ENSTARZ ON THE RED CARPET: 'Hip-Hop And The White House' New York Premiere — PHOTOS!
On Thursday, ENSTARZ attended the New York City premiere of 'Hip-Hop And The White House.'
The star-studded event hosted at the Metrograph featured some of hip-hop's finest, influencers and celebs who spoke about the genre and "the relationship between the most powerful American cultural movement of the past 50 years and the most powerful position on the planet - the President of the United States."
The film, was written and directed by Jesse Washington, who has documented hip-hop since the 1980s.
"It is narrated by Jeezy, the Atlanta rap giant who predicted the future when he released "My President'' several months before the election of Barack Obama. The film begins by illustrating how presidential policies in the 1970s and 80s created conditions of oppression and neglect that birthed hip-hop," a press release states.
'Hip-Hop And The White House' also chronicles how the culture went from "ignored and misunderstood by presidential administrations to courted and embraced for its unparalleled influence on American youth."
'HIP-HOP AND THE WHITE HOUSE features interviews with Jeezy, Common, YG, U.S. Representative Maxine Waters, KRS-One, Roxanne Shante, Bun B, Bakari Kitwana, Farai Chideya, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Curren$y, Dave "Davey D" Cook, Grandmaster Caz, Waka Flocka Flame, Chika, and more.
The film releases on April 22, 2024 on HULU.
Check out pictures from the red carpet event!
DeRay Mckesson
Kevin and Tiffany Spence
(Photo by Marleen Moise/WireImage)
JeezyDemaris Giscombe and Rory Farrell
