The solSource Group ...Vitalize.

An incredible show full of soulful hip-hop!

Thursday 6.25.09 @ Liv 11th & U Streets NW:

Performing Live:
W. Ellington Felton aka Wes Felton,
Black Spade making his D.C. debut!, and
Peter Hadar with brand new album!

Doors at 7:30, Pay cover or Advanced $12 tix: http://hiphopsoulbros.eventbrite.com

NY's Peter Hadar, St. Louis' Black Spade, and D.C.'s own W. Ellington Felton join forces to give the people what they want: hip-hop with heart & soul.

Art Hurts! Support these independents on their serious grind - with several albums deep. Go to iTunes and search for yourself!

NYC - Peter Hadar's last two albums are FIRE. Serious electro-soul tracks with his OG baritone singing voice...
Check out his latest cosmic video "Planets" off the latest album: WATCH IT!

St. Louis - BLACK SPADE (OM Records) makes his D.C. debut! Featured on Nicolay's mixtape and MANY other hot soul AND hip-hop mixtapes (ask True School's Cuzzin B' about him in St. Louis!), the Brother produces, raps and sings.
Check his latest "Evil Love" hip-hop soul video dealing with the pain of relationships: WATCH IT!

Washington, D.C. - Wes Felton aka Dub El aka W.Ellington Felton is a name that travels as far as Japan with his unique blend of hip-hop, jazz influences and soulful messages of love & experience, he still remains D.C.'s own true renaissance man with one of the best stage shows in independent music. Check out his stance on the direction of hip-hop with "Go Outside" : WATCH IT!

The solSource Group and Historical Society of Washington, D.C. present

HIP HOP CINEMA CAFE

The Art of 16 Bars
81 minutes. 2005 Peter Spirer

Saturday, June 20, 2009

2:00 PM

FREE

@ Historical Society of DC
801 K Street, NW
at Mount Vernon Square
Washington, DC 20001

It's raw, blistering talent that defines the legendary MCs. But going from hungry amateur to rich professional takes more... much more! From the filmmakers who brought you The MC: Why We Do It, Beef, Beef II, The Freshest Kids and Rhyme and Reason, learn from the biggest MCs of our time exactly how they achieved success. They share their approach to live performances and how they put together a demo tape, got signed and dealt with labels as well as their hard-won behind-the-scenes knowledge about how the industry really works.

Includes interviews with Kanye West, 50 Cent, Common, Raekwon, Nas, Rakim, KRS-One, Jay-Z, Slick Rick, Jadakiss, Talib Kweli, Twista, Lil Scrappy, Ghostface Killah, Russell Simmons, The RZA, Hieroglyphics, Dilated Peoples, The Clipse, Q-Tip, Redman, Guru, MC Lyte, Killer Mike, Soup of Jurassic 5, Big Daddy Kane and Kool Moe Dee.

Plus: exclusive archival footage of Tupac, Biggie, Nas, Snoop Dogg, NWA, LL Cool J, Ice Cube, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool DJ Herc, Lauren Hill, the Wu Tang Clan and many more! After the film, you are invited to participate in an audience discussion with some of the best on DC Hip Hop Scene..

Following the movie, we will host a panel discussion by some of D.C.'s most acclaimed hip-hop artists:

Kokayi
http://www.myspace.com/kokayi

X.O.
http://www.myspace.com/xouptown

YU
http://www.myspace.com/yuremainz

Moderated by Dru Ryan

Join us as we contribute to a D.C. hip hop producer's weekend with Innerloop's Beatdown producer's competition Friday at Almaz Restaurant & Lounge with performance by the Diamond District, and our own Saturday showing of Deep Crates with panelists Oddisee, J $crilla, Nick the 1da and Overok.

Saturday May 16, 2009

2:00 PM

FREE

@ Historical Society of DC
801 K Street, NW
at Mount Vernon Square
Washington, DC 20001


Deep Crates

70 minutes. 2004 Jeremy Weisfeld

Deep Crates' is the kind of film that has been overdue for so long. A seventy minute documentary on the history of crate digging for samples and beats from the late seventies to now. Interviewed artists include Diamond D, Madlib, Lord Finesse, Maseo, Peanut Butter Wolf and Egon, Buckwild and the Soulman amongst many more. Inspiring stories about how the scene started - basically the foundation blocks of the old school rap movement. The unbridled joy at finding that rare gem and the twisted politics that went along with with the oneupmanship. The stories flow deep and hard like an extended Wax Poetic feature on film - no less. Hear how these producers got heat - the rivalries, the respect and the love - crackly vinyl obsession, a trait that many are infected with. This film is the hip hop joint to see - hilarious, insightful, wise and inspiring.

Following the movie, we will preview the trailer for Rest in Beats, and host a panel discussion by DC hip-hop producers:

Oddisee
http://www.myspace.com/oddisee720

J$crilla
http://www.myspace.com/gunsnbutter

Overok
http://www.innerlooprecords.com

Nick tha 1da
http://www.myspace.com/nicktha1da

Saturday, April 4 2009

2:00 PM

FREE

@ Historical Society of DC
801 K Street, NW
at Mount Vernon Square
Washington, DC 20001


BOMB-IT
93 minutes. 2006 Jon Reiss

BOMB IT is the explosive documentary from award-winning director Jon Reiss. It investigates the most subversive and controversial art form currently shaping international youth culture: graffiti.

Graffiti, postering, stenciling and stickering form a fascinating and radical movement that defies definition except as a voice demanding to be heard. Literally born out of urban blight, graffiti's tough mimetic code consistently defies the forces that try to stop it and thrives today in varied and artistically evolved forms. BOMB IT explores how graffiti writers are expanding into the highest levels of technology including the web, cell phones, and laser projections.

After the film, you are invited to participate in a forum discussion with panelists:
Cory Stowers, Words, Beats & Life
Asad ULTRA Walker
Peter Krsko, Albus Cavus
Decoy of DC51


"The monthly Hip-Hop Cinema Café is a great way to enjoy hip-hop and film at the same time in D.C., but if you want to participate fully in these screenings, you should first familiarize yourself with a few canonical movies. Sure, you can show up, watch, and bounce, but often the best part of this event is the talk afterward, which typically includes a roundtable of D.C.-based arts luminaries." - Washington CityPaper Best Of D.C.

We were absolutely proud of the solSource vision that was executed into reality with very few bumps and bruises. The crowd was marvelous and so was the art, the music, the video, the live music, the fashion, the exhibitions... we proud of how LACED has matured so gracefully...

Thanks to Red Stripe, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Stockholm 180, Jonathan Sears, Bobby Cato, participating artists, models, DJs, Wale Photos for some beautiful shots, and you.

Video on VIMEO: http://www.vimeo.com/5108395

FLICKR ALBUM

NOTE: This party begins at 10PM and is SEPARATE from the earlier Art Show; it's an open bar event with 4 DJs for the nightlife crowd.





OPEN BAR * 10PM-3AM * $25 b4 11:30 * Supports kiva.org

VIDEOKILLERS x DJ OKUN x DJ I-WAH x DJ CHRIS BURNS

@ Wisconsin Overlook 2136 Wisconsin Ave NW WDC - entrance + parking in rear off W Pl

Chic Attire , no athletic wear

LIST ONLY

EVOLUTION OF CULTURE
This current time marks a point in history. Is it the beginning of a shift? Or is it a new
case on the same device? With a new president, a new optimistic outlook, and new
global view perspective by the world, American culture automatically leaps into the
door of opportunity- a mainstream opportunity to share and be open to
inclusiveness. It also means a new found evolution of thought, new expression of
individuality, yet juxtaposed with new expressions of association-concepts of life
experiences represented as family, heritage, tradition,
language, style, diction and
life experiences—CULTURE.

Cul ture [kuhl-cher]:
:a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period.
:the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group
:the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts

This makes us who we are, uniquely cultural, uniquely devoted to those subtleties
and conformities, traditions that associate us with a specific group, form or
expression. Featured artists at this event will explore our past, present and future
with the EVOLUTION OF CULTURE; the consistent transcendence of it, how it is
exported, represented, adhered to, understood, defied, related, and what this means
to them in American society.
Join us in a consciously progressive walk in time as bring back LACED, our mix of video, music, art & fashion elements in
The Return of LACED THE ART SHOW: EVOLUTION OF
CULTURE
at the Grand Opening of the WISCONSIN OVERLOOK.

Curated by Jonathan Sears

LACED:
THE ART SHOW
FRI 04.03.09

6-10PM
$10


Thematically exploring the EVOLUTION OF CULTURE,
with artworks by MAHWISH CHISTY, BILLY COLBERT, PRISCILLA DE LIMA-LEDESMA
SHAUNTE GATES, BRANDON HILL, CHARLES JEAN-PIERRE,
ELLINGTON ROBINSON

Live installation by ANIEKAN UDOFIA

Curated by JONATHAN SEARS

Fashion exhibition by DANA AYANA GREAVES
Additional stylings by L'RAI ARTHUR-MENSAH
Classical Carnatic music by RANGASHREE VARADARAJAN (Violin/Vocals) & V:SHAL KANWAR (Tabla)
Video by VIDEOKILLERS
also with music by DJ ADRIAN LOVING & DJ I-WAH

Complimentary wine & champagne by BAREFOOT

Partial proceeds donated to LIFE PIECES TO MASTERPIECES

Sponsored by WASHINGTON CITYPAPER

@ GRAND OPENING OF
WISCONSIN OVERLOOK
Parking in rear | 3 floors + rooftop
2136 WISCONSIN AVENUE NW WDC

Hip Hop Cinema Cafe:
Counting Headz: South Africa's Sistaz in Hip Hop

50 minutes. 2006 Vusi Magubane & Erin Offer


Counting Headz reveals the struggles and victories of South Africa's women from the perspectives of three major performers in South Africa's hip-hop scene.

MC Chi asks if there's a contradiction of values between African and hip-hop cultures, and if it's possible to reconcile the two. Her questions thread together the obstacles encountered by fellow sistaz. DJ Sistamatic, challenged by a distorted media portrayal of her persona, candidly addresses the influence of male-formed images of women. World-renowned graffiti artist Smirk finds a way beyond her family's initial misgivings about her art and prepares to merge a life with hip-hop and motherhood.

After the film, you are invited to participate in an audience discussion with some of the best DC Female Emcees(RaTheMC, Carolyn Malachi, Porche' 9-11and more) on the Hip Hop Scene and before the film the first look into DC Hip Hop History(Female Edition) with a video presentation from The solSource Group. Live Performance follows with Carolyn Malachi

Konyka Dunson Moderator-WPFW/DCTV

Abeer aka Sabreena Da Witch-Palestine Hip-Hop/R&B Artist
http://www.myspace.com/sdawitch

Ra The Emcee-Emcee
http://www.myspace.com/simplyra

Porche'9-11
http://www.myspace.com/p9eleven

Carolyn Malachi
http://www.myspace.com/msmalachi

Artistic Sole displays by
Imani Brown
http://www.artistic-sole.com

DJ Earth 1ne
http://www.myspace.com/djearth1ne


SATURDAY, FEB 28
2PM
@ HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
801 K STREET NW @ MT. VERNON SQ
WDC

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Back for our second installment of HHCC, check out the Washington Post article "Film Series Spotlights D.C. Style Of Hip-Hop"

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Hip Hop Cinema Cafe:
The Freshest Kids:A History of The B-Boy

90 minutes. 2002 Israel

The Freshest Kids is the first documentary to explore the mostly unknown history of hip hop's first dance and its early pioneers.

Known by many names—Breaking, Rocking, Burning, Going Off, B-Boying, Break Dancing—the style was born at DJ Kool Herc's South Bronx house parties in the early 70s, catapulted to worldwide fame in the 80s, and evolved through the 90s into its latest gravity-defying incarnation as a thriving underground movement.

For the first time ever, legendary B-Boy pioneers such as Crazy Legs and Ken Swift bring their stories to you. From how the dance originated to how it has evolved through its 25+ year history, The Freshest Kids will leave you entertained, educated, and inspired.

After the film, you are invited to participate in an audience discussion with some of the best B-Boys, DJs and Emcees on the DC Hip Hop Scene and before the film, the first look into DC Hip Hop History with a video presentation.

Kobie Nichols Moderator-Hot Topic TV/DCTV
http://www.fpeg.com

Grey Matter-Emcee/BBoy

Giovanni Galleno-BBoy
http://www.myspace.com/geosnap

Atomic Goofball-Bboy
http://www.myspace.com/atomicgoofball


SATURDAY , FEB 28
2PM
@ HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
801 K STREET NW @ MT. VERNON SQ
WDC