15 October 2009 - 27 February 2010

Level 1
FREE

HomeGrown: The Story of UK Hip Hop is the first major exhibition to chronicle, in depth, the development of the UK Hip Hop scene. 
 
Looking back over three decades, the exhibition tells the story of how a generation of youth took the spirit of the  Bronx block party and fused it with their own uniquely British influences. In doing so it shows how a US subculture featuring art, politics, rhyme, dance and music was adopted, adapted and embraced to create a powerful, complex, cultural force, this side of the
Atlantic. 
 
Working with the UK's most influential figures in Hip Hop the exhibition brings together the rare, remarkable and irreplaceable in Hip Hop photography, music, film and fashion from the best private collections.

Check out what people have been saying about the exhibition, reviewed by DJ Semtex, Manchester Confidential and the BBC

Discover more about the UK Hip Hop scene and listen to Unity Radio's interview with Beezer, the man who captured early days of the the Wild Bunch and Massive Attack

Thanks to...

A huge number of people have made HomeGrown possible.  Massive thanks to all those that have contributed to the exhibition. click here

 Thank you to our media partners and supporters

find out More abou the uk  hip hop scene here....

www.bonafidezine.com

www.leedshiphop.co.uk

www.britishhiphop.co.uk

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