Sorority Hosts "Know Hip-Hop"

By Broadside Staff Writer Ijeoma Nwatu

You might know that the birthplace of hip-hop is New York City. You might also know that the first hip-hop album to win a Grammy was back in 1989 by Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff.

Well, there will be an opportunity to learn more about hip-hop on Wednesday, at 7 p.m. as the pink and green ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. will host, “OI Know Hip-Hop.”

The sorority is one of several historically black Greek-letter organizations hosting events as part of Black Heritage Month.

The event, which will take place in the Johnson Center Room C, will feature a Jeopardy-style game with questions about hip-hop music and culture.

“So many times when we have Black History Month events, someone is coming to speak or we talk about AIDS and things of that nature,” said AKA President Sydney Potter. “I think that those things are fantastic and are very much needed. ‘OI Know Hip-Hop’ is an event to acknowledge the positive outcomes hip-hop has had on our culture as well as the world through Jeopardy.”

If you can display your hip-hop knowledge, you have a chance at winning $50.
According to Potter, the event gives students, even those who may not know much about hip-hop, the chance to have fun while learning a thing or two about hip-hop music and culture.

“It gives the students the opportunity to learn some things about hip-hop that they didn't know before,” she said.

For more information about other Black Heritage Month events on campus, visit http://odps.gmu.edu/.