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Hip Hop 4 Life emerged in New York City in 2003 under the leadership of founder Tamekia Flowers with a mission to empower youth through positive development, health awareness, life skills, and college/career readiness. Using hip-hop as a vehicle for education and empowerment, the organization reached tens of thousands of youths and expanded its reach beyond NYC. While the nonprofit is generally regarded as closed around 2017, the legacy of Hip Hop 4 Life lives on in the communities it touched and in the ongoing work of artists and educators inspired by its model.