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Q-Tip member of the Hip Hop legendary group A Tribe Called Quest has been named Kennedy Center first Artistic Director of its forthcoming Hip Hop culture series. The John F.Kennedy Center for Performing Arts will honor hip hop by exploring the elements of the culture. The Abstract Poetic also known as Q-Tip will curate the series at the Washington D.C. Center. “With Hip Hop constantly changing and evolving, it is easy to forget the history and legacy that precede it,” Q-Tip, Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Hip Hop Culture, said in a press release. “I want to begin at the beginning of the Culture to help people see its roots, better understand its present, and responsibly create its future.” The prolific DJ/rapper/producer will also be working in tandem with the visual arts organization Hi-ARTS, which has been collaborating with the Kennedy Center for the past 15 years in developing the DC Hip Hop Theater Festival as well as co-producing the Center's 2014 One Mic: Hip Hop Culture Worldwide festival. See the 2016-2017 Hip Hop Culture Season schedule below. July 12-16, 2016 -- Family Theater, Concert Hall -- Brave New Voices Youth Summit October 12-16, 2016 -- Family Theater -- All the Way Live! November 3-5, 2016 -- Terrace Gallery -- Words, Beats & Life Teach-In November 5, 2016 -- Grand Foyer -- Top Notch May 23, 2017 -- Eisenhower Theater -- DJ Spooky: Rebirth of a Nation June 5-11, 2017 -- Family Theater -- /peh-LO-tah/

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Q-Tip Named Kennedy Center Artistic Director For Hip Hop Culture Series