About The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

About the Brooklyn Hip-Hop FestivalThe Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF) returns on Monday, July 11th- Saturday, July, 16th. This premier week-long, all-ages event attracts over 20,000 fans to Brooklyn annually in a celebration of Hip-Hop music and culture.

This year, fans can look forward to the return of the Show & Prove Super Bowl, Bodega Education Initiative, Salute The DJ, Family Day and the Brooklyn Bridge stage performances; plus new programming such as Under The Influence and the Bodega Recognition Awards.

Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival tickets have gone on sale to the general public online via Showclix.com.

Established in 2005, The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival is entering its 7th year as New York City’s largest Hip-Hop cultural event that showcases the positive aspects of Hip-Hop culture by highlighting Hip-Hop’s legacy as an agent of artistic progression, community building and social change.

In addition to musical performances, the Festival offers a number of activities for its audience, including: panel discussions, exhibitions, parties, an award show and a family-friendly block party. The Festival is more than a concert or outdoor fair. It is a family reunion for lovers of this great culture.

In the last six years, the Festival has achieved a number of memorable milestones with an impressive roster of Hip-Hop acts that include Grammy winner (Lupe Fiasco), the front man of Jimmy Kimmel’s late night band (Black Thought of The Roots) and VH1 Hip-Hop Honoree (Big Daddy Kane). In July 2010, the Festival continued its mission of making Hip-Hop history by presenting:

  • De La Soul’s first outdoor show in NYC for 9 years.
  • Pete Rock/DJ Premier/Large Professor all on one stage for the first time ever in the US.
  • Q-Tip & Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey speaking together on J Dilla for the first time ever.
  • Pete Rock & CL Smooth reunion for the first time in NYC in 12 years.
  • DJ Rob Swift (X-ecutioners) & Rhettmatic (Beat Junkies) together performing on the stage for the first time in 14 years.

See a full list of artists who have performed at the BHF here.

For full event details, to RSVP via our Facebook pages, and to buy tickets, visit our ticket packages page. Be sure to also follow us on Twitter – @bkhiphopfest