"The origins of Hip-Hop and rap rest in a community where people gathered together in basements, on street corners, neighborhood dance parties, and community shows to tell the stories of the people and places that brought it to life in a language all its own," Dwandalyn Reece, associate director for curatorial affairs at the museum said in a statement. “It is only fitting that NMAAHC celebrates the one-year anniversary of the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap with a block party in our front yard.”
The day-long event will also feature a number of activities that explore Hip-Hop music and culture's "origins, elements, and influences," and marks one year since the release of the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap, a multimedia collection that chronicles four decades of rap music.
The event is free but tickets are required. They can be reserved on the museum's website.
