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Chattanooga Hip-Hop Week to showcase local art form

Courtesy Photo by Kavontae Pitts / Panelists videographer Maurice McDowell, aka Lil Mo Films, Reginald Clack, owner of No. 89 Photography, and Brie Stephens, owner of The Brie Brand, address the crowd during the 2021 Chattanooga Hip-Hop Summit. This year's event begins Sunday and runs through Saturday.
Courtesy Photo by Kavontae Pitts / Panelists videographer Maurice McDowell, aka Lil Mo Films, Reginald Clack, owner of No. 89 Photography, and Brie Stephens, owner of The Brie Brand, address the crowd during the 2021 Chattanooga Hip-Hop Summit. This year's event begins Sunday and runs through Saturday. Courtesy Photo by Kavontae Pitts / Panelists videographer Maurice McDowell, aka Lil Mo Films, Reginald Clack, owner of No. 89 Photography, and Brie Stephens, owner of The Brie Brand, address the crowd during the 2021 Chattanooga Hip-Hop Summit. This year's event begins Sunday and runs through Saturday.

By Barry Courter 6 min read


When Micah Chapman, co-founder of Chattanooga Hip-Hop Week — a showcase of art, live music and educational experiences — thinks about how far the event and the music have come in the past few years, he points to three touchstones as proof that things are moving in the right direction.

The first came when Mayor Tim Kelly traveled in June to Manchester, Tennessee, during the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival to present a key to the city to Chattanooga rapper Isaiah Rashad.

The second came when Kelly officially proclaimed the week of Oct. 9 as Hip-Hop Week.

And the third came when officials at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center reached out to him and others about hosting part of the events at the Bessie.