The annual Youth Hip Hop Festival will take place at the Moses Mabhida stadium on the 2nd of May this year and will feature some of SA’s hip hop royalty, in additional to headline is international artist Rick Ross!
Having previously performed in Cape Town and Nelspruit in 2010 and 2013 respectively, Durban youth will finally get their turn to see him live on a local stage. The platinum-selling, Grammy Award-winning US rapper will perform alongside the cream of the crop hip hop acts from around the country.
This year’s event promises to have a star-studded line-up outdoing the success of 2014. The first Youth Hip Hop Festival took place last year with over 15 live acts performing to over 60,00 people. This year this ‘first of its kind’ festival in South Africa will feature over 20 acts and personalities.
The festival also has government backing with clear messaging throughout the concert and all activation leading up to show day. The messaging ‘I DO RIGHT’ was created to encourage young people to always do the right thing, even when nobody is watching. Using music as the tool to get youth informed about their rights to build stronger leaders is a huge focus.
The festival hopes to attract over 15 000 revelers this year.
Source: MTV Base
