Hip Hop Innovation Center

06/26/2026

https://payment.giving.illinois.edu/supporting-hip-hop-engagement-and-programming-at-the-university-of-illinois/?a=1

Join me in supporting Hip Hop Engagement and Programming at Illinois!

06/25/2026

We would once again like to express our sincere and everlasting gratitude for everyone in the community who has helped our crowdfunding campaign so far.

While we have met our goal of 53 donations representing the 53rd year of Hip Hop, we continue the campaign with this verse from Professor Pete Shungu aka Afro D and a NEW challenge from a donor willing to match $1,500 in donations to combine for a $3,000 donation that will send 10 students in grades 5-12 to Hip Hop Camp on campus University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Music in the College of Fine & Applied Arts at Illinois.

Head to go.Illinois.edu/supporthiphop to join the NEW match challenge!

06/23/2026

06/21/2026

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06/20/2026

Views from the Illinois Hip Hop Camp end-of-week show at Friday Night Live presented by 40 North 88 West featuring TheyReallyLuvLJ.

Illinois Hip Hop Camp is a one week Summer experience for students in grades 5-12 to begin or continue their Hip Hop journey as a rapper, singer, songwriter, beatmaker, producer, engineer, graphic artist, DJ and/or dancer hosted by the Dr. Will Patterson Illinois Hip Hop Innovation Center on campus at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Music College of Fine & Applied Arts at Illinois

06/20/2026

Views from the Illinois Hip Hop Camp end-of-week show at Friday Night Live presented by 40 North 88 West featuring Ill Will.

Illinois Hip Hop Camp is a one week Summer experience for students in grades 5-12 to begin or continue their Hip Hop journey as a rapper, singer, songwriter, beatmaker, producer, engineer, graphic artist, DJ and/or dancer hosted by the Dr. Will Patterson Illinois Hip Hop Innovation Center on campus at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Music College of Fine & Applied Arts at Illinois

06/20/2026

Views from the Illinois Hip Hop Camp end-of-week show at Friday Night Live presented by 40 North 88 West featuring $Lee-Lee$

Illinois Hip Hop Camp is a one week Summer experience for students in grades 5-12 to begin or continue their Hip Hop journey as a rapper, singer, songwriter, beatmaker, producer, engineer, graphic artist, DJ and/or dancer hosted by the Dr. Will Patterson Illinois Hip Hop Innovation Center on campus at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois Music Building College of Fine & Applied Arts at Illinois

06/16/2026

We’re not crying!! You’re crying!!

We are SO grateful to the C-U community, family, friends and stakeholders for supporting our students and our programs.

We’ve officially reached our goal of 53 donations in honor of the 53rd year of Hip Hop!! 🥳🎉

The campaign is still going strong and we are GRATEFUL for anyone who still wants to give at go.illinois.edu/supporthiphop

THANK YOU!!

06/16/2026

ICYMI: WCIA 3 News came through to Friday Night Live Champaign presented by 40 North 88 West to cover our Illinois Hip Hop Camp end-of-week show including interviews with counselor Kay Buzz camper TheyReallyLuvAJ

We want to give a huge THANK YOU to the community for showing up to support these campers