Eminem hosts successful Michigan Hip-Hop Summit

DETROIT, Mich. (Eminem Fans Website) - Multi-platinum recording artist and Detroit native Eminem joined with Russell Simmons, Dr Benjamin Chavis and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) to host the second Detroit Hip-Hop Summit, Saturday, May 22nd at the Fox Theater.
Eminem and more than 30 prominent hip-hop recording artists, recording industry executives, DJ's and community leaders convened to motivate and inspire youth to register to vote, as well as to address social, economic and political issues relevant to the hip-hop generation. The capacity crowd was welcomed by the honorable Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who passionately affirmed the empowerment of youth and stated, "They can't stop this movement."

Since the first Detroit Hip-Hop Summit in 2003, HSAN's "Hip-Hop Team Vote" youth voter registration initiative has documented that more than 75,000 new young voters have been registered throughout the state of Michigan, with the largest percentage in the city of Detroit.

Addressing the enthusiastic audience of young people, Russell Simmons, Chairman of the HSAN, emphasized, "This is the best generation the world has ever seen. What they will see in November is that this is the most powerful generation the world has ever seen."

Other participants in the 2004 Detroit Hip-Hop Summit included Proof, Swift, Bizarre and Kuniva from D12, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck of the G Unit, Reverend Run of Run-DMC, the Ying Yang Twins, Obie Trice, Bizzy Bone of Bone, Thugs-n-Harmony, Lil' Scrappy, Paul Rosenberg, CEO of Shady Records, Chris Lighty, CEO of Violator, Michael Concepcion, CEO of Grand Jury Records, Duane "Hump" Hobbs, CEO of Sucka Free Records, Eric Nicks, VP A&R Columbia Records, Bryan Calhoun, CEO Label Management Systems, Sara Stokes of Da Band, Green Lantern, Big Pat, Big Herk, Rita Mosely, Cardi Boys, Phat Cat and Melanie Rutherford.