The mission of Words Beats & Life (WBL) is to transform individual lives and communities through Hip-Hop culture in all its forms. As a set of cultural practices and art forms with a global reach, Hip-Hop has demonstrated its power to transform the lives of young people around the world and right here in the nation's capital. WBL creates arts-based educational experiences that equip youth, arts managers, teaching artists, and scholars to move from theory to practice. They harness the power of the imagination to reshape the lives and communities they serve.