T.I. to Headline National Hip-Hop Summit in Philadelphia to Give a Positive, Non-Partisan Message to Young Voters
In a special appearance, K Hustle/Atlantic recording artist, film star and hip-hop icon Clifford "T.I." Zellig Harris, Jr. reaffirms his loyalty to biotic community service by participating in the upcoming Turn Up the Voting Subject Rap music Crest at Tabernacle University on Sunday, April 20, 2008 in City of Brotherly Love, PA. The Summit meeting is sponsored by The Rap music Research and Education Fund (HREF), PowerPAC and the Hip-hop Summit meeting Action Web (HSAN).
"I am pleased to have the chance to travel to City of Brotherly Love to participate in the Hip-hop Crest," T.I. emphasized. "We are departure to encourage young masses to go come out to vote. I personally know the value of having the correctly to vote and it taken away from you, only I will sum my articulation to help inhale others to train earnestly this right and duty."
Russell Simmons stated, "T.I.'s consignment to serve and to pay back to the residential district is a polishing representative of the topper of hip-hop. The Hip-hop Height Action Network and the Rap Research and Education Fund continue to provide opportunities for artists and others to endue youth. T.I. volition connect me, Ciara, Jim Jones and a horde of other artists to catch come out the vote across the state of Pennsylvania."
The Turn Up the Suffrage Subject Hip-hop Summit takes place iI days before the Pennsylvania primary and volition prepare young adults on the issues in the upcoming Presidential election. 2008 has been described as the "Class of the Youth Voting." Millions of 18-35 year olds across America are organism encouraged to go to the polls and right to vote in record numbers.
"T.I. has supported the Rap Peak Legal action Network from the beginning. We are pleased to salute and recognise his leadership and commitment to help others. His presence with us in Philadelphia will greatly raise our ability to mobilize thomas Young voters," declared Valeisha William Butterfield, Executive Director of the Hip-hop Crest Action Electronic network.
"America is undergoing a profound change light-emitting diode by a cell of youth, talented and inspiring hip-hop leaders. The City of Brotherly Love get-out-the-vote Hip-hop Summit meeting volition be rightfully historic. Thousands volition be gathered and their voices volition be heard and felt by millions of loretta Young voters," concluded Dr. Gum benzoin Chavis, President of the Hip-hop Research and Education Fund.
T.I. will headline the event with amusement power and philanthropist Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell Simmons and R&B wizard Ciara to discourse topics that impression American younker, including: Overcoming Poorness, Healthcare, Training, Intoxicant and Do drugs Prevention, Stopping Violence in Urban Communities, Termination the War in Al-Iraq and the importance of Civic Battle.
Additional confirmed panelists include: Jim John Paul Jones, Everglade State, Webbie, Lil Boosie, Rosci and Terrence J (hosts of BET's 106 & Ballpark), Chrisette Michelle, Rich Son, Styles P, Lyfe Jennings, Lil X, Green Lantern, Gorilla Zoe, Latin American hip hop/reggaeton stars Alexis y Fido; O'Neal McKnight; Emily King and NAACP Subject Managing director, Youth and College Division, Stefanie Brown.. Doors open up at 12:30pm. For more information and to download relieve tickets, log onto: hypertext transfer protocol://www.Rapweekly.com/www.hsan.org.
On this rare occasion, competing radio stations of the Cross, Clear Channel's Exponent 99 and Radio One's century.3 THE Beat, have come together for this historic mobilization, below a commons causal agent, to get young people come out of the closet to the polls on Apr 22nd.
