Hip-hop lovers celebrate the genre’s 50th anniversary in Logan Square
People watch Jarius King, 38, compete in a cypher battle during the Battle 4 The Eagle hip-hop festival in Logan Square on Aug. 13, 2023, in Chicago.
In 2010, Auristela Nunez traveled with a friend, a boombox and a Gang Starr CD to breakdance at the Illinois Centennial Monument in Logan Square, nicknamed “the Eagle.” “We were playing it on repeat, and we were breaking and people were like ‘Hi, are you going to be here next week,’ and I was like ‘I guess,’” Nunez, 47, of Hampshire, said.Nunez, who goes by Lady Champ, said she then started going to the monument to dance every Sunday, the same spot she used to visit when she skipped classes in high school. More and more people showed up each week, she said.
People watch Wayne Cauthen, 34, compete in a cypher battle during the Battle 4 The Eagle hip-hop festival in Logan Square on Aug. 13, 2023, in Chicago. On Sunday, dozens of hip-hop lovers competed in breakdancing and graffiti painting at this year’s Battle 4 The Eagle. Renegades of Funk, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting Chicago hip-hop culture, celebrated 50 years of hip-hop at the event, which included free food, music and art. Kids warmed up before dancing in the square in front of a cheering crowd. Colorful graffiti posters also decorated the park.
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