Joy to the World Fest Brings Philly to Life! Tweet

TLG’s Joy to the World Fest Brings the Stars to Downtown Philly

By: Jasmine Whaley for iSocialite.blogspot.com

Philadelphia- Diddy, Jermaine Dupri, Jamie Foxx, Vivica A. Fox and Fabolous are just a few of the celebrities that came out to support TLG’s Joy to the World Fest events last week (17th-19th).
Joy the World Fest is the brainchild of Tyrone L. GIlliams, Jr., a University of Pennsylvania graduate and head of T.L. Gilliams, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based private commodities trading firm with global holdings. The events were designed to raise money, collect toys, provide meals and services as well as draw awareness to three critical crises- hunger, homelessness, and youth development.

Lupe Fiasco & Michael Eric Dyson on the Future of Hip-Hop Tweet

Last Night, Lupe Fiasco and Michael Eric Dyson joined the Drexel University community in a thought-provoking and insightful discussion on the Future of Hip-Hop.

Words are not enough to describe in detail the ideals and philosophies that were discussed by these two hip-hop intellectuals.


 More details after the jump..

Lupe Fiasco and Michael Eric Dyson to Lecture on the Future of Hip-Hop Tweet

At Drexel University, The Good Idea Fund will present "The Future of Hip-Hop" featuring Grammy award-winning hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco and Michael Eric Dyson, an acclaimed author and academic who was named one of the 100 most influential black Americans by Ebony magazine, on Thursday, December 2, 2010 from 6 to 9 p.m. in Nesbitt Hall, Stein Auditorium (33rd and Market Streets).

The Drexel community is invited to join the guest speakers for an open discussion about the politics, ethics and unintended consequences of hip-hop’s mass consumption and production.

This should a very interesting and eye-opening affair. Details of the discussion will come later on tonight.