FloLab - $300 Weekly Rap Contest and Cypher

FloLab is part of the fight against the gentrification of Hip Hop in the Bay Area.Too many real culture spaces have been pushed out, watered down, priced out, or replaced by spaces that want the look of Hip Hop without the people, politics, struggle, skill, and community that made it. FloLab exists to push back on that. This is a weekly home for real Hip Hop in the Bay—where MCs still sharpen their pens, where the crowd still matters, and where the culture is still in the hands of the people.Every Wednesday, we bring together artists, writers, listeners, and the community for a $300 rap writing contest, open-mic energy, and a room built around substance, style, and truth. You do not have to rap to come. Pull up, watch, vibe, and become part of a growing community that refuses to let Hip Hop get colonized out of the Bay.We are also building toward expansion. To keep this movement alive and grow Flow Lab into San Francisco and San Jose, we need monthly donors. If you believe the Bay deserves real Hip Hop spaces, help us build them. Donate at www.HipHopForTheFuture.org.CONTEST RULESFollow @HipHopForTheFutureSPC on Instagram.Check Instagram posts for the current topic and beats.Register in advance to reserve your spot at FlowLounge.org.On the website, read all rules and regulations.For each beat, write one verse per beat. Hooks and choruses are okay.For the best chance to win, memorize your verses.To guarantee your spot, show up Wednesday by 9 PM.Win the crowd, and you win the money.PRIZES1st Place: $1502nd Place: $1003rd Place: $50WHY PEOPLE COMEReal Hip Hop cultureA growing Bay Area communityWeekly topics that speak to what people are living through right nowSpace for MCs to build, test, sharpen, and performA room where the crowd actually cares