Hip Hop Week
Nov
04
2025
Thru
Nov
06
2025
All Day
The University of Richmond will host its 2nd Annual Hip Hop Week, November 4-6, 2025, inviting students, faculty, and the Richmond community to explore Hip Hop’s profound impact on American culture, industry, and art. Coinciding with National Hip Hop Month, the three-day celebration will highlight how this 52-year-old cultural movement continues to shape music, dance, visual art, marketing, justice, and beyond.
Tuesday, November 4
- OPEN CLASS
American Government with guest Timothy Welbeck, Esq
9 a.m. (location tbd) - FILM SCREENING
Spiderman animation
5 p.m. Ukrop Auditorium - PERFORMANCE
Block Crew
7 p.m. International Commons - DISCUSSION
Gender identities switch up: how the roles have shifted in Hip Hop music with KayLyn Coghill & Dr. Matthew Oware
7-8:30 p.m. International Commons - DISCUSSION
From the recording booth to the court room: the influence of Hip Hop within our justice system
7-8:30 p.m. (location tbd)
Wednesday, November 5
- WORKSHOP
Art walk & graffiti workshop
12 p.m. The Forum - OPEN CLASS
DANC 204 Hip Hop with Deandra Clarke
12 p.m. Frederick Rehearsal Hall, Modlin Center - FIRESIDE CHAT
To pimp a legacy: a study on the cultural impact of Kendrick Lamar with Timothy Welbeck, Esq and Dr. Manuela Meyers
6-7:30 p.m. (location tbd) - DISCUSSION
Culture sells: Hip Hop’s power in branding, marketing, & advertising (Martin Agency, King Agency and Brooklyn Nets and moderated by Dr. Faith Wilkerson)
7-8:30 p.m. Humanities Commons
Thursday, November 6
- TRIVIA
Hip Hop trivia
12 p.m. D-Hall Lobby - OPEN CLASS
Hip Hop dance
6 p.m. Frederick Rehearsal Hall, Modlin Center - LYRICIST CIRCLE
Crafting lyrics, shaping sound with Radio B
6 p.m. (location tbd) - DISCUSSION
The remix: how Hip Hop rewrote the rules of music genres - Matt Fisher, Swoope, Cody Christian, and moderated by NameBrand
7-8:30 p.m. Humanities Commons