THE BRIDGE UPSTATE
In the Fall of 2024, over 100 rappers, artists & creatives from Western, Central, and Upstate, New York came to Thornden Park, Syracuse for the first Bridge Upstate Cypher. Over 60 rappers, across 14 cities were a part of the ground-breaking freestyle event.
Displaying not only the immense talent of the Upstate Hip-Hop scene, THE BRIDGE UPSTATE HIGHLIGHTED the unity and collaborative spirit of this growing community.
With an initiative to be the premiere platform for hip-hop, music, culture, and entertainment, TBU aims to bridge the gap between UpstatE, New York’s talent, visibility, and resources.
#BRIDGETHECULTURE
This summer, The Bridge Upstate teamed up with Olean hip-hop collective, Create The Culture to celebrate the organization’s annual Juneteenth Celebration WHICH INITIATED a rap challenge titled #BridgeTheCultURE.
to encourage lyricists and emcees to be a part of the Juneteenth EVENT, BTU & CTC collected & REVIEWED 50+ submissions OVER A MONTH, selected the top 20 FROM the submissions, and the top 10 were CHOSEN by the people’s votes online.
300+ guests IN attendANCE at Bradner Stadium in Olean, NY MADE #BRIDGETHECULTURE CYPHER THE HOT SEGMENT OF THE NIGHT WITH 7 RAPPERS - NEFTALI, T KRUGGA, CAPTIVATED C, STORM, DEAD INSIDE, BENDINO, JAYDENSE - GOING HEAD TO HEAD.
Highlighting some of NY’s most diverse talent like Zion DeLion, Nik Moody, 14 Mafia, Create The Culture & Zak G, just to name a few, THE JUNETEENTH JAMBOREE REITERATED TBU MISSION
LEARN MORE ABOUT CREATE THE CULTURE HERE
Meet the Team
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Zak George
Founder of The Bridge Upstate
Artist - Zak G Entertainment LLC
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Schondra Aytch
Partner of The Bridge Upstate
Creator of Sneakvibing Media
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Elizabeth George
Consultant to The Bridge Upstate
& Sneakvibing Media