ON SUNDAY MAY 17TH, THE START OF HIP HOP APPRECIATION WEEK CAME TO A STRONG START. SHADES OF HIP HOP'S JAH JAH SHAKUR AND KURT NICE BLASTED THE DAY OFF WITH A DEEP AND DOPE PANEL DISCUSSION WHICH CONSISTED OF KRS-ONE, HAKIM GREEN (CHANNEL LIVE), SAADIQ (WU TANG CLAN), NY OIL, BIG ZOO (EOW) AND MORE. AS KRS-ONE WAS SPEAKING, HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A SHIRT REALEST REEKEN WAS WEARING, AND SAID "THOSE STOP THE VIOLENCE SHIRTS ARE DOPE, I HOPE YOU HAVE MY SIZE". THE CROWD CHUCKLED AND HE CARRIED ON WITH HIS DISCUSSION. AT THE END OF THE PANEL DISCUSSION EVERYONE WERE LOOKING FOR FAT COP XXL'S LIMITED EDITION STOP THE VIOLENCE SHIRT. EVERYONE LOVED THE SHIRTS ESPECIALLY THE TEACHA KRS-ONE. THE PANEL AND MEMBERS OF THE TEMPLE OF HIP HOP DONNED THE SHIRTS TO SHOW LOVE AND APPRECATION TO HIP HOP. THESE SHIRTS WERE AN INSTANT MUST HAVE ESPECIALLY FOR HHAW.

KRS ONE, REALEST AND KURT NICE


LARUE FROM THE B.U.R.N. U MOVEMENT

SAADIQ - WU TANG CLAN


DAT KIDD OF NNS

PEARL HARBA, REALEST REEKEN AND G POSITIVE FROM ESP51 THESE GUYS ARE FROM BUSHWICK BROOKLYN AND HAVE A DOPE RADIO STATION THAT IS CURRENTLY GOING NATIONAL. THEY WORK ON THE LATINO SIDE OF THINGS WITH THE STOP THE VIOLENCE MOVEMENT

NY OIL