Camp combining hip-hop and architecture comes to Memphis
Rapper NLE Choppa greets Hip Hop Architect Camp students. The Memphis native served as a judge for the camp’s song competition. (Ziggy Mack/Courtesy Downtown Memphis Commission)
Memphis rapper NLE Choppa (center) was one of the guests for the Hip Hop Architecture Camp. Choppa, who just finished a lengthy tour overseas, rearranged his schedule to make it to Memphis in time for the camp. (Ziggy Mack/Courtesy Downtown Memphis Commission)
(Bottom left) Architect and camp instructor Renee Whiteley, (middle) Tonya Dyson, Executive Director at Memphis Slim Collaborator and (far right) architect/camp instructor Phillip Robie introduce program attendees to Memphis rapper Al Kapone. (Ziggy Mack/Courtesy Downtown Memphis Commission)
A camp that uses music to expose underrepresented youth to architecture, urban planning and design made its Memphis debut this week.
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Downtown Memphis Commission Connect Music Group Hip Hop Architecture CampJasmine McCraven
Jasmine McCraven considers herself to be a music enthusiast and believes that she makes the best playlists ever. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State, but couldn’t wait to move back home to Memphis for the best food and culture in Tennessee.
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