The Purple Tape

Imagine a modern-day take on the hit musical Hamilton mixed with the TV series The Get Down but set in Baltimore in the 90s and incorporating classic 90s rap hits from Wu-Tang, The Notorious B.I.G., 2PAC and LL Cool J. The students of New Song Academy will rap their way through a summer day as they go on a hunt for a rare copy of the famous Raekwon album. Only 10,000 cassettes were printed guaranteeing it would only fall into the hands of the most devoted Raekwon/Wu-Tang fans. The search for the purple tape ends up being a lesson in Hip Hop History as the students realize the culture of Hip Hop is a way of living. This show is both an educational partnership along with heartwarming hip-hop entertainment.