Poppin' The Lock: A Hip Hop Cypher

A bimonthly event like none other in Opa-locka! Poppin' The Lock: A Hip Hop Cypher is a free bi-monthly live Hip-Hop show in the courtyard of The ARC that features amazing local freestyle artists taking the stage in improvised sessions, know as cyphers, where emcees, singers, beatboxers, and musicians collaborate in a spontaneous combustion of pure skill. The Cypher is inspired by the early days of Hip Hop in which DJs and Emcees would often have to "pop the lock" on public spaces like parks and basketball courts in order to set up for what would become a community block party.

Poppin' The Lock seeks to recreate this energy by bringing together South Florida's very own Hip Hop talents that include Emcees, Breakdancers or Graffiti Artists to celebrate what makes Hip Hop such an influential part of our culture.

$200 grand prizes will be given to the winners of the…