Hip Hop Hall of Fame Receives NY State Museum Charter, First 300k VIP Member Sign Ups on HipHopHoF.Org Will Be Enshrined in Wall of Fame Exhibit

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hip Hop Hall of Fame receives Charter and becomes official Museum & Educational Institution. HHHOF launches its VIP Fan Membership campaign allowing first 300,000 Fans & Students who sign up at http://hiphophof.org to be enshrined in Wall of Fame Museum Exhibit with a 30 second video clip about their love of hip hop. First 1,000 VIPs are invited to private NYC concert that's viewable online for other members. The annual membership fee is $35 and includes Membership Certificate, plus 10% discount on Merchandise, Products, and Services. "Who wouldn't want to be included in hip hop history forever inside the World's first Hip Hop Institution," stated DJ Lord Yoda X of Zulu Nation.

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Fans can sign up at revamped http://hiphophof.org website where Fans, Students, Artists, Labels, Industry & Educational Organizations and Professionals can interact together in a unique mix of content, news, education, history, and entertainment. "SparxO is proud HHHOF partner providing website technology for payment processing, tickets, donations, and live social engagements," says Crystle Wong, President.

The HHHOF had a banner year with the successful Hall of Fame Nights Concert Series in NYC that featured the Cold Crush Brothers with Easy AD & Grandmaster Caz, The Crash Crew's 36^th Anniversary, Rob Base, Sadat X of Brand Nubian, and over 30+ emerging artists from the Rap-A-Thon All Stars.

"We're excited and appreciate our real estate development team's work securing our Midtown Manhattan site after 10 months of confidential negotiations," stated chairman JT Thompson, creator of HHHOF Awards television show on BET in 90s. Museum Development Project Manager Zubatkin Owner Representation is moving forward with Architect and Contractor selections to finalize designs and prep site excavation in 2014 for late 2015 grand opening. The HHHOF has $70M in backing and financing in place on the $90M Museum Project/Operations.  The HHHOF Advertising Agency partner is engaged with brands to finalize the $100M in Sponsorships and Naming Rights partnerships for exclusive categories, floors, and exhibits. The Agency is hosting industry executives and corporate brands in a January 2014 event unveiling the Museum, and the HHHOF Inductees for the April 2014 televised awards show.

The facility includes the Hall, Museum, Retail Store, Sports Bar, Restaurant, Concert Lounge, Arcade, and TV Studios that will serve 1,000,000 visitors, fans, tourists, and students annually.  It will produce 300 jobs, internships, host live events and educational programs for people of all ages. The socio-economic impact in NYC is estimated over $350M annually from on-site and off-site programs, tourism, B2B local commerce, consumer spending, and city revenues.

For more information, media & press inquiries or sponsorship opportunities contact Alexia Martinique, Easy AD, or DJ Lord Yoda X at Email.

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