The Rap Up & Dance Party NYC: 50 Years of Hip-Hop

Join at The New York Public Library’s historic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building to celebrate the impact and legacy of hip-hop culture at The Rap Up!

The Rap Up is an immersive experience that will take you back in time to hip-hop’s early years with a series of panel discussions and hip-hop exhibits featuring VIBE Magazine editor-in-chief Datwon Thomas, Wild Style director Charlie Ahearn, Fab 5 Freddy, award-winning hip-hop artist Mickey Factz, fashion icons 5001 Flavors and April Walker, acclaimed author and journalist Vikki Tobak, music by DJ Spinna, and more.

The party will then continue outside on the Fifth Avenue plaza outside the Schwarzman Building where NYPL will continue their hip-hop celebration at the Library’s annual Dance Party NYC, an intergenerational citywide dance party featuring a special guest DJ, hosted in partnership with the New Victory Theater and Bryant Park.

Admission is free. Priority admission will be given to those who register in advance. The first 100 attendees will receive a special limited edition Hip-Hop 50 gift bag.