On Saturday, August 13, the National Museum of African American History and Culture celebrated the first anniversary of the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap

with a star-studded Hip-Hop Block Party .

Radio personality Vic Jagger of Majic 102.3 FM hosted performances on the main stage outside the museum on Madison Drive. There were also hip-hop dance workshops with the nonprofit dance troupe Culture Shock DC in the museum’s Heritage Hall, and a panel discussion featuring some of hip-hop’s formative figures. Performances during the day included Alphabet Rockers, a DMV Showcase curated by DJ Heat, featuring O-Slice, Phuzz, Nia Dinero, and Yung Manny, DJ sets by J.PERIOD, and a musical experience by Mumu Fresh.

Evening performances included a J.PERIOD Live Mixtape with special guests Roxanne Shanté, Rahzel, and Bun B, The Halluci Nation presented by the National Museum of the American Indian, and Grammy-nominated rapper D Smoke. The celebration concluded with a dance party featuring hip-hop pioneer DJ Spinderella.