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Hip-hop icons M-1 (left) and stic.man of Dead Prez will headline a community block party Saturday on behalf of the new hip-hop themed and
locally black-owned marijuana dispensary, Green Hop, located on Northeast 16th Avenue and Killingsworth Street.
Rap Giants Front Block Party
Dead Prez to celebrate Green Hop dispensary, jobs
Hip-hop giants Dead Prez and a
large number of local rap talents
are slated to perform at a commu-
nity block party this weekend in
support of bringing more people
of color into Oregon’s legal canna-
bis industry, a free event hosted by
the northeast Portland hip-hop dis-
pensary Green Hop, a local black-
owned business.
The celebration will take place
Saturday, Aug. 18, from noon to
10 p.m. in front of the Green Hop
store at 5515 N.E. 16th Ave., locat-
ed near the corner of Killingsworth
Street. Besides promoting the
health and wellness of the cannabis
industry, the event will also serve
as a fundraiser for the dispensary’s
workforce development program,
Green Hop Academy.
Local acts also scheduled to per-
form include Blossom, Mic Capes,
Risky Star, Wes Guy, Glenn Waco,
Rasheed Jamal, Mic Crenshaw,
and many others.
Dead Prez, composed of rappers
stic.man and M-1, are considered
to be one of the most influential
hip-hop groups of the 21st Cen-
tury. Their socially conscious
rhymes cover diverse topics, such
as injustices in the public school
system, re-telling George Orwell’s
“Animal Farm,” and promoting a
healthy lifestyle. The instrumental
version of their top-selling single
“Hip-Hop,” from the 2000 album
“Let’s Get Free,” served as the
theme song for the early 2000s
sketch comedy show “Chapelle’s
Show.”
For more information about Sat-
urday’s block party, including a
link to reserve your free ticket on
Eventbrite.com, visit the event’s
Facebook page “Green Hop Fest
Block Party.”