Saturday, you only need to be one place.
Says the homie Subliminal Chord:
Here at dallaspenn.com, you already know that if that real hip-hop is going down anywhere on God’s green earth, we’re there. Plain and simple. NY to the Windy City to wherever. So it’s absolutely no question that we have to put the whole Midwest (and actually the whole internets) onto the hip-hop event of the summer that’s going down in Chicago this Saturday, hosted by the Inner-city Muslim Action Network (aka IMAN), the most amazing, awe-inspiring non-profit around. Mos Def. Brother Ali. The blogs’ favorite, Mikkey Halsted. And many, many, many more. Marquette Park. 9 am to 9 pm. Straight up 12 hours of that real hip-hop. Get familiar, clear out your Saturday, and make your way to Marquette Park for an unforgettable event.
And says TimeOut Chicago:
It says something about the division of North Side and South Side that a lot of you might not know where Marquette Park lies. It’s down by Midway. Aside from the occasional hippie Phish jamboree at Toyota Park, that neck of the city is a little starved for live music events. However, Chicago’s best free summer festival this year is arguably Takin’ It to the Streets (no, it has nothing to do with the Doobie Brothers), a celebration thrown by the Inner-City Muslim Action Network. An improbable-sounding 70 acts—largely hip-hop, roots and soul performers—flood four stages. That’s packing nearly two Pitchforks in a single day. Not to mention the French break-dancers and tai chi lessons.