Events

The 9th Annual Peace N Da Hood Fest'

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I performed at this event last year & i must say, it is definitely an event that you don't wanna miss if you're in the South Florida area on August 14th.

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Of course, I'm doin' this blog to promote an upcoming show, but I also wanted to give yall a lil' synopsis of what this event really means.

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"The Uncle Al Peace N Da Hood Fest" is an annual festival held in Liberty City (Miami), in memory of the late, great DJ Uncle Al of SugarHill DJs. He was responsible, not only for uplifting many people in the music business, but also for showing that we can unite the different hoods thru the music & thru love.

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Sadly, Uncle Al was murdered on September 10, 2001, but his legacy lives on thru the seeds of positivity he left behind.

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In the last 2 years, between Dade & Broward County alone, there have been 2,500 children - ages 12-17 who have died within our inner-city areas due to gun violence and other violent crimes.

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That's just 2 counties.

Florida alone has 67 counties.

Now, imagine how many ghetto's are actually spread throughout America dealing with these same issues.

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Did you know we lose more Americans in the ghetto each year due to gun violence than what we lose in all of our foreign wars combined? #SMHmoment

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"The Peace N Da Hood Fest" is here to bring awareness to these issues and to show that we can all gather together & have a good time without violence being involved.

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This event is like the hugest block party you could imagine.

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Industry heads, from the most commercial artists to the top grinders in the underground scene, perform & speak to the youth about uplifting the community.

Top DJs from all over Florida set up their speakers & turntables on each block.

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Last year Street Connect DJs, MA TV, Poe Boy Ent., SlipNSlide Records, Da Streetz Magazine, Hot 97.7fm, & Iconz Records were a few of the companies in attendance.

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This year BET, 24HourHipHop, 99 Jamz, Ozone Magazine, 89.1 TheStreetsFM, & Lex Promotions will be on the block too; just to name a few.

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Of course, I'mma be performing out there as well.

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Here's a picture from last year's "Peace N Da Hood Fest" with me & Peazy Li'jon

(rapper/singer from Fort Lauderdale)

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Here's another pic. during my performance.

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If you are interested in getting involved with The Peace N Da Hood Fest,

call Dee@ (305)244-9056

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Either way, it's a free all-ages event & it's for a good cause, so you should slide thru.

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Stop The Violence / Keep The Peace / Spread The Love

***NAMASTE***