The city will host and sponsor events leading up to and on Hip Hop’s actual birthdate (August 11, 2023) in commemoration of Atlanta-based rappers, musicians, and creatives from over the past 50 years.

Hip Hop’s Golden Anniversary Conference

Event Details

Event Details

Conference
When:
November 6th – 7th
Where:
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History

Held during the congressionally recognized Hip-Hop history month, this conference will take place in Atlanta, GA on November 6- 7, 2023. The goal of this conference is to celebrate, acknowledge and promote the importance of Hip-Hop culture in our lives and society. Specifically for this conference we are interested in highlighting questions around Hip-Hop culture’s inclusion in different regions, southern women emcees and Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop’s future including the role of AI, the continued global expansion of the genre, and numerous other topics.

Held during the congressionally recognized Hip-Hop history month, this conference will take place in Atlanta, GA on November 6- 7, 2023.   The goal of this conference is to celebrate, acknowledge and promote the importance of Hip-Hop culture in our lives and society. Specifically for this conference we are interested in highlighting questions around Hip-Hop culture’s inclusion in different regions, southern women emcees and Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop’s future including the role of AI, the continued global expansion of the genre, and numerous other topics.

Pandora: PlayBack with Jezzy and Mayor Andre Dickens

Date(s):
Monday August 28, 2023 6 pm- 8 pm ET
Location:
Pandora on SiriusXM

Join us as we welcome multi-platinum recording artist & now Best-Selling author Jeezy and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens for a raw and intimate experience as we discuss and celebrate the release of Jeezy’s newly released book Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe! Featuring a special conversation with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens about Atlanta’s contributions to Hip Hop. Attendees will also have the opportunity to get a personalized signed copy of his book and get insight in the trials, learnings and successes that made him who he is.