Keys 2 the City is a groundbreaking collaboration between social media network (imeem), print magazine (URB), hip hop e-zine (hiphopdx), and blog (2dopeboyz). It is a series of mini documentaries that explore the bond between community and emcee by following them to the barbershops, BBQ joints, basketball courts, swap meets and schoolyards that produced the artists we admire today. Keys to the City will present a multimedia menu of music videos, mixtapes, albums, photos, playlists, DJ mixes, essays and mini documentaries (like this one in Oakland on Raphael Saadiq)
Keys To The City, Featuring Raphael Saadiq in Oakland
To kick off this new initiative, there will be a Keys 2 the City Launch Party with Blu and U-N-I. Blu was recently named okayplayer.com�s �Rookie of the Year,� and just graced the cover of XXL magazine as one to watch in �09. U-N-I was recently awarded MTV Video Music Award as �LA�s Best Breakout Artist� and featured in The Source Magazine�s legendary �Unsigned Hype� column.
Keys To The City, December 9th Featuring Blu and U-N-I [Digital Flyer]
Over the next 8 weeks, fans will get to know the MC�s, DJ�s, OG�s and architects of an LA hip-hop scene poised to jump from regional to national notoriety.
From West coast gangster living with Dre prot�g�s Bishop Lamont and The Game to Mid-City with Murs, down to Crooked I�s Long Beach to Melrose with The Knux, burritos with Blu, b-ball with U-N-I, chili fries with J. Davey, and street-wear stores with Pac Div.
