Event:

Boundless 2023: Poetic Justice

Friday 22 September
7pm doors open for 7.30pm start.

Poetic Justice: How Hip-Hop Saved My Life

Join us in celebrating the transformative power of rap. Simone Amelia Jordan will share captivating stories from her new memoir, Tell Her She’s Dreamin’, reflecting on her journey as Australia’s top hip-hop journalist. Together with co-host Zig Parker, they’ll exchange stories with selected audience members who would like to share life-changing tales from hip-hop culture.

Then, brace yourself for an electrifying rap battle between L-FRESH The Lion and Mari. with DJ Capital Zee. With support from Diversity Arts Australia, this unique celebration marks hip-hop’s 50th anniversary year.

At Bankstown Arts Centre on Friday 22 September, 7-8.30pm

This Boundless Festival 2023 event is run by Writing NSW, in partnership with Bankstown Arts Centre.

‘Poetic Justice: How Hip-Hop Saved My Life’ is curated by Simone Amelia Jordan, one of our emerging curators for this year’s Boundless festival. Read about our 2023 curators.

The Boundless program gives emerging literary curators from First Nations or culturally diverse backgrounds the experience of programming an individual event in our 2023 event series. The festival will bring together established writers and emerging voices, giving space to writing in many forms.

Check out the full 2023 Boundless program of events.

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Speakers

Simone Amelia Jordan

Simone Amelia Jordan is Australia’s most successful hip-hop journalist, with a career spanning print, radio, TV, and digital media. At 23, she founded Urban Hitz, the country’s highest-selling rap and R&B publication. Later, in New York City, she served as the content director of The Source, the iconic ‘Hip-Hop Bible’ that inspired her reporting and […]

Zig Parker

Zig Parker is a seasoned hip-hop veteran from Houston, Texas, nurtured in LA, with a career from 1990 to the present. Starting as a sound engineer at Motown/Capitol Records, he collaborated with acts including Grammy-nominated producer Michael Angelo Saulsberry and Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav. Zig has left an indelible mark in Sydney’s music production, songwriting, […]

L-FRESH The Lion

L-FRESH The LION is regarded as one of Australia’s most important hip-hop artists. He is the author and performer of the Sydney Kings’ (National Basketball League) theme song ‘WE THE KINGS’, ambassador for Australia as selected by YouTube for their international Creators for Change initiative, and an ARIA Award and Double J Artist of the […]

Mari.

Meet Mari., an innovative vocalist from Sydney, Australia, whose music is a captivating fusion of hip-hop, R&B and soul. With a remarkable talent for reinvention and a distinct alternative expression, Mari. has seamlessly blended these sounds to create her refreshing artistry. Mari. unveiled her highly-anticipated digital EP, So Long, in January 2023. Before its release, she […]

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