We will be working on our lineup soon, but the 11th annual UO Hip Hop Jam will be Thursday Dec. 5 in the EMU Ballroom. Pencil in the date. We had an amazing time celebrating a decade last year, so let’s start another 10 years of dope hip hop culture on campus.
Free, all ages show celebrating authentic hip hop music, dance, art, and culture. 
We found this now gone Daily Emerald piece that covers the first Jam in 2013. You can hear from Desmond Harvey, the student who had the idea to do this, and Loren Kajikawa, the faculty member who supported it and led the class (and Jams 2 and 4). Enjoy! We have come a loooooooong way!
Please join us Thursday November 30, 6:30-10pm, in Global Scholars Hall #123 on the University of Oregon campus for the 10th Annual UO Hip Hop Jam. We are working hard on a super fresh lineup with support from past performers and new names. This event is free, all ages, and open to the community and will celebrate hip hop music in all forms, dance, and art.
Please join us on December 1, 6:30-10pm in Global Scholars Hall 123 (the Great Room) for the 9th annual UO Hip Hop Jam. This event is put on by 20 first-year students for you! We have a great lineup of emcees: ePP, Spinitch, Justice Gbada, Sotae`, Kunu and Andrew Kai. Our host will be K.I. Design along w/ some students from the class, and we will have live graffiti style painting by Tasko. Dance performances by Duck Street Dance Club and a breaking cipher by Flock Rock. This event is free, all ages, and open to EVERYONE! thanks to Cinema Studies and the SOMD for support here!
Check out the vibes from our 2021 show. Our Jam this year will be on Thursday Dec. 1, 6:30-10pm. Lineup will be announced soon here.
This is a hip hop arts and culture party thrown by the Hip Hop & The Politics of Race FIG that celebrates hip hop culture: emceeing, dance, graffiti writing, DJing, and beatmaking. The Jam is organized by 20 first-year students, their FAs, and a faculty member. This year we’re featuring a talented line-up of Portland artists (Mic Capes, Jordan Fletcher, Sotaè, Justice Gbada, MLTZR), Andrew Kai (a UO students), and hip hop dance/bboy/bgirl action from UO’s Duck Street Dance Club and Flock Rock. The event will be hosted by UO Women’s Basketball play Sedona Prince and will feature live graffiti painting by Tasko. There is an 80s/90s hip hop dress theme with prizes for flyest style.
Saturday December 5 we will launch our first ever Jamshop series from 11am-4PM PST. We have a gang of GREAT teachers who will give you insight to their techniques and styles to better develop your own, and answer some of your questions. These will all be virtual and a stream link will be on this site the day of the Jamshops. Setting off our series will be Aquamarine and Katie J at 11am with Intro to Popping.
Socials: @katiejano @aquamarine3
Bios:
Katie J:Katie Janovec is a freestyle dancer, instructor, performer and event producer based in Portland, OR. Katie has studied various dance disciplines over the last 12 years with a focus in Popping, Hip Hop, House, Modern and Ballet. She graduated from Portland State University with a degree in Child & Family Studies and a Minor in dance. Katie enjoys teaching students of all ages and has taught in schools, studios, nonprofits, rehabilitation facilities and online. Katie created the project, The Beautiful Street, to provide artistic opportunities and further visibility for the street and club dance community.
Aquamarine: Aquamarine has been popping for over ten years. A California native inspired by the Rave culture in the early 2000s. She then found Homeland, an all-inclusive community center in Long Beach California. Here she studied Popping and liquid dance. Learning from a diverse community was crucial in her development as an artist. She trained every Monday for over a decade. Along the way, She performed with many dance groups including The Boom Cats, Iron Lotus, and All The Way Live. She even joined a dance crew known as ‘Funny Bones’. She had a way of finding the right guru and the right time. Later she was inspired to share her culture and knowledge. Sonja has taught in orphanages, summer camps, and juvenile hall facilities. She is passionate about helping people find creativity through movement and dance.
