Universal Hip Hop Museum

A new front view rendering (image provided by S9 Architects for the future home of Hip Hop History and Culture (Universal Hip Hop Museum). This is the realization of 9 1/2 years of sacrifice, commitment and hard work to ensure that a history that was started by black and brown youth is properly preserved, archived and celebrated.

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Yeah it's Going Down NYC.

Down Lo music in Association with the Universal Hip Hop Museum presents

The Official Tribute is Happening Monday March 9th.

For all the real fans and people who loved B.I.G.

Music By @easymobee with many special guest performers.

Yesterday's debut of LIVE ART at the [R]Evolution of Hip Hop with photographer/author Joe Conzo Jr. was great! A wonderful evening of self reflection, storytelling and visual history. LIVE ART puts the spotlight on the people who created, documented and elevated the global growth of Hip Hop Culture - every Wednesday 6pm - 7pm. Next week 2/26 our special guest will be legendary Aerosol Writer Staff 161 of the Ebony Dukes. Reserve your ticket at uhhm.org

Photo by David Gonzalez NYT

The [R]Evolution of Hip Hop is New York City's hottest museum experience and it is just 15 minutes from midtown Manhattan in the Boogie Down Bronx where it all began. The story about the Birth of Hip Hop and the people who created a global phenomenon is now open for the general public @bronxterminalmarket 610 Exterior Street. Tickets are FREE, but you must make a reservation. Go to link below to reserve your ticket today. The [R]Evolution of Hip Hop is open Wed-Sat from 10am until 7pm and Sun fromm1pm until 7pm. This is the most authentic Hip Hop experience in the world!

Tickets available at uhhm.org/Revolution-of-Hip-Hop

The [R]Evolution of Hip Hop is is where Hip, Sexy and Fly intersects. It is New York City's hottest museum attraction. Come see the only exhibit that has got everyone talking about Hip Hop history, the sneak preview of the Universal Hip Hop Museum at the @bronxterminalmarket 610 Exterior Street in the Boogie Down Bronx. It's a short 15 minute trip from Midtown Manhattan on the #2, 4 or 5 IRT subway line to 149th Street and The Grand Concourse. Get your reserved tickets at uhhm.org/Revolution-of-Hip-Hop and always make a donation to support the preservation of Hip Hop History and Culture.

The Universal Hip Hop Museum will break ground in 2020 on its future 52,000 square foot home at the Bronx Point with L+M Development Partners and Type A Projects. The massive mixed-use development will include more than 600 units of 100% affordable housing, a multi-plex cinema with 10 theaters managed by Regal Cinemas, retail stores, community spaces and a home for Hip Hop Culture.

What began as an ambitious dream, has quickly become the leading cultural arts institution to document, preserve and celebrate Hip Hop history and culture. There is no other institution in New York or elsewhere with a clear path to success to establish a permanent space for the world to experience the stories, music, art and lifestyle.

It wasn't by no means an easy path for the UHHM, it took a lot of sacrifice, commitment and perseverance by a small group of individuals to get people to be live in our mission and vision.

We spent many years waiting for the right opportunity to present itself, while drafting plans for programming, and design. We were traveling with purpose but no real direction. The team that began the vision when we had hope to see a museum for Hip Hop at the Kingsbridge Armory disbanded after we suffered our first defeat. The project would have been dead in the water if it wasn't for the passion and foresight of Rocky Bucano and a few trustworthy supporters like Cutman LG, Ed Young and Kurtis Blow. After it was clear that funding of s brick and mortar museum was not in the immediate future after the city awarded the Kingsbridge Armory to a development group backed by former New York Ranger Mark Messier and Olympian Sarah Hughes, the team chose to seek a simpler path to get a museum for Hip Hop up and running. The idea to launch a virtual museum that could reach millions of people around the world who love Hip Hop seemed to be the easiest way to give life to the vision of the Universal Hip Hop Museum. The first task was to find a mobile app developer who would co-sign onto the vision. After a few weeks of research, an executive at Rockstar Video games referred the team to Carnevale Interactive a company based in Lansing Michigan. The company had produced the top selling Grand Theft auto and was certainly one of the top mobile app developers in the world. When Michael Carnevale the principal owner of the company heard Rocky's vision for the museum he offered to give his support. Michael is a huge fan of Hip Hop, so working on a project to preserve and celebrate Hip Hop history was a no brainer for him. This was the first major break in the museum's early stage of development. The UHHM not only had the support of a top mobile app designer, we had a company who could create designs and a workjng wireframe to help the museum's leadership team sell the vision.

The goal was to design and build the world's first virtual museum with immersive interactive content that allowed anyone in the world to experience the history of Hip Hop directly from any mobile device. Rocky Bucano and Ed Young presented the concept to executives at Google who were excited about the vision. Google became one of the first major corporations to supoort the museum with a small grant to begin seeding the museum. The door was now open at Google, in order to really create an immersive experience we need to have immersive content. Ed Young recommended that the museum use Google Cardboard as its primary delivery system for Virtual Reality content. Google had created a virtual reality viewer made out of pizza box cardboard, it was simple and super affordable and if there was way for the UHHM to create a dynamic VR experience that could reach millions then it became clear that the cardboard device was the way to go.

This Friday February 22nd at the Museum Of The Moving Image come re-live the magic of Hip Hop's Golden Era with the dancers who helped accelerate the global dominance of Rap Music.

Screening starts at 7:30pm

Q&A immediately following with Chris Martin and a few special guests

After Party with DJ Wiz

Ticket price $20

It's a reunion of 80s and 90s Hip Hop. You wont want to miss this event. See you there!

Museum of the Moving Image

36-01 35th Avenue

Astoria Queens