HIP HOP CARES

Bob Hope once said “If you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble”. Hip Hop cares is the organisation that understand this little saying; Hip Hop cares also known as HHC is the foundation that understands the above phrase. I got in touch with the man (Mandisi Dizz Kekana)

Dizz @ work

behind Hip Hop cares foundation to hear a lot more about this great foundation and I must applaud the man and his team for the good work and sacrifices the do for charity purpose.

Hip Hop Cares Foundation is a registered non-profit organization regulated by the Non-Profit Organization Act, 1997. The organization came into inception in June 2013 and got registered and recognized by government in August 2014 they are tasked with the burden to bridge the social and financial gaps between different classes of limping communities. It focuses on alleviating poverty and aiding other charities on their short comings. Their main focus has been education and in attempts to fix the whole structure of a child’s up bringing they have to assist their parents and homes. Hip Hop Cares further promotes local arts and culture by appreciating local talent. Their aim is to keep the youth engaged in activities that shift their mind-set to positive change and eventually create a scholarship scheme that give kids from gray backgrounds a chance to study further.

This institution can be a better platform if the Government can put a hand into it. The have made numerous attempts to get an aid from them without success.

Thanks go to communities, Rappers and fans who randomly donate to the organisation and the local businesses like CB STORES Burgersfort which donates brand new clothes, Uberlifestyle, Joeygraphix, deep sounds and sound Depth are also part of the family. I appeal to more businesses to be involved in this so that the can achieve their goals.

 

Hip Hop Cares foundation runs the vibrant Hip Hop cares awards to show appreciation to local talent and other species, they also hook an annual gig. I asked Dizz about the R 20 entrance fee in which also includes artists paying for it, some artists criticized this route stating that it is not fair for them to pay to perform. This is what Dizz said to clear the smoke.” The name says it all ...HIP HOP CARES. We are a charity foundation that harnessed the power of Hip Hop to care for the impoverished communities we are from. When one donates or contributes, they must know what the value of their contribution is and where that contribution does go. We appreciate every performer who works with us. You have created something unique because it’s from your hearts!! The entrance fee issue is a serious yet punitive one. After suggestion that the entrance fee must be lifted for performers we assessed our options. We were allocated funding to lift the entrance fee but a criteria was developed. If someone contributed their performance at our previous gig which is HHC AWARDS 2014 they will get in for free. This is because we want to celebrate those who support us even when things are not so good. It is important to note that Hip Hop Cares is a platform not a gig.

This means we have an open program, this leads to having a large number of the people attending being artists. How will we cover the costs of our charity work and continue to make events if we lose half of our income? If we want to make it free like suggested it means we need to start booking artists. This means less artists will perform and that defeats the objective of a platform, bare in mind that if an artist brings 4 fans, they automatically get in for free. This is to encourage artists to bring their fans and not blood suck the fan base of other artists an artist said “I cannot pay to perform, I respect my talent.  ...Are we saying when Drake, Lady Gaga, P.Diddy. Beyoncé and other rich, talented and well known artist perform for free and give millions of dollars away they don’t respect their talent? In principle artists do not pay entrance fee, they just have to use the options available to them. Bring 4 fans or Support us so when we get benefits to share, we consider you first.”

We @ The 013 Hip Hop hope that more and more businesses come on board as well as the government so that the organisation can be financially stable for the sake of unprivileged children.  

 

Molly

The next Hip Hop cares event is taking place on the 11^th of July 2015 @ UBER with special appearance by Molly AKA Superman Omnyama. For more info Dizz can be contacted on 071 358 8008. Facebook page, Fb.com/hiphopcares.  find them also @HipHopCaresSA on twitter and instagram