The Hip Hop Summit @ CBC Broadcasting Centre, Toronto, ON - Fri Apr 1st!

Join us for an unprecedented event!

Canada's pre-eminent artists, community groups, and advocates join forces to showcase Canadian hip hop on April 1st from 1:30p - 8:00pm.

Don't miss the Hip Hop Summit on April 1, 2011, a free, day-long public celebration in the Barbara Frum Atrium of CBC Broadcasting Centre in Toronto. Come down and experience breakdancing and street dance, live visual arts, beat boxing, turntablism, panels, exhibits, and The Freshest Goods fashion market.

If you missed the exclusive LIVE taping, come down to CBC Toronto to watch the premiere video screening of the concert featuring k-os, Kardinal Offishall, Shad, Saukrates, Classified, Maestro, Michie Mee, Red1 of Rascalz, Choclair, Ghetto Concept, Reema Major, Cadence Weapon, Skratch Bastid, Dream Warriors and many more.

The Hip Hop Summit is presented by CBC in partnership with Manifesto Community Projects and Northside Hip Hop, with project mentor broadcaster/author Dalton Higgins and project advisor/MC Adhimu "Mindbender" Stewart. Visit CBC Hip Hop for more information.

PERFORMANCES

Great performances by Thrust, DJ L'Oqenz, Q-rock, PG; the Big Norm Show with DJ Dopey, D-Sisive, Northbuck, Scott Jackson, and Diana Reyes, plus a breaker battle and much more.

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

In-depth discussions on the eternal coming of age story of Canadian hip hop, the difficult business of being a Canadian musician, and the creative content of Canadian hip hop and culture.

VISUAL EXHIBITION

T-Dot Pioneers 2011: The Glenn Gould Remix, documenting the history of hip hop in Toronto.

VIDEO BROADCAST PREMIERE OF THE HIP HOP SUMMIT PERFORMANCE

Watch this once-in-a-lifetime performance featuring: k-os, Kardinal Offishall, Shad, Saukrates, Classified, Maestro, Michie Mee, Red1 of Rascalz, Choclair, Dream Warriors, Ghetto Concept, Reema Major, Cadence Weapon, Skratch Bastid and more.

Location: CBC Broadcasting Centre, 250 Front Street West, Toronto, ON

See Full Schedule and performance times at: http://www.cbc.ca/toronto/community/hiphop-schedule.html