Novelty is defined as the quality of being new, original, or unusual. I went to the Rap Van expecting an experience that was novel. I had never heard of a rap show being held in a van while the van drove around for 20 to 30 minutes. This type of show, to me, was certainly a new type of show. What I experienced, however, wasn’t just something new or different from anything I had seen or known before. What I experienced left me feeling like only a few other shows had ever left

On November 19 at 10am, right after doors opened to the Arizona Hip Hop Fest, an attendee approached the Flotivity Media booth. He wasn't an artist (although he claimed to have some interest in going to CRAS). He was at the festival because he loved rap music. In the most traditional sense of the word, he was a fan. Not necessarily a fan of any particular artist or artists, he told me he was there because he loved rap music and the show was billed as THE Arizona Hip Hop Fest