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Hip Hop Class Meets Rapper Vigalantee

October 2012

On September 27th, the Art, Advertising and Hip Hop class had a special guest Lecture and performance from Vigalantee and Rizz, shown here with Prof. Marci Aylward.  Roger Suggs, better known as the rapper Vigalantee, is an emcee, speaker, and social activist based in Kansas City, Kansas.  Through his music and activism, Vigalantee has been involved in crusading for human, civil, and labor rights, as well as several outreach programs designed to keep area youths out of prison.  Vigalantee owns PhatAhDat Records, an independent label.