The cultural fusion of hip hop and rock and roll continued full force Friday night June 20th at the Boost Mobile Rock Corps (BMRC) Los Angeles Concert Friday night at the Gibson Amphitheater in Studio City.
Many Guests hosted by comedian/actor Tracy Morgan (with a surprise visit from Diddy), and boosted in between sets by DJ Clinton Sparks, hip hop and R and B acts Common, 36 Mafia, Akon and Busta Rhymes performed alongside Texas rock newcomers Flyleaf and contemporary metal giants Puddle of Mudd in front of a full house packed with 3000 youth volunteers who donated four hours of their time to community service through BMRC to earn tickets to this ultra-exclusive event.
Social Unity
RockCorps, an organization harnessing the power of music to inspire volunteerism, and Boost Mobile, a wireless telecommunications brand dedicated to boosting the lives of today’s youth, are partners in this self described movement for social change. And from the looks of the party they put together Friday, the movement is alive and well! Whether they were listening to metal or hip hop or R and B, the crowd’s enthusiasm never waned, nor did the positive energy and good vibrations that all performers so graciously brought to the stage.
Entertainment to Inspire Community Service
This event was part of the overall BMRC mission this year to offer entry to some of the year’s hottest and most talent-filled concerts exclusively to youth who perform four hours of community service with one of the many organizations working with BMRC.
Prodigious Community Initiative
The concert was the culmination of this year’s BMRC program which began with the “BMRC Green Kickoff” last month and saw a whopping 35 additional community projects implemented in the greater Los Angeles area. Focused on restoring Los Angeles’ natural habitat this year, efforts included include planting trees, water restoration near the Los Angeles and San Gabriel rivers, cleaning up beaches and community gardens, and rebuilding local parks, in order to beautify Los Angeles for its residents and visitors.
Natural restoration was not the only community work through which attendees found ways to donate their time. Some put in their service at such charitable projects as Food Bank and Heritage House.
All of Los Angeles Represented
Volunteers came to the show from as far east as Azusa and as far west as Santa Monica, as well as all points in between in a show of community unification and social activism that provide an unseen mix of selflessness and party energy, as the youth of Los Angeles proved they can party like its 2999 and give back to the community at the same time.
Respect
Kudos to BMRC and all the entertainers for rewarding community service with inspiring performances in a vibrant display of cultural unity both onstage and in the audience.For more information, or to get involved with Boost Mobile RockCorps, please call 888 – ROCK – 889 or log onto www.boostmobilerockcorps.com.