SPECIAL EVENT
National Hip-Hop Museum Presents
WILD STYLE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

We are excited to present a special add-on event to the 2023 Five Points Festival lineup!

 

Presented by National HipHop Museum, get ready to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the First Hip-Hop movie, Wild Style!

Throughout the day:  Celebrations will be happening throughout the festival all day including Kevin “Scene” Lewis kicking off the festivities with live graffiti painting while DJ Tony Crush, DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore, and DJ Kevie Kev Rockwell spin classic hip–hop breaks and early hip–hop from the Wild Style era.

NHHM will also exhibit a retrospective of rare and vintage hip-hop toys from 1984 to the present! Not only that, The Hip-Hop Shop will have a booth for the entire weekend offering many of the rare, exclusive, vintage, and one-of-a-kind toys and apparel for purchase!

Between the hours of 4-6 pm: NHHM will present a live-streamed podcast via Rock The Bells, culminating in a ceremony inducting Wild Style Director Charlie Ahearn with cast members including Grandmaster Caz & The Cold Crush Brothers, Grand Wizzard Theodore & The Fantastic 5, Patti Astor and Breakdance icon, Crazy Legs, into NHHMs Hall of Fame.

These legends will receive an award, custom NHHM jacket, fat lace hat, inductee medallions, commemorative cassette necklaces, and custom art by NHHM Creative Director Andy Katz and Photoshop Jedi.

NHHM Historian Jay Quan a noted hiphop historian, lecturer, narrator, and writer will serve as emcee.

Adding to the excitement, NHHM will display a handdrawn animation slide from the movie’s intro by Zephyr and Revolt donated by Charlie Ahearn, alongside the original amphitheater flyer from 1980, a rare Italian 1984 Wild Style movie poster and vintage articles from the movie’s original premiere.

“We couldnt be more excited to be hosting the National Hip Hop Museum ‘s Induction ceremony at Five Points this year,” says Josh Kimberg, one of the founders of Five Points Festival. The path of hiphop and designer toys has been linked since the very beginning of the art toy scene, on this anniversary its time to honor that legacy.”

 

TICKET OPTIONS

The Grand Induction is an add-on ticketed event. You must have a ticket in order to attend and space is limited to just 400 places!

 

There are a few ways to purchase. First is to buy an add-on ticket for an existing, Sunday, Weekend or VIP Five Points Fest Ticket. Or you can buy a ticket just for this event, which INCLUDES a Sunday pass to the festival.

WILD STYLE 40 – NATIONAL HIP HOP MUSEUM + SUNDAY PASS

General Admission to Wild Style 40th Anniversary Podcast & Induction. Tickets are limited to only 300 for this intimate event!

PLEASE NOTE THIS TICKET ALSO GAINS YOU ACCESS TO SUNDAY OF FIVE POINTS FEST

*This is not a FIVE POINTS FEST VIP ticket and does not get you any of the perks of a FIVE POINTS FEST VIP ticket*

VIP WILD STYLE 40 – NATIONAL HIP HOP MUSEUM + SUNDAY PASS

General Admission to Wild Style 40th Anniversary Podcast & Induction PLUS 40th Anniversary Wild Style Gift Bag (Limited Edition Tote bag, T-Shirt, Art Print & Stickers)

PLEASE NOTE THIS TICKET ALSO GAINS YOU ACCESS TO SUNDAY OF FIVE POINTS FEST 

*This is not a FIVE POINTS FEST VIP ticket and does not get you any of the perks of a FIVE POINTS FEST VIP ticket*

Any questions, please reach out! [email protected]