2023 Krip-Hop/Leroy Moore’s News & Accomplishments! 2023 was a rough and exciting year!
Start with the rough part of 2023
⁃ Krip-Hop broke ties with Keith Jones after more than ten years working together. Because of the very public split between Krip-Hop and Keith , KH didn’t get a two year grant equaling 100k and lost some support in the disability artist community .
Onto the good news of 2023 for Krip-Hop Nation
⁃ Krip-Hop Nation got its own LLC
⁃ Krip-Hop’s book Chapters in 2023 was in seven books and one book about meeeeeee, Leroy Moore that is for children. And one chapter with Lateef McLeod coming out in 2024.
⁃ Krip-Hop’s chapter in Tanzania with Leroy’s assistance bought land in Tanzania for Archy’s goal of building a school/office for disabled youth
⁃ Krip-Hop’s chapter in Germany finished and put out a thirty-two track Hip-Hop CD title: KRIP HOP NATION-WARRIORZ
⁃ Krip-Hop Nation made the decision to put our energy to work on Krip-Hop Institute virtually thus working closely with the Germany’s KH chapter. This is also going to be Leroy’s dissertation
⁃ Krip-Hop is in talks/meetings about buying a building with our South Africa’s chapter
⁃ Krip-Hop hire a web designer try to build our website www.kriphopinstitute.com
⁃ Krip-Hop had our first intern
Leroy Moore in 2023
⁃ Leroy is in his third year of his Ph.D. in anthropology and has completed all of his classes with a 4.0. Now writing his master’s thesis on Krip-Kip Nation’s Community-Based Learning/Pedagogy
⁃ The Annual Caribbean Studies Association Conference, that happened in St. Croix, Virgin Islands of the US, June 5 – 9, 2023. Leroy presented on Krip-Hop work and his masters thesis, Krip-Hop’s Community-Based Learning/Pedagogy
⁃ Leroy was on the front page of the LA Times newspaper about UCLA being granted a first undergrad Disability Studies program at a California four year college
⁃ Although it’s coming out in February, Leroy has finish writing,Krip-Hop Graphic Novel Vol.2, The Elders & The Youth. Brought to you by POOR PRESS
⁃ Has dropped an album online entitled Fear Of A Black Disabled Man: Public Enemy n a Krip-Hop Remix. Album is available on these platforms and more: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kwPDn0I-hfscbJxLbCNLwUIgBzXNN833o&si=yHRbUuwKKdcXzhn5 via @YouTube. https://music.apple.com/us/album/fear-of-a-black-disabled-man-public-enemy-n-a-krip-hop-remix-ep/1715391360
⁃ Has also dropped 11 singles poem-songs on KH YouTube page with two producers, Emmitt Thrower and Hash24 aka my nephew including a new trademark piece. I’m a Baaad Krip link: youtube https://youtube.com/@krip-hopnation925?si=RMi2-ZWT1MOjs-oK via @YouTube
⁃ Has been a consultant on films
⁃ Refuge Worldwide is a radio station and community space based in Berlin-Neukölln, Germany , 27 Nov 2023 mixed feelings | Saverio & Leroy Moore: Krip-Hop Nation mixed feelings is a radio show exploring accessibility in the arts from the experience and practices of disabled artists worldwide. In this episode, saverio meets Leroy Moore, the founder of Krip-Hop Nation and one of the co-founders of Sins Invalid. Leroy shares his experience as artist and activist, expanding on Disability Justice and his latest music release and publications link: https://on.soundcloud.com/fxux5dfb3oA6RHE
2024 sneak preview on what’s coming up
⁃ Start planning Krip-Hop second Journey To The South aka South Africa with Simon Manda this time I’ll continue to Tanzania to work with theKH chapter there .
⁃ Start writing Krip-Hop graphic novel vol. three
⁃ Getting ready for comp exams
⁃ Planning with KH chapter in Germany to do a tour internationally or only in Germany and in California
⁃ Krip-Hop mix tape returns with an all DJ cd release date July 2024
