I just got back from Italy, Sweden, Paris, England and Germany. In each place all of them are into hip-hop, he said. I was watching a German rap group doing a cover of the Sugarhill Gang s Rappers Delight. Hip-hop s success in Europe has Fresh working hard. I m trying to merge the artists from here and the artists from over there and bring them together, he said.
International collaboration is the next level for hip-hop.
Fresh s address at NYU s Thompson Center was the first of many events planned this month to honor African heritage. Activities include a trip to a Harlem nursing home, workshops on the status of Africa, a hip-hop concert and a children s carnival at the Student Events Center. Ultra Violet Caf .