Open to AAMU Students, Faculty and Staff

AAMU students, faculty, and staff are invited to audition for a Hip Hop Rap Battle Cypher on October 18-19, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. in New Classroom Building Room 108.

The AAMU Department of English and Modern Languages is looking for rappers to be featured in “An Ode to Hip Hop," on November 14, from 12:20 – 2:00 p.m. in Buchanan Hall Auditorium.

“At its core Hip Hop is rhetoric, language arts, Black vernacular and poetic expressions, all of which can be found in much of our English curriculum. Hip Hop icon Tupac Shakur once said, 'I’m not saying [I will] change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.' The Department of English and Modern Languages wholeheartedly embraces this idea.” says Dr. Tracey Gholston, Assistant Professor, Department of English and Modern Languages. “This celebration of Hip Hop’s 50th anniversary is an opportunity to put the mic into the hands of our students so that the AAMU campus can witness the sparks. In addition to Rap Battle contestants, we welcome spoken word poets and break dancers.”

Students, faculty and staff can register for the auditions by October 18 here: https://forms.gle/5iUpGQAzPACYdms38

“It should be an entertaining afternoon with light refreshments, a good vibe, and beats that span the decades,” adds Gholston.