Words Beats & Life Bootleg Festival in D.C.

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I wanted to share this with my fellow hip-hop headz here in the DMV area I attended last night and had hella fun and the panel discussions were very informative as well as passionate..this shows that the Hip-Hop is very much alive and it continues to grow each and every day..so if you live in the DMV area, please check out this festival.

Words Beats & Life, Inc. (WBL) and the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities are pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Bootleg Festival, which will consist of workshops, film screenings, panel discussions, performances and a traveling art installation: History of the Mixtape. Along the U Street Corridor from September 16-19, 2009, we hope to offer DC residents an opportunity to experience something not often seen in commercial media: hip-hop’s underground economy. This festival is designed to shine light on contradictions in hip-hop and its contributions to the larger dialogue about popular culture, globalization and its reflection and resistance of both. This year, we’re focusing on explaining how to produce, distribute and profit from the creation of media. This includes exploring hip-hop’s relationship to intellectual property, copyright, trademarks and bootlegging.

Hit the jump for more information and a download of the official mixtape for the event…

If you want to know more about the Bootleg Festival and the orignization

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Panel Discussions

The Art of Storytelling for Aspiring Artists and Media Makers – Thursday, September 17th 4-5pm (Jati Lindsay, Charnice Fox, Asheru,Jason Reyonlds)
Women in Hip-Hop Beyond Misogyny – Saturday, September 19th 2-3pm (Hanifah Walidah, RathaMC, Toni Blackman, Maimouna Youseff, Iona Rozeal Brown Aysha Upchurch, Roxanne Shante)
Rule 4081 Workshop – Please register early! Space is limited for this workshop. Maximum capacity 50. Tickets for this event can be purchased at http://www.rule4081.eventbrite.com

Films

Graffitti Research lab:The Complete First Season (Roth & Powderly) Thurs., September 17th
Who Is Bozo Texino? (Bill Daniel) – Thurs., September 17th
Number One With A Bullet (QD3) – Thurs., September 17th
Youth Movement Records – Thurs., September 17th
Where You From (Sabrina Lee ) – Fri., September 18th
Hip Life (Eli Jacobs – Fantauzzi) – Fri., September 18th
Sling Shot Hip-Hop (Jackie Reem Salloum) – Fri., September 18th
Embed (Mark Jenkins) – Sat., September 19th
Alter Ego (Daniel Thouw) – Sat., September 19th
Democracy in Dakar ( Magee McIlvaine, Chris Moore, & Ben Herson) Sat., Septemeber 19th
Say My Name ( Nirit Peled) – Sat., Septemeber 19th