Travel Portland's video: How Portland s Hip-Hop Community Started a Growing National Movement

Believe it or not, Portland, Oregon has a thriving hip-hop community! Every year Portland's hip-hop heads celebrate with a week of events hosted by local celebrity DJ O.G. One. PDX Hip-Hop Week empowers the city's emerging rappers, DJs, dancers, producers, emcees and more by elevating the culture. Travel journalist Joel Ahumada sits down with DJ O.G. One to discuss how Hip-Hop Week is mending the relationship between the hip-hop community and Portland police. Creator of the scratch, Grandwizzard Theodore, offers his top five tips to become a successful DJ and TeezySoDope takes us through a day in hip-hop of an up-and-coming female emcee. Plus, Portland's residents talk about how Hip-Hop Week's events make the city more vibrant. Follow Joel Ahumada on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeldaviddd/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7OTPcZ6LtirPnjGQDpk4VQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/itsjoeldaviddd Website: https://joeldavidahumada.squarespace.com/