HipHopistan, a 3-day series of events exploring the role of South Asians in global hip-hop culture, invited artists of South Asian heritage to the city of Chicago for performances, lectures and discussions. This unique collaboration explored the linguistic and pan-ethnic expressions of various South Asian and South Asian-American hip-hop artists. It also examined how hip-hop culture now includes an international and multi-racial body of artists who utilize this relatively young form of expression.

Malaysian artists Yogi B & Natchatra, originators of Tamil hip-hop, joined solo US-based artists Chee Malabar, Abstract/Vision and MC Kabir and renowned club artist DJ Rekha, for concerts at the University of Chicago Laboratory School and the Hyatt Regency, McCormick Place.

Co-sponsored by Northwestern University, the Chicago Opera Theater, and the Assocation for Asian American Studies

For more information, contact Samip Mallick: mallick@uchicago.edu
hiphopistan.uchicago.edu
southasia.uchicago.edu