Friday Hip-Hop Club Cycle 2

Week 7: Developing Track Lists

Program Description:

Weekly Goal & Lesson: Although we’ve all been working on individual projects, we want the youth to spend some time reflecting on how it’s felt to spend this time with their peers and if they feel there’s any room for improvement in engaging with people from various backgrounds. Yes, it’s easy to connect with folks when there’s a shared interest, but how do we connect when we don’t? With hip-hop, there are a variety of styles and genres that may limit how we think we can connect in a shared environment. 

Activity: This week we’ll be getting down to business in preparation for sharing individual DJ sets on June 16, where youth will prep for a 10-minute DJ set while a Dance Party is going on. Youth can work individually or with partners on establishing their tracklist, transitions & effects used, and how to beat-match the songs to create smooth transitions between songs.