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SLAM Block Party
Fifty years ago, DJ Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell hosted a back-to-school block party in the Bronx that historians now consider the moment hip hop was born. SLAM will celebrate the anniversary with a free, outdoor festival showcasing St. Louis hip hop artists with live and interactive performances, art making, and more. The community festival also marks the opening of The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century with free admission to the exhibition all day. More details below.
About the SLAM Block Party
The festival is free, and no tickets are required. It will be held in front of the Museum on Fine Arts Drive and in the parking lot across the street from SLAM’s East Building.
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Hosted by Finsta and Lyfe Stile, the main stage will include performances by Agile One, Beat Street DJs (featuring D-Ex, G.Wiz & Biko), DJ Charlie Chan, DJ Crucial, DJ Nico Marie, DJ Stan Da Man, DJ vThom, Preacher In The Trap (featuring Blvck Spvde & Tef Poe), Sir Eddie C, and Trackstar the DJ & Friends (featuring Rockwell Knuckles, Daemon & T-Dubb-O).
Also appearing at the SLAM Block Party will be All Props Deserved, Bang, Black Men Build, Classic Crates, DJ Domo, DJ Shad, Dormir, Dozer, Durag, f5 Records, Gentlemen of Vision, Herqs, Horse, Jim’s Pool Room, Kink, Northside Soul, Paint Louis, Peace Images, Rap Fan, Shevaré Perry x PT Salon, and Vatoe.
Black Men Build will be collecting donations for a school supply drive at the SLAM Block Party. Block party attendees are encouraged to bring new items, such as backpacks, notebooks, folders, and art supplies.
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SLAM Block Party schedule
Main Stage
Noon – DJ Crucial/Dj vThom
12:45 pm – Freestyle Session
1:15 pm – Agile One/DJ Nico Marie
1:45 pm – Sir Eddie C
2 pm – Change over/SLAM remarks
2:15 pm – DJ Charlie Chan/DJ Stan Da Man
2:45 pm – Preacher in the Trap (Blvck Spvde & Tef Poe)
3:30 pm – Trackstar the DJ & Friends (Rockwell Knuckles, Daemon & T-Dubb-O)
4:15 pm – Beat Street DJs (D-Ex, G.Wiz, and Biko)
5 pm – SLAM Block Party concludesGive Up the Goods Stage
1 pm – Beat Making with Trifeckta
2 pm – Turntablism with DJ Chris Brown
3:15 pm – Hairstyling with Shevaré Perry
4 pm – B-Boy dancing with Grand LeroyStreet Performances
12:30 pm – Boys of Vision Step Group
1:30 pm – Floriginals Dance Cypher
2:30 pm – Young Men of Vision Step Group
3:30 pm – Floriginals MC Cypher
4:30 pm – Gentlemen of Vision Step Group
Free exhibition tickets
Free timed tickets to The Culture will be available all day, but you can only get tickets that day on site at the Museum. Arrive early for best availability.
Food and Drink
Food from area food trucks will be available, and alcoholic beverages are permitted and available for purchase. Inside SLAM, both Panorama and the Museum Cafe will be open regular hours.
Shuttle, Parking, and Transportation
Paid parking is available in the Museum’s underground garage, which will be accessible to vehicles arriving from Government Drive. The parking lot on the east side of Art Hill will be closed, and Fine Arts Drive will be closed in front of the Museum. There is no parking on the lot on the west side of Art Hill, except for a limited number of accessible parking spaces. Additional parking is available in the Forest Park Visitor Center lots, where a shuttle will take visitors to and from the Museum during the festival.
Those taking MetroLink should use the Skinker Station, which is about a 15-minute walk from the Museum, or the Forest Park-DeBaliviere Station, which is a 25-minute walk from SLAM.
Event partner
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Community partners
Be Art Gallery and Studio inc
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Forest Park Forever
Gateway Korea Foundation
Good Journey Development Foundation
Great Rivers Greenway
Hispanic Festival INc.
Kranzberg Arts Foundation
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri History Museum
National Black Radio Hall Of Fame/Wolff Jazz Institute
National Blues Museum
Pulitzer Arts Foundation
Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis
Saint Louis County Library
Saint Louis Metropolitan Alumnae
Saint Louis Science Center- YES Program
Saint Louis Zoo
St. Louis Artworks
St. Louis Public Library: Schlafly
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
The Black Rep
The Griot Museum of Black History
