I took these photos so long ago that the article with which they were published is now in the online archives. (Oops.) Basically, a York-born-and-raised rapper came to speak to students at New Hope Charter School, right before Memorial Day weekend.
© 2011 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Rapper Phene, far right, greets New Hope Academy students as they leave the gym on Friday, May 27, 2011, after Phene spoke to the entire school. Phene, a rapper who graduated from William Penn High School in 2004 and is now based in Atlanta, encouraged the middle and high school students to work hard and excel in what they want to do. The first song he performed featured the phrase "First one in, last one out" as a reference to how much time he spent practicing on the William Penn basketball team.
Here’s the photo that ran big:
© 2011 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. New Hope Academy junior Kris Davis shows his moves in a dance-off to win tickets to a hip-hop event from rapper Phene on Friday, May 27, 2011, in the school gym. Davis, who was one of five students participating in the impromptu dance-off, ended up teaching some of his moves to one of Phene's associates.
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