WOM(B)ANIFEST: PEACE BATTLE @ La Peña Friday May 10th

If you haven’t caught one of the first 3 amazing Hip Hop Beyond Gender events at La Peña, fear not! Two more are on their way! Reviews from event attendees ranged from excited, “This was absolutely AWESOME!!!!!” to thoughtful, “creating spaces where conversations about gender justice in hip-hop can flourish! Feeling inspired and full of purpose.” Here at La Peña, we are just as excited and inspired by this series and we want you to be a part of it.

So far, we’ve heard some amazing spoken word and poetry at the first event Hear Me Roar!, we’ve seen some of the most prominent female/queer MCs in the game at Event Horizon, and threw an awesome DJ Showcase night of dancing and scratching the tables. This Friday, we bring you an event that proves women and LGBT are not just a part of hip hop music, but a part of hip hop culture. Hip Hop isn’t just a genre. It’s a culture, it’s a movement, it’s a voice. The culture stems from rap music but includes DJing, breakdancing, graffiti, spoken word,  and street fashion. This Friday La Peña and Tru Bloo present Wom(B) Manifest, with a Peace Battle, Performances, break dancing and live graffiti painting. On the mics we have Tru Bloo, Tre Natro, and Skim, on the decks DJ Trinity, DJ Rosa LA and Rumorsa, breakdancing by Sisterz of the Underground and Live Womyn Painters on the canvasses.