Brooklyn, NY May 16, 2013

It looks like the 9th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF) is getting bigger and deffer. Today, organizers announced additions to the already stellar lineup and calendar of events.

BHF Headliner Pusha T recently announced his much anticipated album "My Name Is My Name" will be dropping on July 16th, the Tuesday after The Festival. Pusha's team and the Bodega Squad are hard at work making sure we all benefit from such fortuitous timing. Stay tuned our friends...

In addition to headliners Pusha T, EPMD and Redman, Brooklyn Bodega, producers of the Festival will be paying tribute to Adam Yauch aka "MCA" of the Beastie Boys. The founder of the legendary group passed away last year from cancer and the team at Brooklyn Bodega has wanted to pay their respects since the news broke.

In regards to the tribute, Jackson, "We reached out to [King] Ad Rock [Adam Horowitz] right after MCA passed last year and asked if there was anything we could do to help celebrate the life of his brother. It was so soon that we were hesitant to even reach out. We wanted to give them space and time. We did speak to Cey Adams [longtime Beasties collaborator and friend] and tried to put something together but the timing wasn't right. We couldn't go another year without taking time out to honor what MCA did for our culture and our music."

Brooklyn Bodega will be working with the producers of the recent "MCA Day" to continue the celebration of Yauch's life. On the Final Day of the Festival, July 13th, The Festival will stop for a moment of silence for Yauch and then launch into a tribute curated by Jackson and Bodega DJ, RawBeatz. Brooklyn Bodega will also release an exclusive mix of Beastie songs of remixes from the "Cookie Puss" days all the way to "Hot Sauce Committee".

More tributes to some of Hip-Hop fallen soldiers are also being planned.
More info on that is soon come.

Tix are currently on sale.



Visit bhf13finaldayevents.eventbrite.com

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More details on additional Festival dates were made available today.

The Festival will kick-off on July 10th with its Bodega Education Initiative (BEI), a political forum at The Brooklyn Historical Society. With the upcoming NYC mayoral election Brooklyn Bodega looks to take the time to sit down with the candidates and discuss issue of civic engagement that affects the Hip-Hop community. We will be discussing the effects of the controversial 'Stop & Frisk' policy, arts in our public schools, public performance spaces and what is the city doing to support our the Hip-Hop Committee's vast network of small businesses.

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The ever popular Salute The DJ (STDJ) series will return for 2013. The event which launched in 2010 has been celebrating various aspects of DJ culture and cementing their place in our history. STDJ salutes Turntablists, Radio DJ's, crate diggers, and party rockers. DJ Scratch, Rob Swift, DJ Premier, DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic, Marley Marl, Bobbito Garcia, DJ Spinna and more have graced our stage over the years.

This year the event will be incorporated into the Main Day on July 13th, as its own stage. Stay tuned for more announcements on the next crop of legendary DJ's The Festival will salute.

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On Thursday, July 11th our 'Show & Prove' series will conclude as the April, May and June Finalists square off to see who will open up the festivities on July 13th. The April semifinal was such a success that for the 1st time Brooklyn Bodega picked two winners. The May installment is set for May 23rd and it does not look like picking a winner will be any easier.

For more info and how to submit for the 3rd and final semi-final visit: www.sonicbids.com/brooklynhiphopfestival

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Make sure to follow @bkhiphopfest and @brooklynbodega and visit bkhiphopfestival.com for more artist announcements and updates.

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WHAT: 9th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
WHEN: Saturday, July 13th, 2013
WHERE: Brooklyn Bridge Park
TIX: click here to buy

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Want to get involved in BHF '13? Here is how...

Sponsorship & Vendor Opportunities: All interested parties should email agency@brooklynbodega.com for more information.

Media Partnership: To get your outlet involved with this year's Festival, please contact Marilyn Alonzo at marilyn@brooklynbodega.com or pr@brooklynbodega.com

Call For Volunteers: Reach out and come join this dynamic group of cultural advocates by emailing a cover letter and resume to hr@brooklynbodega.com

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About The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival:
As New York City's largest Hip-Hop cultural event, the Festival showcases the positive aspects of Hip-Hop culture by highlighting Hip-Hop's legacy as an agent of artistic progression, community building and social change.

Since its establishment, the Festival has featured legendary headliners such as Busta Rhymes (2012), Q-Tip (2011), De La Soul (2010), Pharoahe Monch (2009), KRS-ONE (2008), Ghostface Killah (2007), Big Daddy Kane (2006) and Brand Nubian (2005).

The 9th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival will take place in venues throughout Brooklyn from July 10th-13th.

For more information, visit BKHipHopFestival.com

Visit our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter- @bkhiphopfest