Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival 2012: Show & Prove

Now in its fourth year, the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival's Show & Prove concert series is a showcase of independent and local hip-hop talent. One of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival's most celebrated events, it consists of three (3) preliminary contests (held in April, May and June at Public Assembly in Brooklyn, NY) and the Show & Prove Super Bowl (held at Brooklyn Bowl on July 9th, 2012), which concludes the series & kicks off the festival.

How it works:

Four (4) artists will be selected to perform at each preliminary event, and one (1) artist winner will be selected at each preliminary. The three (3) winners from the preliminary events will then compete at the Show & Prove Super Bowl (on July 9th) for the opportunity to open on the festival's Main Stage on July 14th.

Show & Prove preliminary dates:

• Show & Prove #1 - Thursday, April 12th (SUBMISSIONS CLOSED)
• Show & Prove #2 - Thursday, May 10th (SUBMISSIONS CLOSED)
• Show & Prove #3 - Thursday, June 21st (Submission deadline = Thursday, May 31st)

For a recap of last year's Show & Prove check out the video below

Additional Festival Information:

Presented by Brooklyn Bodega, the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival is one of America’s premier hip-hop events, and is known for giving independent artists the chance to perform alongside legends like Q-Tip, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul, KRS-One, Ghostface Killah, Group Home, Masta Ace, Smif N Wessun, Lupe Fiasco (in his NYC debut), and many more.

Click here for a video of Founder and Executive Director of the BHF (Wes Jackson) speaking on the inspiration for the Festival.

Click here for the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival on Wikipedia.

For more information on Brooklyn Bodega and the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, please visit their website.