BROOKLYN BODEGA LAUNCHES BKHIPHOPFESTIVAL.COM

BROOKLYN BODEGA LAUNCHES BKHIPHOPFESTIVAL.COM

Brooklyn, NY May 31, 2010



Brooklyn Bodega, producers of the 6th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF) is proud to announce the launch of WWW.BKHIPHOPFESTIVAL.COM.

With the launch of WWW.BKHIPHOPFESTIVAL.COM, Brooklyn Bodega offers a sleek, one stop shop for all things BHF '10 related. Information on the events calendar, ticketing, performing artists, volunteer opportunities, press requests, directions and general updates are now easily accessible for all.

"With the launch of www.bkhiphopfestival.com, fans and supporters of The Festival will have all relevant information at their fingertips. The new site will also work in conjunction with BrooklynBodega.com which will continue to provide unique content relevant to not only the event but to our patrons as a whole. Hip-Hop heads from all over the world will be able to learn about De La Soul, Curren$y and Fashawn, on BrooklynBodega.com then click over to bkhiphopfestival.com to book their hotel and purchase their ticket."

- Wes Jackson, Executive Director, The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

The 2010 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival features headliners De La Soul, Duck Down Records 15th Anniversary Celebration with Black Moon, Smif-N-Wessun, DJ Evil Dee, Philly's own Money Making Jam Boys, newcomers Curren$y, Fashawn, Skyzoo, and more!

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The 6th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival will run from July 5th- 10th all over the borough of Brooklyn.



Monday, July 5th - Show & Prove Finals at Brooklyn Bowl. 6 MC's compete for two opening spots on the Main Day, July 10th

Tuesday, July 6th - The Bodega Education Initiative, a day of panel discussions and seminars centered around legendary producer, J Dilla. With Q-Tip, "Ma Dukes" Yancey and more.



Wednesday, July 7th - Brooklyn Montage at Brooklyn Tech High School. A mini Film Festival featuring a variety of Hip-Hop films followed by Q&A with established and aspiring filmmakers.

Thursday, July 8th - Salute The DJ at The Hall of Williamsburg. A night dedicated to the backbone of Hip-Hop: the DJ.



Friday, July 9th is the kick-off party to formally welcome Festival goers, past and current artists and community leaders to the 6th Annual BHF.

Saturday, July 10th is the culmination of the 2010 Festival. De La Soul will headline the 6th Annual BHF on the DUMBO waterfront. The festivities kick off with Family Day, a block party for families and children celebrating Hip Hop's central message - social change and individual empowerment.

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Brooklyn Bodega is a multimedia content production and branding company. Our brand extends into event production, journalism and critical media analysis, digital and grassroots marketing, radio, video, and content distribution. While The Bodega is best known for producing New York City's largest Hip-Hop event, The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, our expertise also manifests in Brooklyn Bodega Radio, Bodega TV, our blogazine and online home BrooklynBodega.com, and most recently Savannah Boogie Music and Song - a digital content distributor.



The Bodega is made up of an extraordinary group of cultural programmers, marketing professionals, writers, designers and academics who have heeded their own personal call to action and have dedicated themselves to the celebration and preservation of Hip-Hop culture.



For more info on The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival visit our Facebook page, website and follow us on Twitter.

PURCHASE TICKETS TO THE 2010 BHF HERE

TORAE & MARCO POLO SIGN DEAL WITH DUCK DOWN RECORDS TO RELEASE COLLOBORATIVE LP

Continuing to add to its growing roster of artists, Duck Down Records welcomes Torae & Marco Polo to the Duck Down Family. The MC/Producer team is prepping a new album entitled "Double Barrel," which will be entirely produced by Marco Polo and is set to be released this Spring.

Marco Polo has proven to be a dynamic producer in Hip Hop working with Kardinal Offishall, Rakim, Kool G Rap, Masta Ace, Boot Camp Clik, Heltah Skeltah, Buckshot, Sadat X, and Large Professor. In the Spring of 2007, Marco Polo released his critically acclaimed album, "Port Authority". Now, less than two years later, he has teamed up with Torae to present "Double Barrel."

Marco Polo states he "was getting tired of Rappers not rapping anymore. Double Barrel sounds like some exciting shit you turn up LOUD and get amped to. Good fighting music, training music, driving music, killing music."
Torae, a Coney Island native, is one of the hardest working MCs in the game today. His last mixtape, "Daily Conversation" (released in 2008) featured production from DJ Premier, 9th Wonder, Black Milk, Khrysis and of course Marco Polo, and received high accolades from the Hip Hop Community.

In speaking on his "Double Barrel album, Torae says that "Marco and I wanted to collaborate on a project, so we decided to record everything together in the studio and give each other feedback and constructive criticism to make the best possible LP. We felt there was definitely a lane open and a void for certain fans; fans like us that missed authentic boom bap, gritty, NYC rap. So that's what we set out to make."

Torae goes on to describe the album as "definitely not like anything that's come out of NY in the last few years. It's more inspired by the music that we liked to listen to coming up. Black Moon, Gang Starr, ONYX, Smif N Wessun, M.O.P., and artists like that. The beats hit hard and are really gritty. My delivery is more aggressive and in your face. It's a colder more abrasive album than what's out there right now. It's just what the heads are complaining isn't available."

On the decision to sign with Duck Down, Torae continues, "it's the perfect move because of the history of the label. They've put out a lot of the artists that inspired us to create music in the first place. They know how to reach our core fan base and cater to the people that love the music and the culture we represent. It was a no brainer to drop "Double Barrel" on Duck Down."

Dru Ha, Co-Owner of Duck Down Records is "excited to secure the deal, as we tried to make a deal for Marco's Port Authority release but missed out. Marco has been consistently contributing quality production to many of Duck Downs’s recent releases so our core fans are familiar with his level of work. We are looking forward to a fully produced album from Marco showcasing Torae.