Can Hip-Hop Be the Soundtrack for Change?⁣ Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles, MacArthur Park⁣

Can Hip-Hop Be the Soundtrack for Change?⁣
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Saturday, July 19, 2025⁣
6:15pm – 10pm PDT⁣
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Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles, MacArthur Park⁣
2230 W 6th St., Los Angeles, CA 90057⁣
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Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square and Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles, made possible by the generous support of Akieva and Martin Jacobs, and sponsored by Atom Tickets⁣
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Join us for a pre-concert conversation about the role of women in hip-hop with Medusa, the “Godmother of West Coast Hip-Hop,” and reparations advocate and business manager to the stars Khansa T. Jones-Muhammad aka Friday Jones. Part of Levitt L.A.’s free summer concert series. ⁣
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Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles (Levitt L.A.) is celebrating its 18th annual concert series by presenting 10 world-class performances that are all free and open to everyone. The concerts will be held outdoors, under the stars, with the backdrop of L.A.’s skyline at MacArthur Park.⁣
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Medusa the Gangsta Goddess is a pioneer in West Coast underground hip-hop. With roots in Leimert Park’s spoken word and freestyle scenes, she’s been breaking barriers for women in hip-hop for decades and continues to inspire new generations with her conscious rhymes and performances.⁣
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Agenda⁣
6:15 PM – Conversation⁣
7:00 PM – Concert⁣
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