ACTIVISM & U.S. CULTURAL ENVOYS
In 2003, Urbanized Music founded Chicago Hip-Hop Initiative, a Hip-Hop empowerment collaborative, and Chicago Hip-Hop Heritage Month, an official observance in July that celebrates Chicago Hip-Hop.
In 2010, Urbanized Music was selected to serve as United States Cultural Envoys in the West African nation of Côte d’Ivoire, where they spent 2 weeks touring 7 regions of the country. They performed, conducted workshops, held discussion forums, and helped foster an understanding of American culture while encouraging young people to use Hip-Hop peacefully. This experience was chronicled in the indie documentary "Keep It Moving-The Movie: Chicago Hip-Hop to Cote d’Ivoire".
In 2010, Urbanized Music was selected to serve as United States Cultural Envoys in the West African nation of Côte d’Ivoire, where they spent 2 weeks touring 7 regions of the country. They performed, conducted workshops, held discussion forums, and helped foster an understanding of American culture while encouraging young people to use Hip-Hop peacefully. This experience was chronicled in the indie documentary "Keep It Moving-The Movie: Chicago Hip-Hop to Cote d’Ivoire".
EDUCATION & COMMUNITY Engagement
Urbanized Music also hosts youth and community workshops and events that educate, entertain, and create platforms to share knowledge about Hip-Hop culture, its history, and aesthetics. They've presented at Governors State University, University of Chicago Lab School, LaSalle Language Academy, Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago, and at libraries in Skokie, Addison, Warrenville, and Aurora. They've also hosted several after-school and neighborhood dance parties and performances on The Culture Coach, a mobile touring stage.