Four Chicago-area high school poetry teams battle to qualify and show out at the world's largest slam poetry competition, Louder Than A Bomb.

Topics discussed:

📝 A story of youth striving

🎤 "The most hip hop thing you could do"

🎙️ Not giving up on problem children

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The competition, now called Rooted and Radical Youth Festival

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Hip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.

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