10/14/2025
Have you RSVP’d to FinFest yet?
🎤Join us for the 4th Annual Hip-Hop FinFest concert on November 7, 2025, at 7 PM ET! Come early for snacks and vendors from 6–7 PM, then stay for the show from 7–9 PM, packed with energy, music, and money moves!
We will share the top 3 student finalists’ winning songs and announce the winner, live!! The concert will include live musical performances, freestyle battles, money lessons, and a keynote to show you how your money can make a difference. MC’d by Dyalekt, Pockets Change’s Director of Pedagogy and winner of the 2025 PASEsetter award for excellence in after school education.
RSVP Link in Bio! Can’t join live? Join the livestream!
09/03/2025
Submissions still open for Hip Hop Finfest 2025 “When Money Makes Means” where students win prizes including a free trip for them and a guardian to NYC!
Check out this feature done by one of our partners
When you register for the fest you get a free subscription to soundtrap for 3 months!
Learn more at hiphopfinfest.com and register now!
08/01/2025
Join for a 4-part workshop series that mixes hip hop, art, and real talk about money, from saving and scams to credit and confidence.
📍 Far Rockaway Queens Library
📆 Every Thursday in August at 3 PM
🎟️ Free admission!
📞 718-471-2573 for more info
07/30/2025
Thank you .poetica for your incredible poem about Pockets Change programs!✨
07/28/2025
Hip Hop FinFest Judge Spotlight: 🎤👏
PropTheProducer has worked with legends like E-40 & Scarface and now he’s shaping the next gen with Beats Lyrics Leaders 🎶
Don’t forget to submit your original track by September 30, 2025 for a shot at cash, gear, and a live performance at FinFest Vol. 4 🔥
➡️ pocketschange.com/finfest
07/25/2025
Congrats to all the students of the 2025 Ocean Bowl Games DMV!!! We’ve been having a blast the last two days with our partners at STEAM YOUR DREAMS and Fulton Bank.
07/16/2025
Join us on July 23 at 10 AM ET for a free webinar with Andrea Ferrero-Haggerty. We will explore creative ways to build financial skills through hip hop, storytelling, and community conversations. 🎤✨
Register here: bit.ly/PCXCEE
07/09/2025
Another awesome Pockets Change story featuring quotes from the team, highlighted by : bit.ly/PCStanford!
Read highlights from their feature on how Pockets Change is using hip hop to teach financial literacy. 💸🎤
Special thanks to the author, , for this amazing piece!
07/07/2025
Hip Hop FinFest judge spotlight: 👏
Radio legend, MTV News host, and former rapper, Sway brought heart and hype to Hip Hop FinFest in 2021 & 2023. We’re grateful for his support and the impact he’s made on young artists! 🎶
Don’t forget to submit your original track by September 30, 2025 for a shot at cash, gear, and performing live at FinFest Vol. 4! 🔥
➡️ Head to pocketschange.com/finfest to learn more!
06/25/2025
📣 DEADLINE UPDATE 📣
The regular Hip Hop FinFest deadline is now September 30 but don’t wait!
Submit your original track by the early deadline June 30 to get feedback from Hip Hop legend judges.
👉 Head to hiphopfinfest.com to learn more
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