Chicago Teens. Raw Poetry. No Filter. — Louder Than a Bomb Reviewed
From Hip Hop Movie Club by Hip Hop Movie Club
April 18, 2026 · 6 min · Episode 159
About this episode
The episode reviews the Louder Than A Bomb poetry competition featuring Chicago high school teams.
Four Chicago-area high school poetry teams battle to qualify and show out at the world's largest slam poetry competition, Louder Than A Bomb. Topics discussed: 📝 A story of youth striving 🎤 "The most hip hop thing you could do" 🎙️ Not giving up on problem children Also check out: Film website The competition, now called Rooted and Radical Youth Festival Credits Hip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie. And remember: Don't hate...orate! Check us out: Our next live event is LOUDER THAN A BOMB + live performance by Baby the Poet of Tribes and Vibes on April 22, 2026 at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. Free admission thanks to ArtsQuest! Get tickets now. Check out our live event schedule and more at our Linktree . Hip Hop Movie Club on: TikTok Facebook Instagram Threads Bluesky Substack (newsletter) Website
People in this episode
Hosts: JB, BooGie, DynoWright
Topics covered
- slam poetry
- youth empowerment
- hip hop culture
- competition
- Chicago teens
- artistic expression
Keywords
- Louder Than A Bomb
- slam poetry
- Chicago teens
- youth competition
- hip hop
- artistic expression
- poetry teams
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Louder Than A Bomb
Places: Chicago, Bethlehem
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