ABOUT
Hip Hop,
Are You Ok?
Our Mission
At Hip Hop, Are You OK?, we're not just starting a conversation, we're driving a movement. We're Not Afraid To Ask The Question, Hip Hop, Are You OK?
Our mission is to bridge the gap between Hip Hop and mental wellness by creating safe spaces for artists, industry professionals, and fans to address mental health challenges openly. Through advocacy, education, and impactful community initiatives, we challenge stigmas, provide resources, and foster healing within the culture.
From panel discussions and digital campaigns to live events and strategic partnerships, we are committed to ensuring that mental health remains a priority in Hip Hop. Because Hip Hop is more than music, it's a way of life, and we're here to make sure it thrives.
Let's ask the question. Let's change the narrative. Hip Hop, Are You OK?
Founder
Courtney
"Snaps NYC" Nelson
Founder & Cultural Strategist · Hip Hop, Are You OK?
Courtney "Snaps NYC" Nelson is a cultural strategist, media personality, and community curator working at the intersection of music, wellness, and culture. As the founder of Hip Hop, Are You OK?, she leads conversations and activations focused on mental health, emotional wellness, and sustainability within Hip-Hop and the music industry.
Courtney has spent over a decade shaping culturally impactful programming through partnerships with organizations including The Recording Academy, SiriusXM, TuneCore, the New York Public Library, and community organizations across the country. She is also a longtime SiriusXM producer and on-air personality.
Through Hip Hop, Are You OK?, Courtney has curated conversations featuring artists, executives, creatives, and health advocates centered around topics including burnout, grief, financial pressure, therapy access, and community healing within music culture. Her work continues to bridge entertainment, advocacy, and public impact while creating safe spaces for honest dialogue and cultural connection.
Origin Story
Culture
Weekend NY
The five pillars weren't drawn on a whiteboard. They were rehearsed in a room.
Our founder Courtney "Snaps NYC" Nelson was part of building Culture Weekend NY, alongside Rel Carter and Devin L. White, a gathering that brought artists, executives, therapists and organizers from across the country, into the same conversation. Mind. Body. Money. Community. Culture. It worked there first.
This weekend laid the early groundwork for the founding of Hip-Hop, Are You OK? the same blueprint, now a movement.
Learn more — Culture Weekend →We're building the platform.
The cultural wellness home for Hip Hop where music, art, education, storytelling, and community come together to normalize healing.
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