PRPL Apparel and the Hard Knock DJ’s at the Memphis Black Expo

Representatives of PRPL Apparel and the Hard Knock DJ’s pose for a picture at their booth at the Memphis Black Expo at the Cook Convention Center, 2/23/13

Hard Squad (@hardsquad) on stage at the Memphis Black Expo 2013

Memphis rappers Hard squad perform one of their songs at the Memphis Black Expo 2013 at the Cook Convention Center downtown.

Hard Squad (@hardsquad) Live at Memphis Black Expo

The Memphis rap group Hard Squad performs on the stage at the Memphis Black Expo Saturday February 23,2013 at the Cook Convention Center. Visit their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/HARD-SQUAD-ENT/117037855008751.

Memphis Black Expo 2013 at the Cook Convention Center

The Memphis Black Expo is held each year in February at the Cook Convention Center downtown. It features fun activities for kids, exhibits from local businesses, a car show, a dance and majorette competition, and live performances from gospel groups, rappers and singers.

Memphis Elite Drumline and Majorettes at the Ole Skool Majorette Jamboree 2012

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The Memphis Elite drummers and majorettes perform at the Ole Skool Majorette and Drummer Jamboree in Memphis, 4/21/12

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3rd Annual Ole Skool Majorette and Drummer Jamboree, Memphis

The Ole Skool Majorette and Drummer Jamboree was held Saturday night at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis. Unlike many of the jamborees I have been to this year, this one was more like the good jamborees I remember from my youth, with the majorettes working out to drummers’ beats instead of compact discs. The event opened with Triggaman and Bugs Can Can (AKA The Showboys) leading everyone in gangsta walking to the old-school anthem “Triggaman.” 4/21/12 #MemphisRising

Steppers at the Memphis Black Expo at the Cook Convention Center, 2012

At the Memphis Black Expo at the Cook Convention Center, February 18, 2012

At the Memphis Black Expo at the Cook Convention Center, February 18, 2012

Gospel Singers Kicking Off The Memphis Black Expo, 2012

The first annual Memphis Black Expo was sponsored by the Tri-State Defender newspaper and WRUG Internet Radio, among others, and was held Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Cook Convention Center. The event kicked off promptly at 10 AM with a concert of various local gospel groups. 

6/10/09: The Urban Network Music Summit in Memphis

Rode downtown after work to register for the Urban Network Music Summit at the Cook Convention Center. There were a few rappers in the lobby of the Marriott Hotel across the street, but not a lot of people in the convention center. I did run into James Alexander briefly, and then ended up eating dinner at the TGI Friday’s down on Union. Not a lot going on.