Mission Statement
Our Mission, as Entourage Productions LLC, is to utilize Hip-Hop as a tool to stimulate a positive sense of culture and community within the hearts and minds of the people that it reaches. This shall be accomplished through productions that use the different elements of Hip-Hop to create an atmosphere primed for cultural growth. Entourage Productions LLC seeks to create a platform from which the energies and talents of all areas of Ohio can shine on a national stage.
Objective
Entourage Productions LLC is embarking on a mission to raise the cultural awareness of Ohio Hip-Hop. We seek to revolutionize Hip-Hop by re-establishing the days where local talent reigned supreme in the hearts and minds of the people. In doing so, we look to accomplish four (4) goals
1. To cultivate an Intrastate Hip-Hop industry, which can run independent of national happenings.
2. To encourage the resurgence of real Hip-Hop, where true talent and showmanship outshines lies and hype.
3. To facilitate the development of the cohesiveness of Ohio’s Hip-Hop community; to provide people with a common ground to connect on.
4. To provide a platform for the talents of Ohio shine on a local, national and global stage.
Hip-Hop Defined
Hip-Hop is the poetic expression of life. It manifests on different levels, but in all levels, it comes from the spirit. The four elements of Hip-Hop culture (DJing, Emceeing, Breakdancing and Graffiti) run parallel with the elements of emergent ancient culture (The Drums, The Griot, The Dancer and Hieroglyphics). Hip-Hop can manifest as language, music, fashion, art and dancing, amongst other avenues. Because of it encompassing properties, Hip-Hop is something that can be felt by people of all nations, races, backgrounds and genders. It will prove instrumental in creating an environment in which people can see themselves in one another.
Elements of Culture
Entourage Productions LLC seeks to affect a positive culture in the following aspects:
- · Language
- · Music
- · Dance
- · Art
- · Fashion
- · Food
- · Current Events
Community
We live in an age where technology both connects people together, and makes people more distant from one another. This is an age where people long for something real to be a part of. By focusing our energies on a local, state and universal level, Entourage Productions LLC looks to use Hip-Hop culture to provide individuals with a common ground to connect on.
