Slingshot Hip Hop in Seattle!

"Slingshot Hip Hop braids together the stories of young Palestinians living in the West Bank, Gaza and inside Israel as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty. From internal checkpoints and Separation Walls to gender norms and generational differences, this is the story of young people crossing the borders that separate them." - SlingshotHipHop.com

The video above was just the afterparty of Slingshot Hip Hop's debut screening in Seattle, WA. The films premier screenings in Seattle & Olympia had the director, Jackie Reem Salloum on hand to answer questions, as well as artists from the film - Sabreena da Witch and Mohammed Al-Farra of PR... and i had the honor of performing alongside these incredible emcees in both citys! All i can say is... wow. Palestinian Hip Hop is DOPE... Slingshot Hip Hop might be one of the most important films on Hip Hop i've ever seen... and it's been so life-affirming to get to know these artists, and really see how powerful a tool for liberation this music can be... all across the world. Both lineups were off the hook... the Olympia show also featured SKIM, Mark Gonzalez and Canary Sing... and in Seattle the show also featured 1st Quarter Storm, Language Arts, DJ WD4D, Canary Sing and some group called Abyssinian Creole... hosting, laptop dj'ing, working the sound, and beatboxing all night.... whew! if you get a chance tho... go see that film!!! we'll be bringing it back soon...

and yo!!! check what Seattle Weekly had to say about it too... Reverb - Last Night: Slingshot Hip-Hop at the Hidmo