GODFLOW FESTIVAL 2025

Welcome to GODFLOW FESTIVAL 2025!

Godflow Hip Hop & Hope Fest (@godflow_fest) was launched as a way to heal hopeless hearts from the M**der of George Floyd in 2020. In its 5th year, The festival presents the Good News for urban youth in the Twin Cities. This year on August 16th, attendees from across the nation are coming to enjoy LIVE performances from 15 of the top national and local Christian hip hop artists.

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Godflow is more than a festival; it serves as the youth outreach extension of

The Man Up Club, a 501(c)3 non-profit mentor-leadership organization for young black males. The Man Up Club was founded by Grammy-nominated artist and pioneer of Christian Hip Hop, Korey “XROSS” Dean Sr.

XROSS (@heyxross) deployed all of his Man Up Club members to help lead the city-wide march of 15,000 youth in the streets of Minneapolis during the death of George Floyd where XROSS fervently prayed over the city after he gave a heartfelt speech on the Hennepin Bridge in the summer of 2020.

Godflow Festival will be hosted by Sis N Lil Bro (@wesisnlilbro), the brother-sister hip-hop duo! These siblings are a part of the first family of CHH—as their father is XROSS, who serves as their manager and CEO of the family label 1 Way Entertainment. Sis N Lil Bro are excited to host and perform at Godflow for the second time and plan to incorporate their acting skills into the show, as they were recently featured in BET+ #1 hit TV series: Kingdom Business.

In addition to giving the CHH movement national recognition, the festival is known for hosting special guest celebrities who come to share their experiences and faith in Christ. Previous Godflow guests include Cedric the Entertainer, Tip “T.I.” Harris, and Angela “Blac Chyna” White who inspired both saved and unsaved youth of hip-hop culture. Other previous guests include DJ Mal-Ski, 1K Phew, Aha Gazelle, Hulvey, Dee-1, Emmanuel (formerly known as Da Truth), Angie Rose, Canton Jones, Mike Teezy, Thi’sl, Clifford Gray, Porsha Love, Mission, Range the Artist, George Rose, and Young C to name a few!

As the promoter of Godflow Fest, The Man Up Club just opened its very own clubhouse in downtown Minneapolis to provide opportunities for mentorship, tutoring, music production, culinary arts, construction, and physical health and fitness to the youth in the community. The Clubhouse will be transformed to host this year’s Godflow Festival and serve as a fundraiser for continued programming. The address is 1018 N 5th St. Minneapolis, MN 55411.

We invite you to attend this historical event and be a part of the Christian Hip Hop movement in the Midwest region led by the state of Minnesota! August 17th will be a night to remember.

Doors open at 6 pm! Sponsors and vendors are welcome! See you there!

Host or Publisher 1 Way Entertainment