The Bodega Education Initiative Freestyle Challenge

Brooklyn Bodega is teaming up with Berklee College of Music for the Bodega Education Initiative Freestyle Challenge. Taking place during the 2011 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival's Bodega Education Initiative event, five MC's will have the opportunity to spit their best rhymes for a chance to earn enrollment in an online course of their choosing with the prestigious music school./n/nSubmission for the Freestyle Challenge will close Monday, July 11 at 12pm EST

Brooklyn Bodega is teaming up with Berklee College of Music and www.berkleemusic.com, Berklee’s online extension school, for the Bodega Education Initiative Freestyle Challenge. Taking place during the 2011 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival’s Bodega Education Initiative event, five MC's will have the opportunity to spit their best rhymes for a chance to earn enrollment in an online course of their choosing with the prestigious music school. Click here for more information on the courses.

The contestants will rhyme alongside our featured performers, the J Dilla Ensemble (a Berklee student ensemble), and the winner will be chosen by judges. This challenge is the perfect showcase for anyone dedicated to true educational enrichment.

About The Bodega Education Initiative:

Taking place Wednesday, July 13th, at the Pratt Institute, the Bodega Education Initiative (BEI) is a series of talks and discussions designed to create a space of dialogue between the diverse members of the Hip-Hop community. Attendees of BEI will learn about the history and content of Hip-Hop as seen through the pioneers and most intimate members of the culture. BEI will ultimately serve as a meeting point for all the different voices and perspectives within the Hip-Hop community: fans, artists, scholars, and practitioners in order to honor the history as well as add momentum to the culture.

This year’s BEI is "Beyond The Mic" a day of panel discussions and seminars designed to explore intellectual and academic issues facing the Hip-Hop community.