Update # 2: Hip Hop Showcase Preview

Here are two more articles on this weekend's Hip Hop showcase. The first is a link to another article in the Akron Beacon Journal and the second is an article from Cleveland's Scene Magazine:

Akron Beacon Journal, 9/4/08
Malcolm X Abram: Lock 3 Live season closing with a bang
"Hip-hop rules Saturday with legends, area talent"
http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/abram/27812429.html

Scene Magazine, 9/4/08
First Akron Hip Hop Showcase

In booking old school-rappers Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick to perform at what they're calling the "1st Akron Hip Hop Showcase," the guys at the local nonprofit advocacy organization Keepers of the Art hope to hark back to hip-hop's founding principles. "The idea came from just wanting to share true school hip-hop with our peers in Akron and Northeast Ohio," says Keepers Executive Director Ismail Al-Amin. "The true hip-hop isn't showcased on mainstream radio and on MTV. The idea is to educate, innovate and inspire. Lock 3 does a good job of diversifying its program, but there is a socially conscious young professional who's also been inspired by hip-hop, and we want to provide an outlet for them. We're telling parents to bring their children and children to bring their parents." Given that the showcase will also feature DJ Mick Boogie manning the turntables while a slew of graffiti artists and B-boys do their thing, there should be plenty for fans of all ages to enjoy. Doors open at 3 p.m. at Lock 3 Live (200 S. Main St., Akron) and tickets are $5. - Jeff Niesel http://clevescene.com/stories/15/70/your-weekly-concert-previews

Akron Beacon Journal (8/31/08)

http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/27712209.html

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West Side Leader (8/27/08)
http://www.akron.com/akron-ohio-entertainment-news.asp?aID=3281