Kicking it Since '04

Ladies of Hip-Hop Festival is an event given by women, for women. Each year an elite group of female artists are selected to exhibit work, teach, and perform that best fits the mission of Ladies of Hip-Hop. The artists have extensive experience and understanding of the Hip-Hop culture and are qualified to pass on the traditions of Hip-Hop culture with accuracy and authenticity.

This annual Hip-Hop festival focuses on women and their relationship with Hip-Hop culture. Traditionally, men have dominated all facets of the hip-hop scene, but Ladies of Hip-Hop changes this tradition and puts women center-stage for the entire event.

Mission
Ladies of Hip-Hop Festival exists to develop and provide women with positive, alternative images of girls and women in Hip-Hop dance culture. An opportunity to meet and exchange with other women & girls that are not the hyper-sexualized image of women & girls that is perpetuated and presented by the mass media and popular culture. We continue to expand Hip-Hop dance culture beyond its traditional roots of a male dominated art form in the Black and Hispanic communities. We are dedicated to preserving and redefining roles of women in the Hip-Hop culture.

The goal is to provide women & girls with a platform to showcase their strength as women in this culture, to learn from pioneers and to let loose with old and new friends."