Wild Style

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

Presented by National Hip–Hop 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 NHHM’s 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 hip–hop historian, lecturer, narrator, and writer – will serve as emcee.

Adding to the excitement, NHHM will display a hand–drawn 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 couldn’t 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 hip–hop and designer toys has been linked since the very beginning of the art toy scene, on this anniversary it’s 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.

Any questions, please reach out! [email protected]