Chattanooga Hip-Hop Week brings national figures to celebrate local scene | Chattanooga Times Free Press

At Chattanooga Hip-Hop Week and Hip-Hop Summit, the city’s hip-hop community is coming together for a week of events to celebrate the dynamic cultural movement and some of what it’s influenced in the wider culture. Starting Sunday and running through Oct. 13, multiple events are scheduled throughout Chattanooga, focusing on music, fashion, dance, basketball, poetry and art. Seminars to educate people about the business of music are also scheduled. “We’re trying showcase that it’s not just music,” Sammy Loudermilk, a co-founder and board member of Hip-Hop Week, said in a phone call about the cultural movement. “There are other things that are related to the hip-hop culture that we take for granted sometimes and don’t really appreciate as much as we should.” On Friday night, the event’s keynote speaker is Bun B, a rap artist based in Houston who was part of the legendary UGK rap group, Loudermilk said. Bun B is also an entrepreneur and co-founded Houston-based restaurant Trill Burgers. He was a judge recently on “Bet on Black,” a television series similar to “Shark Tank” that invests in business ideas. “We have some workshops on Saturday as well, focused on financial literacy, the music business, careers in the...