel: The Present State of the Mixtape DJJoin The Mixtape Awards, LLC, Hot 97, New York University and Antilia, Inc. as they discuss the present state of the Mixtape DJ. This panel discussion will address everything you need to know about the DJ business. From the legal issues involved in hip-hop music- specifically copyright infringement, legalities involved when creating and distributing a mixtape to promoting your services and product to the general public.

Moderating: Charles Sanders, Attorney at Law / NYU Professor

Panelists:
Russ Jones, Senior Director, Promotions/Lifestyle Marketing RCA Music Group
Ebro Darden, Hot 97 Program Director
Stacy Lynch, Entertainment Attorney & President, The Mixtape Awards, LLC
DJ Sickamore, Director of A&R for Atlantic and Mixtape DJ
DJ Vlad, Mixtape DJ and TV Personality
DJ Kay Slay, Mixtape DJ and Hot 97 Radio Personality

The Michael Schimmel Auditorium at Tisch Hall
W. 4th St. & Greene St., Manhattan
6pm
Free
visit the mixtapeawardsonline.com for more information or email us at info@themixtapeawardsonline.com
Museum Event: First Fridays at the Bronx Museum of the Arts
For October's installment of First Fridays, The Bronx Museum will present "Beyond the Caribbean: Unconventional Tropicalisms," featuring a night of hip-hop influenced voices and sounds from a generation of artists born and raised in the Caribbean diaspora and transplanted to New York. Hosted by DJ Laylo, this showcase features Aja-Monet (Poet-Spoken Word), Okai (MC) and the San Juan Hill Band.

The Bronx Museum of The Arts
1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx
718-681-6000
6:30pm
$5, free for Bronx Museum members
www.bronxmuseum.org
Panel Discussion: "Does Hip Hop Hate Women?"
Black Girls Rock! Inc & Rap Sessions present this community dialogue on the gender crisis within the hip-hop generation. Panelists include a number of leading hip-hop intellectuals and activists, including author Joan Morgan, rapper/activist M-1, director Byron Hurt, and professor Tracy Sharpley-Whiting. Hosted by Black Girls Rock! Founder and DJ Beverly Bond and moderated by author Bakari Kitwana.

The Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
212-534-1673
7pm
Free with RSVP to 212-534-1672 x3395
www.mcny.org
Concert: VH1 Hip Hop Honors Tour featuring The Roots with Big Daddy Kane and MC Lyte
Kick off VH1 Hip Hop Honors Weekend with 2 1/2 hours of must-see classic hip-hop and soul performed by The Roots and past VH1 Hip Hop Honors honorees Big Daddy Kane and MC Lyte.

Nokia Theatre Times Square
1515 Broadway at 44th St., Manhattan
212-930-1950
8pm & 11:30pm
$39.50
Go to tours.vh1.com for more info.
Club Event: Grandmaster Dee & WHODINI at Shadow
Join WBLS as they celebrate VH1 Hip Hop Honors honorees Grandmaster D & WHODINI at the Shadow Night club on Friday, October 5th as part of VH1 Hip Hop Honors Weekend!

Shadow
229 W 28 St.
212-629-3331
10pm
$10.
DJ Gifting Lounge: The Urban Mix Suite
Ubiquita NYC, DubSpot and Rohn Padmore's Red Carpet Gift Suite are coming together with Going.com, MISSBEHAVE Magazine, Sandboxtv.com and Moet-Hennessy to present the Urban Mix Suite - DJ based gifting suite and celebrity style lounge for DJ's, honorees and other industry tastemakers during one of the hottest weekends dedicated to Hip Hop. This next generation of gifting lounges caters to the VIP who wants it all: cocktails, cool grooves and high-end luxury items.

Stereo
512 W. 29th Street (bet. 10 & 11 Avenues)
Friday, October 5th and Saturday, October 6th, 2007
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
To register to showcase your products (limited space) or RSVP: www.redcarpetgiftsuite.com
For Further info: www.dubspot.com
DJ Event: Sucio Smash
NYC's own DJ Sucio Smash, known for his "The Squeeze Radio" show on 89.9 FM, hosts this evening of beats with special surprise guest DJs. Sucio is also celebrating the first release on his new label, High Water Music. Oh, and it's his birthday, too.

Club Element
225 East Houston Street, Manhattan
212-254-2200
9pm
$5
www.elementny.com
DJ Event: Tha Get Up! With Duane Harriott
One of APT's Friday night residents Duane Harriott (Negroclash, Other Music) welcomes Grammy Award-winning hip-hop producer Ninth Wonder plus special guest Cuzzin B.

APT
419 West 13th Street, Manhattan
212-414-4245
10pm
$10
www.aptwebsite.com
DJ Event: New Yorker Dance Party
The New Yorker magazine hosts an all-out dance party featuring DJ/producer Diplo (Hollertronix, former tour DJ for M.I.A.) to kick off opening night of the 2007 New Yorker Festival.

Hiro
363 West 16th Street, Manhattan
212-242-4300
10pm
$20
festival.newyorker.com
DJ Event: The Freedom Party
DJ Herbert Holler's long-running jump-off, The Freedom Party, serves up a crowd-pleasing mix of hip-hop, classic R&B, dancehall, soul, funk and more for the sophisticated and sexy.

The Canal Room
285 West Broadway, Manhattan
11pm
$7 ladies/$10 guys
www.myspace.com/djherbert
Saturday, October 6th
Exhibition: Jamel Shabazz: Seconds of My Life and Leonard Freed: Black in White America
Celebrated photographer Jamel Shabazz offers a selection of images spanning some 25 years of work from around the world alongside the work of the late Magnum Photographer Leonard Freed, the foremost African-American photojournalist. Events will be ongoing at The powerHouse Arena all weekend long-for more information, check out www.powerHouseArena.com

The powerHouse Arena
37 Main Street, Brooklyn
212-604-9074
Exhibition on view all weekend
www.powerHouseArena.com
In-Store Event: Ode to the "True" School
YUME BKNY presents custom, hand-designed pieces from past and present VH1 Hip-Hop Honors honorees sewn on hoodies and sweatshirts. Select pieces will be painted onsite by graffiti artist See One. Free cocktails and food will be served.

Yume BKNY
925 Bergen Street between Franklin & Classon Avenues, Brooklyn
718-513-3456
12pm-4pm
Open to the public
yumebkny.blogspot.com
Panel Talk and Book Signing: Brooklyn Bodega presents Panel Talks
New Jack Swing: A discussion of VH1 Hip Hop Honorees Teddy Riley and Andre Harrell

Panelists will discuss the impact of the late 80s to early 90s sound that influenced musical genres including hip hop, pop, and R&B. Panelists include Andre Harrell, Ian Steadman ("A Different Kitchen"), Alvin Blanco (allhophop.com), Jake Perry (Brooklyn Bodega). Moderated by Wes Jackson (Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, The Room Service Group)


The Birth of a Legend: A discussion of VH1 Hip Hop Honoree A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest crafted five outstanding albums over a 10 year period that defined what is know referred to as the Golden Era of Hip-Hop. Come join us as we discuss the group's genesis, evolution and legacy. Events will be ongoing at The powerHouse Arena all weekend long-for more information, check out www.powerhousearena.com/wildstyleVH1
The powerHouse Arena
37 Main Street, Brooklyn
212-604-9074
Noon
free and open to the public
www.powerhousearena.com/wildstyleVH1
DJ Gifting Lounge: The Urban Mix Suite
Ubiquita NYC, DubSpot and Rohn Padmore's Red Carpet Gift Suite are coming together with Going.com, MISSBEHAVE Magazine, Sandboxtv.com and Moet-Hennessy to present the Urban Mix Suite - DJ based gifting suite and celebrity style lounge for DJ's, honorees and other industry tastemakers during one of the hottest weekends dedicated to Hip Hop. This next generation of gifting lounges caters to the VIP who wants it all: cocktails, cool grooves and high-end luxury items.

Stereo
512 W. 29th Street (bet. 10 & 11 Avenues)
Friday, October 5th and Saturday, October 6th, 2007
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
To register to showcase your products (limited space) or RSVP: www.redcarpetgiftsuite.com
For Further info: www.dubspot.com
Audio/Visual Presentation: What Isn't Hip-Hop
New Yorker pop music critic Sasha Frere-Jones hosts a discussion on the state of hip-hop as part of the 2007 New Yorker Festival.

Ailey Citigroup Theater, Joan Weill Center For Dance
405 West 55th Street, Manhattan
212-405-9000
2pm
$25
festival.newyorker.com

Free Workshop: Scratch DJ Academy
NYC's Scratch DJ Academy invites guests out to learn the basics of DJing and music production with celebrity DJ Grandwizzard Theodore, Inventor of The Scratch and DJ Excess. Other guest DJ instructors to be announced.

Scratch DJ Academy
434 6th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manhattan
212-529-1599
2-3pm
free
www.scratch.com

Theater: 'Till The Break of Dawn
This new one-man play from Danny Hoch (Jails, Hospitals and Hip-Hop) tells the story of hip-hop activist Gibran, who leads a group of his NYC friends on a trip to Havana to attend a hip-hop festival. Watch as hip-hop politics, South Bronx angst and Cuban reality all clash in this raucous and provocative theater event.

Abrons Arts Center at the Henry Street Settlement
466 Grand Street, Manhattan
212-598-0400
2pm and 8pm show times
$35
www.cultureproject.org

Awards Ceremony: The 2007 Black Girls Rock! AwardsThe Black Girls Rock! Awards celebrate the accomplishments of exceptional women of color who have made outstanding contributions in their careers, and who stand as inspirational and positive role models in their communities - from the industry's most accomplished icons to lesser known women whose creative contributions often go unnoticed in mainstream media. Celebrity guests and honorees include Gabrielle Union (host), Missy Elliott, Susan Taylor, Common, Cassie, designer Tracy Reese, DJ Diamond Kuts, chef Marcus Samuelsson, actress Sonja Sohn, and other surprise guests!

Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street, Manhattan
212-721-6500
6:30pm
$300
www.blackgirlsrockinc.com
Film Screenings: Old Skool Movie Night
The Black and Latino Filmmaker's Coalition (BLFC) proudly presents the Brooklyn Indie House's screenings of legendary hip-hop movies Krush Groove and Beat Street. So come out and relive the '80s on the big screen, B-Boy style. There will be a Q&A following the movies. Free VH1 Hip Hop Honors Weekend popcorn with purchase of beverage.

Brooklyn Indie House 900 Fulton Street, Brooklyn
718-857-4360
10:15pm, Krush Groove
Midnight, Beat Street
$7
www.brooklynindiehouse.com

InStore Event: The Official VH1 ThrowBack Party with MC Lyteadidas, Echoing Soundz & Patty Laurent present the official VH1 ThrowBack Party hosted by MC Lyte!

adidas Originals Store
136 Wooster St., Manhattan
212-673-0398
10 pm
Free with rsvp to www.echoingsoundz.com/vh1adidas

DJ Event: Classic Hits & Hip-Hop
Five Spot SoulFood welcomes DJ Kenny Parker (Boogie Down Productions), set to spin a mix of classic hits and hip-hop party jams.
Five Spot Soulfood
459 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn
718-852-0202
10pm
$5
www.fivespotsoulfood.com

Concert: 98.7 Kiss FM Presents Brand Nubian, Fonda Rae and Kool DJ Red AlertKISS FM takes over the Bronx with Brand Nubian and Fonda Rae, with music by Kool DJ Red Alert.
The Paradise Theater
2403 Grand Concourse, Bronx
718-563-2222
11 pm
For tickets call 212-252-4942
www.paradisetheater.com

Live Performance: Channel Live with special guests Alecia Chakour and Scanz
Hakim Green of Channel Live is an intense and charismatic performer, using music as a platform to dram attention to imminent social issues and to challenge people to think and act. Channel Live was discovered by the legendary KRS-One in 1994, and is returning with a long-awaited LP "A Revolution Televised" this fall. Also on the bill are dynamic soul and blues singer Alecia Chakour and producer/MC/DJ Scanz.
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette Street, Manhattan
212-539-8777
11:30pm
$15 adv/$20 at the door
www.joespub.com

Sunday, October 7
VH1 Hip Hop Honors Celebrity HoopsVH1 and Entertainment Basketball Classic (EBC), the nation's largest basketball tournament of Rucker Park fame, present the 2nd annual Hip Hop Honors Celebrity Hoops - old skool vs. new school. Players include Chubb Rock, CL Smooth, Common, Damien & Tourie Escobar (Nuttin' But Stringz), Dana Dane, DJ Envy, DJ UNK, Fatman Scoop, Grandmaster Caz, LA Sunshine (Treacherous 3), Luv Bug Starski, Lyfe Jennings, M.I.M.S., Mike C (Funky 4 Plus 1 More), Positive K, Saigon, Steve D (Force M.D's) and more. Celebrity coaches Grandmaster Melle Mel, Tyrone Williams, and EBRO - with the national anthem by Chrisette Michelle and a special half-time performance by Swizz Beatz and a special guest. Appearances by Salt-n-Pepa, Irv Gotti, Tiffany Pollard (aka New York) and Melyssa Ford. Presented by VH1, EBC, LIU and Hot 97 with proceeds to benefit the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club.

Long Island University, One University Plaza, Brooklyn
Doors open at 1:30 pm, Game at 3 pm
Tickets available through Ticketmaster at 212-307-7171 or at Ticketmaster.com
$10 for general admission
Slide Show and Book Signing: Charlie Ahearn Presents Wild Style: The Sampler
In 1982, Charlie Ahearn wrote, directed and produced Wild Style - an indie movie that explored the nascent hip-hop culture: DJing, MCing, B-Boying and graffiti. Curated by Ahearn, this slide show features iconic images of hip-hop legends and pioneers, including Lee Quinones, Fab 5 Freddy, Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel and Debbie Harry. Events will be ongoing at The powerHouse Arena all weekend long-for more information, check out www.powerhousearena.com/wildstyleVH1/

The Powerhouse Arena
37 Main Street, Brooklyn
212-604-9074 x101
5pm
free and open to the public
www.powerhousearena.com/wildstyleVH1/
Music Event: The Numark Video Mix Party
This unique party, in which guests are treated to popular hip-hop videos, is hosted by Big CED and Dana Dane, and features the VJ skills of DJ Wiz (Kid-N-Play), Uncle Ralph McDaniels (Video Music Box), The Awesome Two (Sirius Radio), and DJ Vernon. Expect a hot mix of hip-hop, R&B, soul, funk and classics.

M1-5 Lounge
52 Walker Street, Manhattan
212-965-1701
8pm-2am
Free
www.m1-5.com
Concert: Southpaw, Lyricists Lounge, Afro Punk, Okayplayer &VH1 Hip Hop Honors Weekend present Kings of Rock!!! featuring M.O.P. with Game Rebellion, The Lordz, Da Nillaz and DJ set by J. Period.
For the 2nd year in a row, Southpaw brings classic hip-hop back to Brooklyn for VH1 Hip Hop Honors weekend. Come and witness Brooklyn's hometown favorite Hip-Hop group M.O.P. rock out with their live band! DJ J.Period will hold down the decks with performances by Underground Lords of Punk-Game Rebellion, Brooklyn Vets - Lords of Brooklyn and upcoming sensation from the Okayplayer family - Da Nillaz. The crews bring their hybrid of hip-hop and heavy rock to the stage for an all-out celebration honoring the Legendary &Leaders Of Punk "BAD BRAINS"!

Southpaw
125 5th Avenue, Brooklyn
718-230-0236
8pm doors
$15 in advance $20 day of show, advance tickets at www.ticketweb.com
www.spsounds.com
Concert: 2K Sports Bounce Tour featuring Common & Q-Tip
Nokia Theatre Times Square
1515 Broadway at 44th St., Manhattan
212-930-1950
9 pm
$38.50
www.nokiatheatrenyc.com

Open Mic Event: End of the Weak
At NYC's longest running weekly open mic - seven years and counting! - hip-hop, R&B, poetry and spoken word acts are all welcome. Over the years, the who's who of underground hip-hop has graced the stage at End of the Weak - so come prepared to impress.
The Pyramid Club
101 Avenue A., Manhattan
212-228-4888
9pm
$10
www.endoftheweak.com

DJ Event: Stereo Celebrates VH1's Hip Hop HonorsStereo's popular Sunday night hip-hop party hosts a special evening with Hot 97's DJ Envy and special guest DJ Jus Ske (Allido Records). The DJs promise a bevy of special guests for the heavily industry crowd, so expect a serious showing of bold-named guests to be on the scene!

Stereo
512 West 29th Street, Manhattan
212-244-1965
10pm
$30
www.stereonyc.com
DJ Event: Don't Be Cruel
Downtown royalty Va$htie and Oscar host this popular downtown event, where the music and fashion of the early 1990s are in vogue. Celebrity surprise guests seem to always be dropping in (recently, Grand Puba and Redman swung by to perform), and DJs King Solomon and Elle destroy the dancefloor with a mix of '90s hip-hop, R&B, soul, and pop jams. Come dressed in your best retro gear, as the crowd is willing to don Hammer pants and neon British Knights!

R Bar
218 Bowery Street, Manhattan
212-334-0484
10pm
$5
myspace.com/1992theparty
DJ Event: DJ Premier &DJ Evil Dee
Two of hip-hop's most respected figures come together for a special evening of beats and rhymes. DJ Premier - also known as one half of Gang Starr and one of the most influential producers in the game - will introduce his latest project, The NY G'z. DJ Evil Dee will man the turntables and bring his trademarked mix of classics and current hip-hop bangers for the heads in the house.

The Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street, Manhattan
212-219-3006
10pm
$10 adv/$15 door
www.knittingfactory.com
DJ Event: New Jack Swing Party
The Rub's Cosmo Baker and Scott Melker bring their wildly popular party to Lotus nightclub, where they'll spin a celebratory mix of classic New Jack Swing anthems. In conjunction with VH1 Hip Hop Honors Weekend, lauding 20 years of New Jack, the DJs promise a bevy of special guests for the evening.

Lotus
409 West 13th Street, Manhattan
212-243-4420
10pm
Free with RSVP to spotlite212@gmail.com, $10 w/o RSVP
www.lotusnewyork.com
DJ Event: DJs Make Your Junk Shake
The ladies from Worship Worthy, Boost Mobile and Okayplayer band together for this night of booty-shaking tunes, featuring music provided by The Fearless Vampire Killers, Team Facelift, and Benny Blanco (Bangers and Cash).

The Canal Room
285 West Broadway, Manhattan
212-941-8100
10pm
free
www.worshipworthy.com