Hip Hop 4 Peace Town Hall: PEACE IN THE STREETS

Hip Hop 4 Peace, in association with The Peace Alliance, The 11 Eleven Network, and Groundwurk Studios today announced a live-stream community event, Hip Hop 4 Peace Town Hall: Peace In The Streets on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at 3 PM PDT at Catch One in Los Angeles. This event will bring together the largest gathering of Hip Hop artists in recent years, community stakeholders, and elected officials who will address the recent uptick of gun violence in Hip Hop culture and call for peacebuilding measures. The live-stream can be viewed on the VYRE Network, Hip Hop TV.com, The 11 Eleven Network, and Swagg Media.

Although peace is the foundation of Hip Hop, the recent rise of gun violence has created an untenable environment in and outside of the culture, impacting communities nationwide. With one rapper dead every 44 hours due to gun violence, the Hip Hop community can no longer be silent about the prevalence of guns on the streets and the resulting environment of violence and harm.

The date of March 9th is significant as it marks the 25th anniversary of the killing of Christopher “Biggie” Wallace in Los Angeles. And sadly, Hip Hop continues to struggle today with the senseless killings of young rappers. “We were very intentional in selecting March 9th as the day to bring artists, activists, officials, and peacebuilders together in the hopes of effectuating real change,” stated Tina Marie Tyler, creator and executive producer of Hip Hop 4 Peace Town Hall: Peace In The Streets. “We must support Rep. Barbara Lee’s Bill HR: 1111 which elevates peacebuilding to the executive branch of government and will provide financial resources directly to communities.”

ARTISTS - CONFIRMED

TRAE THE TRUTH

DJ BATTLECAT

HAKIM GREEN

LIL EAZY E

DJ YELLA

CHRIS THE GLOVE

KING T

DJ SPARK

DJ SILKY D

DJ JAZZY D

MEDUSA

MONEY

WATTS STIXX

NATURAL RED

LONZO WILLIAMS

DJ CLI N TEL

COMMUNITY LEADERS - CONFIRMED

BEN CRUMP, ATTY.

REP. BARBARA LEE

REP. MAXINE WATERS

SKIPP TOWNSEND (2nd Call)

HH ANDREW WILLIAM JR. (Five Points Youth Foundation)

CHICO BROWN (Compton Empowered)

BIG MONE (Ruthless Records)

THERESA KING (Eradicate Hate)

DR. CANDICE NORRIS BROWN (TeleHelp 24/7)

COMMUNITY PARTNERS CONFIRMED

THE PEACE ALLIANCE

UNIQUE WOMEN’S COALITION

AFRIKA ENTERPRISES

ANTI-VIOLENCE, SAFETY & ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT

BEAUTIFUL RESILIENCE

BLAZE CONSULTING

BRING THE PEACE MOVEMENT

CIRCLE OF BROTHERHOOD

DREAM DEFENDERS

ED LOVER'S C'MON SON

THE ETHAN THOMAS FOUNDATION

EMPOWERING YOUNG VOICES

FLORIDA RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ASSOCIATION

HER MUSEUM

WORK IT WELL

HIP HOP CAUCUS

INNERG

K.I.N.G. MOVEMENT

LET'S GO CHAMP

SOUTHERN FLORIDA PEOPLE OF COLOR

UNITY 360 INSTITUTE

POET LAUREATE OF STOCKTON

THE ECHO CHAMBER

WE CAN'T BREATHE

ERADICATE HATE

LIVE YO LIFE

ZULU NATION

LYRICAL REVOLUTION

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