Hip-hop conference this weekend in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis hip-hop music is being promoted this weekend with a conference, expo and showcase.

The Hip-Hop Weekend and Expo at the Memphis Cook Convention Center and Southwest Community College was created by Hosea "M Town" Mays, director of the social networking site Memphisrap.com.

The event will host close to 100 exhibitors, mostly from Memphis, such as the Memphis Music Foundation, the Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission, producers, managers, graphic designers and record labels.

Mays told the Memphis Daily News that too many hip-hop artists leave town because they feel there is little opportunity for them in the city.