Eminem hosts Detroit Hip-Hop summit 2004

DETROIT (Eminem Fans Website) - Russell Simmons, Dr. Benjamin Chavis and The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network announced today that Detroit native and multi-platinum hip-hop artist Eminem, will host the Detroit Hip-Hop Summit, Saturday, May 22nd from 12noon to 4pm at the Fox Theater, located at 2211 Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
Co-chairs of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network - Damon Dash, Sean "P Diddy" Combs and Kevin Liles - have all worked with Simmons and Chavis in helping to reach out to youth across America around HSAN's Youth Voter Registration and GOTV initiative, called Hip-Hop Team Vote, first launched one year ago at the Detroit Hip-Hop Summit '03.
This coming weekend has been declared "Hip-Hop Weekend" in Detroit by FM 98 WJLB and a capacity audience is expected in Detroit's historic Fox Theater.

Headlining the Detroit Summit with Eminem will be 50 Cent, The G Unit, D12, Obie Trice, the Ying Yang Twins, Reverend Run of Run-DMC, Doug E. Fresh and Layzie Bone of Bone, Thugs 'n' Harmony, among others
"I know people been down on Eminem, but all I ever see is him giving back," emphasized HSAN Chairman, Russell Simmons. "They can talk about me, but Eminem is a giver and I'm proud to work with him."