MCs For Life (conference)

Following on from the success of DJs and BBoys for Life Conference’s, Punch presents 'MCs for Life' on Saturday 28th June 2008.

This exciting event will be celebrating the very best in MC culture and heritage.

MCing represents the ultimate expression of attitude in popular culture and in recent years has become the most prominent of the four main elements of hip-hop.

Comprised of discussion panels, masterclasses, films and battles, 'MCs for Life' seeks to identify the role of the MC within hip-hop. For example, the development of the MC, from the ‘toasting’ with Jamaican sound systems to the birth of hip-hop when MC’s would toast over a breakbeat.

Changes in language and styles of rap and the international distillation of rap such as Grime (London), Hip Life (Ghana), Timba (Cuba), Kuduro (Angola) and Low Bap (Greece) will also be looked at.

International confirmed guest participants include;

Black Thought, Lord Finesse, Rich Medina, Ursula Rucker, DJ Spooky, Tumi, Nappo, Omekongo, Charlie Dark, Benji Reid, PplarBear, TuggSTAR, Ty, Bashy, No Lay, Fallacy, Stig of the Dump & Dr Syntax, Jonzi D, Pete Philly & GMB

And Many More!

The conference will then end with a showcase of the artists who took part during the day.

• Conference: 10.30 am - 7pm
• Concert: 9pm - 3am