The Derby City Party with a Purpose (DCPWP) is one of the most talked about Derby events in recent years. The DCPWP has brought in top R&B performers like Mario (2008), as well as one of the hottest radio hosts todayTom Joyner of The Tom Joyner Morning Show (2009). DCPWP is going into its third year in the city and is proving to be one of the most prestigious and star-studded events of Kentucky Derby weekend. DCPWP is also a charitable event, with proceeds benefiting The Amobi Okoye Foundation, Inc.

 

Last Year’s Celebrity Guests Included:

Amobi Okoye (NFL Pro-Athlete), Tom Joyner (Rational Radio Personality), DJ Spinderalla, Star Jones (lawyer and TV personality), Gabrielle Union (actress), Eva Pingford (“America’s Next Top Model” Winner), Tichina Arnold (actress), Chester Pitts (Houston Texans), Angel McCarty (Atlanta Dream), Byron Leftwich (Tampa Bay Bucaneers), and Lance Gross (actor).

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The Benefitting Foundation The Amobi Okoye Foundation is an international charity foundation that is built upon the belief that all youth have the basic human right of hope, details>>

Derby City Photo Gallery Recapture the highlighted moments of the 2008 and 2009 Derby City PWP Album   2009 Album 2008 Album

 

Biz Markie

With one of the largest number of collective works Biz has over 30,000 (45 records) and over 50,000 (12 inch albums). Biz Markie was recently featured on VH1's Where are They Now? Biz's publicists answered "He is everywhere!" Biz is a seasoned veteran that is still relevant by djing/performing approximetly 225 shows/parties last year, he has supplied timeless hits like "Just A Friend", "The Vapors", etc... in movies he was next to Will Smith in "Men In Black 2" playing a beat boxing alien etc..., in television has been on Keenan Ivory Wayons "In Living Color" details>>