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Hip Hop was born sometime in the late 1970’s. Its origins can be traced to the Bronx, New York and it was brought to the mainstream by African Americans, Jamaicans, and Puerto Ricans. This new musical genre brought a different attitude to music, and it ushered in a new style of dressing. In the 1970’s, brands like Kangol and Adidas were hot commodities in hip hop. The 1980’s brought a whole new flavor. There was one designer that took hip hop fashion to the next level, and he is the “Godfather of Hip-Hop Fashion, ‘’ That man is none other than Dapper Dan. Recently, he won the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award at the CFDA Awards.

South Florida inspirational artist brings much needed music festival to the City of Pompano Beach. Travis T-Dogg Gammage, a well known South Florida  inspirational Hip Hop Artist signed to International recording artist Flo Rida , has put together one of the largest diverse festivals to hit The City of Pompano BCH.

     “Love, Peace, and Soul”, are the famous words by the ultimate showman, Don Cornelius. This year, we will celebrate 50 years of one of the best shows of all time, Soul Train. To commemorate the 50th anniversary, the annual Soul Train Awards will be held at the legendary Apollo Theater. Expect the show to be bigger and better than ever. The Soul Train Awards highlights the best in soul music, R&B, and Hip Hop from both popular industry vanguards and the next generation of promising talented artists.

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