‘The Black August Hip Hop Project’ Trailer

‘The Black August Hip Hop Project’, a documentary featuring appearances from Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and dead prez, strives to promote human rights though supporting and influencing the global development of Hip Hop culture. By facilitating exchanges between international communities where Hip Hop is a vital part of youth culture, they promote awareness about the social and political issues that affect our global communities. Their vision is to bring culture and politics together and to allow them to naturally evolve into a unique Hip Hop consciousness that informs our collective struggle for a more just, equitable and human world. This film documents this movement through a series of interviews and performances with hip hop artists and key members of the black activist movement. Watch the documentary’s trailer at YouTube.