Hip Hop Innovation Center

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

Views from last year’s final showcase for our students at Illinois Hip Hop Camp performing the music they created all week at camp.

Join us Friday, June 12 6p at Neil & Main in Champaign, IL in collaboration with 40 North 88 West to support our students again this year as they share the original music they’ll create next week at camp.

For the last 10 years Illinois Hip Hop Camp has spent one week every summer helping students in grades 5-12 begin and/or continue their journey as a Hip Hop artist, rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, DJ, dancer or graphic artist on campus at University of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois School of Music College of Fine & Applied Arts at Illinois in collaboration with the Dr. Will Patterson Illinois Hip Hop Innovation Center

05/31/2026

Celebrate an amazing week of creation with our campers and counselors from Illinois Hip Hop Camp at Friday Night Live presented by 40 North 88 West Friday June 12 at 6pm followed by a very special performance from Ti Steele and a DJ set from the legendary DJ Silkee Ent. LLC

Illinois Hip Hop Camp hosts students on campus University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois School of Music University of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts in collaboration with the Dr. Will Patterson Illinois Hip Hop Innovation Center in grades 5-12 who are beginning or continuing their journey as a Hip Hop artist, singer, rapper, producer, engineer, dancer or graphic artist where they spend a week creating with their peers, led by professional artists, producers, dancers, graphic artists and engineers as well as music teachers and present their creations to the community

05/24/2026

Go to go.illinois.edu/hiphopcamp to register

05/15/2026

Illinois Summer Hip Hop Camp 2026 June is June 8-12 go to go.Illinois.edu/hiphopcamp to register

Check out this clip from Hip Hop Camp 2023

05/07/2026

Campus Culture Season 5 Episode 5 at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Dr. Carolyn Randolph-Kato on th...

05/04/2026

Campus Culture Season 5 Episode 4 at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka The...

05/04/2026

Go.illinois.edu/hiphopcamp to register

04/23/2026

Meet "DJ Smirk" and take a look inside MUS 128: Intro to DJing!

WCIA 3 News recently spotlighted MUS 128: Intro to DJing, including a feature on David Mirkovic of Illinois men's basketball, also known as "DJ Smirk." Part of the School of Music's Hip Hop Innovation Center, Hip Hop Innovation Center, MUS 128 is led by adjunct professor Ja'Naea Modest, also known as
"DJ Silkee."
Come out and support our student DJs as they bring their sets live next week!
Wednesday, April 29 at 8 p.m. at Urbana's Gallery Art Bar
Thursday, April 30 from 8-11 p.m. at the Illini Union

12/16/2025

Today, we remember and say Happy Heavenly 60th Birthday to Community Advisory Member of Illinois Soul and the Dr. Will M. Patterson or
Dr. P - ♥️✨

Tune in to 101.1 FM | 90.9 HD2 | stream at illinoissoul.org EVERY HOUR for a special on-air tribute to our forever friend, Dr. P ❗📻

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