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At S.L.U.M. Fest 2016, the Midwest's Largest Hip-Hop Festival Took Over Cherokee Street

By on Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 7:21 pm

This Saturday, St. Louis hip-hop fans converged on 2720 Cherokee Street for S.L.U.M. Fest 2016, the largest hip-hop festival in the Midwest. Now in its seventh year, the event featured dozens of DJs, MCs, break dancers and live artists, all jam-packed into a tight twelve-hour time span. Photographer Steve Truesdell to the event to capture the highlights. Here are some of our favorite photos from the fest.

This Saturday, St. Louis' hip-hop fans converged on 2720 Cherokee Street for S.L.U.M. Fest 2016, the largest hip-hop festival in the Midwest. Now in its seventh year, the event featured dozens of DJs, MCs, break dancers and live artists, all jam-packed into a tight, twelve-hour time span.

Photographer Steve Truesdell to the event to capture the highlights. Here are some of our favorite photos from the fest.

06/25/2016
Photos by Steve Truesdell http://stevetruesdellphotography.com/
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An artist performs late afternoon at S.L.U.M. Fest.
Steve Truesdell
An artist performs late afternoon at S.L.U.M. Fest.
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Chicago's Sycosis performs for the early afternoon crowd.
Steve Truesdell
Chicago's Sycosis performs for the early afternoon crowd.
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New artists get the party started.
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New artists get the party started.
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Haiku prefers "lyricist" to "rapper."
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Haiku prefers "lyricist" to "rapper."
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T Dub O flashes the sign.
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T Dub O flashes the sign.
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Draya from the Lou performs her personal anthem, "Don't Fuck with My Vibe."
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Draya from the Lou performs her personal anthem, "Don't Fuck with My Vibe."
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Performers practice their new raps.
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Performers practice their new raps.
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DJ Nico and Hello Jizoo pose outside 2720 Cherokee.
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DJ Nico and Hello Jizoo pose outside 2720 Cherokee.
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Time to play the beats for the basement artists.
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Time to play the beats for the basement artists.
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Local artist Corey Black takes the spotlight.
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Local artist Corey Black takes the spotlight.
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Nez works on some art.
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Nez works on some art.
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The graffiti wall in progress.
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The graffiti wall in progress.
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Young 'uns learn to spray.
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Young 'uns learn to spray.
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Live drumming for the artist Bo Dean.
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Live drumming for the artist Bo Dean.
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Bo Dean woos the basement crowd.
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Bo Dean woos the basement crowd.
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Check out this early round in the break dance competition.
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Check out this early round in the break dance competition.
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Poet InnerGyg is a crowd favorite.
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Poet InnerGyg is a crowd favorite.
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We only wish we could dance like that.
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We only wish we could dance like that.
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Whoa.
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Whoa.
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Anneliese Stoever and Michelle Madden "slum it" at the fest.
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Anneliese Stoever and Michelle Madden "slum it" at the fest.
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