The 9th Annual Uganda Hip Hop summit

The 9th Annual Uganda Hiphop Summit

The Uganda HipHop Foundation & Bavubuka Foundation, recognize the power of Hip-Hop music and culture to catalyze positive social change. Hip-Hop is modern youth’s cultural foundation, and symbolizes the ability of people living in marginalized communities to flourish and live their dreams. With the vision of creating a peace building platform that empowers and unifies young people from diverse communities, we continue to create a voice for the youth in Uganda.

The Hip Hop Summit has been an on-going event for the last seven years. The main aim of the summit is promote the hip hop culture in Uganda by empowering the youth and creating positive awareness through music and culture. The Hip Hop Summit is targeted to the youth crowd mainly students aged 18-25 years old. It features live performances by local and international Uganda’s top urban artists from the Hip Hop and R&B genres. The Hip Hop summit is not just about The Concert. During the day time there is a series forums and workshops that are carried out by Uganda's top Hip Hop icons and role models. The summit touches other areas of Hip Hop culture by featuring a DJ scratching demonstration, a B-Boy dance battle, a Graffiti art display, a Motivation speakers, and a Hip Hop Fashion Show.

Favorite Quotations:
"There is a self Liberating truth in celebrating the indigenous in you". THE BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT OF THE SUMMIT THIS YEAR WILL BE BLESSED BY APPEARANCES FROM:

THE HIP HOP SUMMIT FORUM HOSTED BY: BABALUKU - UGLY EMCEE -XENSON
CELEBRATING THE HIP HOP STORIES OF UGANDA

HIGH LIGHTED STORIES:
BAVUBUKA ALLSTARZ MOVEMENT
BONFIRE MOVEMENT
BABOON FOREST ENT.
SWAGG AFRICA

INSPIRATIONAL HIP HOP MINI DOCS MUSIC VIDEOS AND TRAILERS FROM UGANDA & AROUND THE WORLD.

WORDS BEATS & LIFE - NORMADIC WAX - BAVUBUKA DYNASTY

LEGENDARY FROM THE OLD TO THE NEW SCHOOL PERFOMANCES BY
LYRICAL.G - GMC
ATLAS DA AFRICA
GNL ZAMABA
BABALUKU
TSHILA THE AFRICAN QUEEN
YOUNG NICK
BABOON FOREST
BONSATULE
T-BRO
MON MC - NEW HOPE SQUAD
S4J
MC YALA
SAINT NELLY SADE
ABENGANDA
SAINT. CA
UGLY EMCEE
LADY SLYKE
JUNGEL THE MAN EATER
SHIP CREW
MC FLOWER
MC ROY
MC SHIP
BAVUBUKA ALLSTARZ
MC SPIDA
LUGA LUGA SQUAD
TALENT4LYFE (STONE CITY)
SAVIOUR BLACK REIGN

SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE BY:
KWEEN G OF THE KILLA QUEENZ (SYDNEY AUSTRALIA)
DJ BATENGA THE MYTH - BATABAZI FAMILY (BOSTON)
DJ APEMAN ( UGANDA)

THE HIP HOP SUMMIT CYPHER (FOR ALL EMCEES)

THE HIP HOP SUMMIT SPOKEN TRUTH LOUNGE
SISTER IFE - POETRY IN CESSION
GILLY WILLY BON FIRE
SLIM EMCEE

ROCKING LIVE WITH THE FRESHEST BBOYS & BGIRLS
JERICHO BREAKERS
B BOY IMAM

GRAFFITI EXPRESSION: GRAFFITI UGANDA

OUTER SPACE FASHION: BY KAZ WEAR

MANY MORE PARTICIPANTS ARE STILL BEING CONFIRMED WE WILL KEEP UPDATING THE LIST AS WE COUNT DOWN TO THIS UGANDA HIP HOP CELEBRATION OF THE LONGEST RUNNING HIP HOP EVENT IN UGANDA.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE FAN ARTISTS FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE HIP HOP COMMUNITY COMING OUT TO BUILD SO WE CAN GROW HIP HOP IN OUT COMMUNITIES IN UNITY.....