Bringing hip hop back into the community spotlight for the second year in a row,The Manifesto Festival of Music & Artreturns this weekend with beats, breaks, and creative urban culture for all.

Kicking off tonight withShad's performanceat the Mod Club, the party continues tomorrow with theManifesto Film Festivalat the ROM andHip Hop Karaokeat Revival; but with an entire weekend of events including a massiveFREEconcert featuring Rascalz, k-os and k'naan at Nathan Phillips Square, you won't want to miss a moment of this urban culture experience.

As the brains behind some of best elements at this year'sBeats Breaks and Graffiti festival at Harbourfront, organizers of this year's Manifesto Festival are prepared to step into the spot light with their own 5 day celebration of Toronto urban arts and music. As you can see from the highlights of the 2007 Manifesto Festival, this grassroots community event combines all the elements of hip hop culture into one massive weekend.

Dozens of Toronto hip hop artists and enthusiasts behind the Manifesto event have come together to bring us some of the freshest and finest entertainment in urban culture, including:

The Us & Them Art Exhibition,庆祝加拿大最古老的街道之一rt organizations. Dstrbo and Starship ofHVW8, as well as dozens of other artists, will be featured at this explosive exhibition of street art. Taking place on Friday at the Well and Good Art Space, expect live projects and collaborative pieces from some of the most talented graf artists around.

Live from Scarborough, a giant outdoor concert, barber battle, t-shirt show and community jam will take place on Saturday at the Scarborough Civic Center. That same day, Earl Bales Park will hostMove On Up 2, a huge outdoor concert and dance competition. You can be sure to catch some crazy moves here, as crews compete for a $1500 prize to the music of artists like Rochester and JD Era.

Sunday isThe Main Event- literally. Nathan Phillips Square will host a massive free party for everyone, featuring the music ofRascalz,k'os,k'naan, DJ Fase and DJ NaNa plus more. Graffiti artists Anarkia, Case,Artchild,Elicser, EGR and Skam will also create a 70-foot mural, and the entire public space will be filled with elements of urban culture.

For those who don't get enough at Sunday's Main Event, there is also anofficial after partyat CiRCA, with NYC's DJ Premier vs. Pete Rock and break dancing by Starting from Scratch. $30 advance tickets are a great deal for this incredible line up, and a very reasonable way to cap off an entire weekend of affordable hip hop satisfaction.

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