Edreys - The Art of Hip-Hop

The Art of Hip-Hop

Billy Drease is the Executive Director of The Art of Hip Hop, a not for profit organization dedicated to Educating the Future and Celebrating a Culture, achieved through the following guidelines:

1. 1 To educate the public on the importance of the preservation, appreciation and positive influences

of the culture of Hip-Hop and all forms of music.

1. 2 To produce programming designed to improve scholastic abilities in math, reading and the

sciences through after school tutoring, mentor-ship and educational excursions to help fight juvenile delinquency.

1. 3 To utilize the business behind the music industry to teach youth about entrepreneurship and

business functions.

1. 4 To utilize the visual arts in helping youth express emotion and life issues, and help eliminate

prejudice, discrimination and violence.

The Art of Hip Hop has been celebrated as an event / festival in Buffalo the past years, and is currently on its fifth installment.