Washington DC's National Hip-Hop Museum is hosting a Beat Street themed Holiday induction and concert on December 28 at the Bethesda theater in Bethesda,MD from 5:00pm-11:00pm. “I can't think of a better place to hold our largest induction ceremony to date,” says NHHM Founder and Collector Jeremy Beaver. “This is the culmination of five years at the museum of intense work to preserve and establish Hip-Hop as America's most important cultural export.”

NHHM Executive Director and multi-platinum recording artist Master Gee of The Sugar Hill Gang will serve as emcee as the museum inducts Kool Moe Dee, The Treacherous Three, Marley Marl, Lords Of The Underground, Soul Sonic Force, DJ Jazzy Jay and The Fearless Four into its Hall of Fame. 

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Beat Street, one of the very 1st Hip-Hop movies which featured Kool Moe Dee and The Treacherous Three, Kool Moe Dee will reenact the movie’s famous Xmas rap scene. Guests can enjoy food and drink items from the Theater, with a menu named and designed by NHHM and printed as center labels on actual 12" vinyl records. 

From 7:00 to 8:00, guests can watch Master Gee lead a podcast with the inductees. The induction ceremony follows at 8:00, when NHHM Historian JayQuan (noted Hip-Hop historian, lecturer, narrator and writer) will bestow these legends with a custom trophy, Hall of Fame jacket, commemorative medallion, custom fat lace hat and more swag.

At 9:00, doors open to general admission ticket holders. The concert begins at 9:30 with performances by Soul Sonic Force, The Fearless Four, Lords of The Underground, Kool Moe Dee and The Treacherous Three. Tickets can be purchased at nationalhiphopmuseum.org as follows: 

• General Admission: $75 person for access to the concert
• VIP: $125/person for access to the pop-up retail experience, podcast, induction ceremony and concert